Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
Yep its 262. It was 222 and now and they added the 40 on the United Fleet website, so its 262. I double counted some already delivered planes.
There's a little confusion here, I think:
130 Neos plus another 40 and 50XLRs is
220 own orders from Airbus
Also
40 firm
leased airframes
That's a
total of 260. But...
Two airframes Airbus shows delivered to CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) for United Airlines (leases)...
These are the first 2 of 12 United is leasing through CALC (with Pratt engines, apparently)...
I assume
these must be part of the 40 leased airframe total (said to be coming from multiple lessors).
Airbus reflects this math as well in their April month-end delivery report, saying that United has
orders for 220 and they have
delivered 35, but that United is
operating 37 Neos.
(This still matches the total to date, no May deliveries as of yet...)