DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order

United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. Also in this episode: * Seriously, though, that's a ton of planes, and the full fleet retrofit associated with the move is massive, too* Alaska Airlines is giving up on the LAX-JFK market* Lufthansa is pulling A340-600s out of the desert for Munich service* The 777X faces a new round of certification challenges, likely delaying EIS another year Enjoy the show!