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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Firm Commitments to Purchase Aircraft

Commitments. As of March 31, 2014, United had firm commitments to purchase aircraft from The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) and Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”) presented in the table below:

 

Aircraft Type

   Number of Firm
         Commitments (a)        
 

Airbus A350-1000

     35    

Boeing 737-900ER

     53    

Boeing 737 MAX 9

     100    

Boeing 787-8/-9/-10

     55    

Embraer EMB175

     29    
(a) United also has options and purchase rights for additional aircraft.   
Schedule of Acquisition of Aircrafts and Related Spare Engines

The table below summarizes United’s commitments as of March 31, 2014, which primarily relate to the acquisition of aircraft and related spare engines, aircraft improvements and include other commitments primarily to acquire information technology services and assets (in billions):

 

Last nine months of 2014

    $                     2.5    

2015

     2.8    

2016

     2.0    

2017

     1.5    

2018

     2.1    

After 2018

     12.5    
  

 

 

 
    $ 23.4