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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Commitments to Purchase Aircrafts

The table below summarizes United’s commitments as of December 31, 2017, which primarily relate to the acquisition of aircraft and related spare engines, aircraft improvements and include other capital purchase commitments for the years ended December 31 (in billions). Any new firm aircraft orders, including through the exercise of purchase options and purchase rights, will increase the total future capital commitments of the Company.

2018		$	3.2
2019			2.9
2020			2.1
2021			2.4
2022			1.8
After 2022			9.8
		$	22.2

Aircraft Type

Schedule of Commitments to Purchase Aircrafts

As of December 31, 2017, United had firm commitments and options to purchase aircraft from The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) and Airbus presented in the table below:

Aircraft Type		Number of Firm         Commitments (a)
Airbus A350			45
Boeing 737 MAX			161
Boeing 777-300ER			4
Boeing 787			18
(a) United also has options and purchase rights for additional aircraft.

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