United buying 40 new 737-700s to upgrade fleet
Good news for United frequent fliers. The airline is buying 40 new Boeing 737-700 airplanes to replace some of the smaller, older planes operated by its regional carriers.United, which has ranked near the bottom of several airline customer satisfaction indexes for several years, said the new planes will enter its fleet in mid-2017. United did not say how much it would cost to purchase the new planes from Boeing.United’s current ...