United Airlines Wished It Could Undo This Airbus Decision & It Finally Did
A closer look at why United Airlines is unlikely to take its Airbus A350 orders.
By Daniel S OsipovZimbabwe
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It was a good day for Airbus in 2009 when United Airlines, under CEO Glen Tilton, announced a split order consisting of 25 Boeing 787-8s and 25 examples of the Airbus A350-900. Despite the split, it was a major win for Airbus, which had long been trying to build up market share in the US, with increasing success.
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- 59 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 26, 2026
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- Daniel S Osipov
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- Simple Flying