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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Firm Commitments to Purchase Aircraft

Commitments. As of June 30, 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

     43    

Boeing 737 MAX 9

     100    

Boeing 787-8/-9/-10

     54    

Embraer 175

     26    
(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 June 30, 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. The table below is adjusted to include the impact of the Company’s July 2014 agreement with Boeing to convert seven Boeing 787-8 aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered between 2017 and 2018, to seven Boeing 787-10 aircraft scheduled to be delivered starting after 2018 and other scheduled adjustments.

 

     (in billions)  

Last six months of 2014

    $                     1.7    

2015

     2.9    

2016

     1.6    

2017

     1.2    

2018

     2.1    

After 2018

     13.8    
  

 

 

 
    $ 23.3