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United Airlines reports $124 million loss in a quarter marred by grounding of some Boeing planes

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April 16, 2024 at 6:02 p.m. EDT
(David Zalubowski/AP)

United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $124 million in the first quarter, which it blamed on a three-week grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9s after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines Max jetliner in January.

United indicated it would receive far fewer new planes from Boeing this year than it expected, and it has begun leasing Airbus jets to fill out its fleet.