United 737 MAX 9 interior
The Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast

Behind the Veil of United’s New Aircraft Order

Jason Clampet

United made some news last week with its largest aircraft order, but there was more to the order than just the happy talk. Edward “Ned” Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan discuss why United needed to upgrade its fleet, and why no one really knows when business travel will return (despite what they say).

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