The Chicago-based carrier has hired about 15,000 people across the airline this year and expects to add a similar number next year.
Crews prepare a United Airlines jet for takeoff at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Aug. 23, 2022.
The massive United order will keep Boeing workers busy at its manufacturing sites in South Carolina and Washington, where the 737 is built. It is also expected to add thousands of jobs for both companies, including new positions for United in Chicago next year, the airline said Tuesday.United has hired about 15,000 people this year and expects to add a similar number next year as it recovers from the pandemic disruption and travel demand bounces back to 2019 levels.
United has about 14,000 employees in the Chicago area, including 4,000 employees at its Willis Tower headquarters and about 900The companies did not disclose financial terms of the orders. United said it can choose among three sizes of the 787, which carry list prices ranging from $248 million to $338 million per plane, but airlines routinely negotiate deep discounts on aircraft orders. United expects to take delivery of the new widebody planes between 2024 and 2032.
The order also is welcome news at Boeing. The U.S. aircraft maker is still struggling to recover from two deadly 737 Max crashes, production flaws on the 787, and setbacks in other programs including a contract to build two new Air Force One presidential planes. It has lost more than $21 billion since 2019.in 2019 in the wake of two crashes within less than six months. United purchased 200 737 Max planes in June 2021.
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