United Airlines says it is accelerating fleet makeover
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New York: United Airlines said Tuesday it will add more than 250 planes in the next two years as the major US carrier accelerates efforts to upgrade i...
New York: United Airlines said Tuesday it will add more than 250 planes in the next two years as the major US carrier accelerates efforts to upgrade its fleet.
New Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier aircraft ordered by United include features such as lie-flat seats, luggage closets and suite dividers, the company said ahead of a rollout event in Los Angeles.
The aim is to "decommoditize" flying, Chief Executive Scott Kirby said at a briefing with reporters.
"That's been the vision...to really try to win customer loyalty, make an airline that customers love to fly," Kirby said.
The new additions include the Airbus A321 and A321XLR, narrow-body jets that the company is billing as the "Coastliner" -- for service between west coast hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles and their east coast hub in Newark, New Jersey.
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