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

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

 

Aircraft Type

   Number of Firm
         Commitments (a) (b)        
 

Airbus A350-1000

     35    

Boeing 737-900ER

     34    

Boeing 737 MAX 9

     100    

Boeing 787-9/-10

     51    

Embraer E175

     11    

(a) United also has options and purchase rights for additional aircraft.

(b) United also has committed to purchase two used 737-700 aircraft in 2015.

  

  

Schedule of Acquisition of Aircrafts and Related Spare Engines

The table below summarizes United’s commitments as of December 31, 2014 (including those assigned from UAL), 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 for the years ended December 31 (in billions):

 

2015

    $                     3.2    

2016

     2.3    

2017

     1.3    

2018

     2.2    

2019

     3.3    

After 2019

     10.7    
  

 

 

 
    $ 23.0