Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

United is paying less than that for its MAX planes. Maybe you're just not getting good deals on jets. There is no way those 220s alone are worth $3-4.5B. Not a chance. Jetblue's entire market cap isn't even $2B.

You can sell this all you want but the last thing United wants or needs is smaller planes. Everything United is getting is upgauging existing planes, not smaller ones.