UNITED AIRLINES IS revamping its fleet plan in a move which will reduce the rate at which capacity is added, but will bring down the average fleet age faster than expected.
The carrier's latest five-year plan includes the replacement of 94 in-service aircraft with Boeing 777s and Airbus A320s.
Although it reduces the previously planned growth, the new plan will yield a net increase of 19 younger aircraft by 2000. The previous plan, which would have added a net 48 aircraft by 1997, had unnerved some investors.
The additional A320s and 777s will take the place of Boeing 737-200s, 747-100s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10s.
Source: Flight International
