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United Tells Boeing to Stop Making Its Long Delayed Max 10s
- Planemaker has agreed to build Max 9s instead, CEO Kirby says
- Airline confirms it’s in talks to substitute some Airbus A321s
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. has told Boeing Co. to stop building 737 Max 10 jets for the carrier, opting to switch to a smaller variant and the rival Airbus SE A321 until the US planemaker can pull the stretched single-aisle through its long-delayed certification.
“We’ve asked Boeing to stop building Max 10s, which they’ve done, for us and start building Max 9s,” United Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said Tuesday at a JPMorgan investor conference. “It’s impossible to say when the Max 10 is going to get certified.”