UAL finalizes Boeing 787 order
United Airlines has finalized a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-8 jetliners, the Chicago-based carrier announced today.

United Airlines has finalized a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-8 jetliners, the Chicago-based carrier announced today. Valued at $4.2 billion at list prices, the deal includes so-called purchase rights for another 50 Dreamliners.

United said it plans to take delivery of the 787s at the same time it begins to retire its Boeing 747s and 767s, between 2016 and 2019.