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Originally published June 4, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Page modified June 4, 2009 at 9:17 AM

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United asking rivals Boeing, Airbus to vie for big jet deal

United Airlines has asked Boeing and Airbus for bids in a winner-take-all competition to supply up to 150 jets, The Wall Street Journal reported online Wednesday night.

United Airlines has asked Boeing and Airbus for bids in a winner-take-all competition to supply up to 150 jets, The Wall Street Journal reported online Wednesday night.

The Chicago-based airline is seeking replacements for many of its 111 wide-body jets and some of its 97 narrow-bodies, an order that could be worth $10 billion or more, the Journal said.

United has a fleet of 400 jetliners and flies a mix of Boeing and Airbus planes. It has not ordered new aircraft for several years.

It is launching the competition at a time when both plane makers are paring production as airlines defer or cancel orders.

Boeing this year has a net order balance of zero, after taking 60 new orders and losing 60 to cancellations.

By dangling a huge order at such a slack time, United hopes to get bargain pricing, as well as easy terms.

The Journal reported the airline is asking for financing arranged by the manufacturer, as well as the option to revise its order later.

Boeing and Airbus declined to comment to the Journal, as they customarily do concerning customer plans.

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Comments (19)
The wide body Boeing planes are great! The narrow bodies not so much... Of course anyone who would say that they "will never get on that...  Posted on June 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM by republic2009. Jump to comment
I fly United to Tokyo because they fly the 777, Northwest flies the A330, which I think is an inferior airplane. I fly Alaska to Long Beach because...  Posted on June 4, 2009 at 7:47 AM by weegee. Jump to comment
Wolf Pack... LOL you don't know much about airlines or airplane manufacturing, do you? 1. SWA a small company? LOL please... THE most...  Posted on June 4, 2009 at 9:48 AM by snowsk8. Jump to comment

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