United Airlines Places Major Order for 110 Airbus and Boeing Jets, Including 50 Dreamliners

United Airlines orders 110 jets from Boeing and Airbus, including 50 787 Dreamliners. Delivery to start in 2028.
United has options for 50 more 787s and purchase rights for 40 more A321neos by end of decade.
Boeing reportedly plans record 737 production of 57 jets per month by mid-2025.
Boeing stock edges up but remains in two-month downtrend as investors await production ramp up.
Challenges continue at key 737 and 787 supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which abruptly fired its CEO.

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