{"id":50750,"date":"2017-11-06T06:28:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=50750"},"modified":"2017-11-06T06:28:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T06:28:06","slug":"united-weighs-purchase-of-new-boeing-767-passenger-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/business\/united-weighs-purchase-of-new-boeing-767-passenger-jets.html","title":{"rendered":"United weighs purchase of new Boeing 767 passenger jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>United weighs purchase of new Boeing 767 passenger jets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">United weighs purchase of new Boeing 767 passenger jets: The move would mark a reversal for Boeing Co (BA.N), which stopped making the passenger version of the jet three years ago. The aerospace company has been eyeing ways to restart production of the model, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">United has been looking at options for replacing some 767 passenger jets used on transatlantic routes and to South America and whose average age is about 20 years old, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">A spokesman for the airline said it holds regular discussions about its fleet needs with manufacturers, including Boeing and Airbus (AIR.PA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cWe have not recently asked for an offer for any particular wide-body aircraft type but have in the ordinary course of discussions asked for information about several wide-body aircraft, including the 767,\u201d the United spokesman said in an emailed statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Boeing did not respond to requests for comment or confirmation on the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source: http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-boeing-united-jets\/united-weighs-purchase-of-new-boeing-767-passenger-jets-wsj-idUSKBN1D50ZX<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/business\/united-weighs-purchase-of-new-boeing-767-passenger-jets.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United weighs purchase of new Boeing 767 passenger jets United weighs purchase of new Boeing 767 passenger jets: The move would mark a reversal for Boeing Co (BA.N), which stopped making the passenger version of the jet three years ago. 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