United Airlines has ordered another 25 aircraft from Boeing Co., virtually killing Bombardier Inc.’s hopes of selling the CSeries to the big U.S. carrier.
United said Tuesday that it will supplement its previously announced order for 40 narrow-body 737-700 jets with 25 more.
“The new 737-700 aircraft are ideal for our fleet once we continue to reduce our reliance on 50-seat aircraft,” said Gerry Laderman, United’s acting chief financial officer.
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United said the CSeries would be a candidate as it examined the best aircraft to exchange its regional planes. Despite announcing the original order for 40 Boeings in January, Laderman said United was still looking at other aircraft and hadn’t ruled out Bombardier’s jets.
Last month, Bombardier announced that it had signed a letter of intent to sell 45 CSeries to Air Canada, a purchase valued at US$3.8 billion at list prices. That order must meet various closing conditions prior to it being firmed up.
The before Bombardier recorded a strong order for that CSeries was in September 2014.
Bombardier’s shares closed down 10.3 per cent at $1.13.
