Originally Posted by
prior121
Can anyone confirm that the EJETs were actually never going to be purchased by United, but rather United "had rights to" those delivery slots?
from United Hub, Posted Apr 29, 2013 at 4:00 PM:
"Under an agreement with Embraer, we’ll purchase 30 Embraer 175 regional jets, with deliveries in 2014 and 2015. These aircraft will be operated by a United Express partner to be announced later."
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understand that "purchase" has numerous meanings, but standard reading of the UAL posting is aircraft will be purchased and owned by UAL, operated by a United Express partner