Wed Mar 10, 4:01 pm ET
PARIS – United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday.
Deliveries of the 314-seat A350-900s are scheduled to begin in 2016 and run through 2019, Airbus said in a statement.
The order is half of a 50-aircraft order United announced in December, when it also unveiled plans to buy 25 of Airbus' rival Boeing Co.'s 787 jets.
