What happened to the a350 order?
May 12, 2019, 3:37 pm
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DL kept their 772s/77Ls at 9-abreast when refitting them with their new suites (cf. UA and the Polaris retrofits)... and JL's 787s are also still 8-abreast in Y
May 13, 2019, 12:08 am
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May 13, 2019, 12:15 am
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May 13, 2019, 12:26 am
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Oct 19, 2019, 10:54 pm
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25 A350XWB for UA ?
I was going through my United stuff last night and came across a poster of a A350 in rising blue livery, stating “25 A350XWB for United Airlines.” The poster stated deliveries would occur 2016-2019. Did UA cancel these orders outright or are they still on the books somewhere ?
Oct 19, 2019, 11:09 pm
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Oct 20, 2019, 5:44 pm
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Would be curious to see poll results as to whether or not UA would take delivery of these. I would be inclined to think that it is more likely - I have to imagine that despite the lack of fleet commonality, they may feel some pressure to diversify away from Boeing given the MAX debacle.
Oct 20, 2019, 8:00 pm
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Would be curious to see poll results as to whether or not UA would take delivery of these. I would be inclined to think that it is more likely - I have to imagine that despite the lack of fleet commonality, they may feel some pressure to diversify away from Boeing given the MAX debacle.
Oct 20, 2019, 8:52 pm
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A350 is a beautiful plane to fly for the passengers. I have had a number A350 flights across various *A airlines. It is wider than the 787 (also provide an enhanced experience for the passengers), so the J and Y seats are a bit more comfortable than the seats in the 787 subject to specific configurations and specifications.
it is definitely a worthy replacement to the 772/77W. I do wonder when UA will take delivery of these planes. The 772s just got refitted, so I figure they will have another 5 to 8 years of useful life left, and UA still have a number of 787-9s to be delivered.
777-8/777-9 seem to be too big for the UA’s network, so I guess we will more likely to see A350 than not, although the original order was placed almost 10 years ago.
it is definitely a worthy replacement to the 772/77W. I do wonder when UA will take delivery of these planes. The 772s just got refitted, so I figure they will have another 5 to 8 years of useful life left, and UA still have a number of 787-9s to be delivered.
777-8/777-9 seem to be too big for the UA’s network, so I guess we will more likely to see A350 than not, although the original order was placed almost 10 years ago.
Oct 21, 2019, 12:09 am
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A350 is a beautiful plane to fly for the passengers. I have had a number A350 flights across various *A airlines. It is wider than the 787 (also provide an enhanced experience for the passengers), so the J and Y seats are a bit more comfortable than the seats in the 787 subject to specific configurations and specifications.
Besides which, what makes you think that UA cares about seat comfort, especially for Y? They’re in the process of taking out perfectly comfortable 9-across 777 Y seats in order to put 10-across seats in.
The 772, maybe; I’d expect the 77Ws to be a core part of the fleet for the next 15+ years. They’re brand new.
If UA wanted the A350, they’d have the A350. Nothing that has transpired up to this point has shaken my belief that we will never see a UA A350.
Oct 21, 2019, 12:22 am
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Oct 21, 2019, 12:28 am
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No, just that UA has continually deferred delivery. As was recently pointed out, they were initially supposed to be delivered from 2016-2019. When a contract is pushed back repeatedly, it’s generally a sign that it will eventually be cancelled.
Oct 21, 2019, 12:57 pm
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