United bets big on travel rebound with record jet order
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business
United Airlines on Tuesday announced orders to buy 270 jets, the largest aircraft purchase in the company’s history and the biggest order by any airline in about a decade.
The list price for the 270 jets totals about $35 billion. Airlines typically pay only a fraction of list prices and because this is still not a good time for aircraft sales, United is paying far below half of the list price.
United is likely getting an especially significant discount, on the 200 Boeing 737 Max jets that makes up the bulk of the order. The rest of the order is for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
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