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In addition to the aircraft operating in scheduled service presented in the tables above, United owns or leases the following aircraft listed below as of
December 31, 2014:
• One owned Boeing 747-400 operating in charter service;
• One owned Boeing 767-200 in storage and one leased Boeing 767-200 which is being subleased to another airline;
• 14 Boeing 757-200s, which are in the process of being returned to the lessor;
• Three Airbus A330s, which are subleased to another airline;
• 21 leased Embraer ERJ 135s that are permanently grounded;
• Five owned Embraer E175s, which are in the process of being introduced to active service; and
• Four leased Embraer ERJ 145s, which are in the process of being returned to the lessor.
Firm Order and Option Aircraft
As of December 31, 2014, United had firm commitments to purchase aircraft from The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) and Airbus
S.A.S. (“Airbus”) presented in the table below:
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Airbus A350-1000 35
Boeing 737-900ER 34
Boeing 737 MAX 9 100
Boeing 787-9/-10 51
Embraer E175 11
(a) United also has options and purchase rights for additional aircraft.
(b) United also has committed to purchase two used 737-700 aircraft in 2015.
The aircraft listed in the table above are scheduled for delivery from 2015 through 2025. In 2015, United expects to take delivery of 23 Boeing 737-900ER
aircraft, 11 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, 11 Embraer E175 aircraft and two used Boeing 737-700 aircraft. See Notes 11 and 15 to the financial statements included
in Part II, Item 8 of this report for additional information.
In 2014, the Company began a multi-year initiative to reduce its reliance on 50 seat regional jets operated by regional carriers doing business as United
Express. Also in 2014, regional carriers began operating the Embraer E175 aircraft and will continue to add Embraer E175 aircraft into their respective United
Express operations through 2015. Another United Express regional carrier will begin to add Embraer E175 aircraft into its United Express operation in 2015
and will continue to add Embraer E175 aircraft through 2017. Regional carriers doing business as United Express will also be removing the Embraer EMB
120 aircraft from United Express service during the second quarter of 2015 and the Bombardier Q400 aircraft from United Express service during the third
quarter of 2016.
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United’s principal facilities relate to leases of airport facilities, gates, hangar sites, terminal buildings and other facilities in most of the municipalities it
serves with its most significant leases at airport hub locations. United has major terminal facility leases at SFO, Washington Dulles, Chicago O’Hare, LAX,
Denver, Newark Liberty, Houston Bush, Hopkins International Airport and Guam with expiration dates ranging from 2015 to 2041. Substantially all of these
facilities are leased on a net-rental basis, resulting in the Company’s responsibility for maintenance, insurance and other facility-related expenses and
services.
United also maintains administrative offices, terminal, catering, cargo and other airport facilities, training facilities, maintenance facilities and other facilities
to support operations in the cities served. United also has multiple leases, which expire from 2022 through 2028 and include approximately 1,100,000 square
feet of office space for its corporate headquarters and operations center in downtown Chicago, and certain administrative offices in downtown Houston.
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