A. “For example, due to the delay of the certification of the 737 MAX 10 aircraft and continued supply chain issues, the Company currently expects a reduction in deliveries from Boeing during the next couple of years,” United told investors early thisThe company reported a net loss of $124 million for the first quarter, compared to $194 million during the same quarter in 2023. And United today announced another slew of changes to its long-term fleet strategy because of the shifting delivery timelines at Boeing: A portion of Boeing MAX 10 orders will convert to MAX 9 from 2025 to 2027; this year, it only expects 61 narrowbody aircraft and 5 widebody aircraft, instead of the 183 it projected at the end of 2023. The airline sources nearly all of its aircraft and parts from Boeing or Airbus S. airlines and United was forced to ground all 79 of the company’s Boeing 737 MAX planes, which hit the first quarter of the year’s financials. Overall, the company expected to accept more than 700 new narrow and widebody aircraft by the end of 2033. The plan, which the company said was a transformational key to its earnings, originally involved exercising options to buy 50 Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be delivered between 2028 and 2031, plus options to buy an additional 50 Boeing 787 aircraft. Since then, United has steadily reduced the number of aircraft it expects Boeing to deliver according to previously announced timelines. United also exercised purchase rights to get 60 A321 neo aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2028 and 2030 and was granted purchase rights to buy up to an additional 40 of the A321 neo aircraft.
