Photo via Google images. While at America West, the airline evolved from an exclusive Boeing customer to an exclusive Airbus customer. US Airways was already an exclusive Airbus customer. American Airlines was for decades an exclusive Boeing customer. American broke this mold in with huge orders for Airbus Afamily ceo and neo aircraft.
Legacy United was a major Airbus customer, favoring the A over the UAL also ordered the Airbus A Continental was an exclusive Boeing customer. Following the merger, the Continental management assumed control of United, Except for increasing the A United Airlines favors the Boeing for its single-aisle airplane.
Will Scott Kirby bring Airbus in? Boeing photo via Google images. Fleet planning and key people in finance are still legacy Continental, but the top management now has changed. Boeing simply offered better commercial terms when technical evaluation has been close. Still, new United remained loyal to Boeing up to now. Whether Kirby steers a different course remains to be seen. His first opportunity might come as early as next year.
United still has a large fleet of s and s. Airbus, however, appears to be waiting to see what Boeing will do. Scott and Mary see each other in family gatherings. Mary votes openly in favour of twin aisle narrowbody APEX enhancement.
Remember : the first player will immediately corner the market! Pingback: Would United shut the door on Boeing? This words in this column are closer to the truth. Airlines the world over are walking away. How long can US airlines remain faithful! The could possibly have been a couple of inches narrower to keep it at 8 across or a couple of inches wider to make 9 across more spacious. Now median wages have gotten so low only the 17 inch is viable and it is Airbus with the two workable options, 18 and I hope the s option comes back one day but for now Boeing seem to be stuck with 17 inch.
