United Signs Firm Order for 25 A350 XWB aircraft
United Airlines has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900 XWBs, formalizing a commitment originally announced last December, the European manufacturer

United Airlines has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900 XWBs, formalizing a commitment originally announced last December, the European manufacturer announced today. Plans call for deliveries of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered jets to begin in 2016 and run through 2019.

United also plans to take delivery of 25 Boeing 787s during the same time frame, as it retires its fleet of aging Boeing 747s and 767s.
Boeing announced on February 25 that United finalized that order, valued at $4.2 billion at list prices.