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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of Commitments to Purchase Aircrafts | As of March 31, 2018, United had firm commitments and options to purchase aircraft from The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) and Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”) presented in the table below:
Aircraft Type |  | Number of Firm Commitments (a) |
Airbus A350 |  |  | 45 |
Boeing 737 MAX |  |  | 161 |
Boeing 777-300ER |  |  | 2 |
Boeing 787 |  |  | 14 |
(a) United also has options and purchase rights for additional aircraft. |
Future Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases | The table below summarizes the Company’s scheduled future minimum lease payments under facility operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms of more than one year as of March 31, 2018 (in millions):
|  | Facility and Other Operating Leases |
Last nine months of 2018 |  | $ | 1,010 |
2019 |  |  | 1,209 |
2020 |  |  | 1,302 |
2021 |  |  | 1,068 |
2022 |  |  | 930 |
After 2022 |  |  | 7,576 |
|  | $ | 13,095 |
Aircraft Type |
Schedule of Commitments to Purchase Aircrafts | The table below summarizes United’s commitments as of March 31, 2018, which primarily relate to the acquisition of aircraft and related spare engines, aircraft improvements and include other capital purchase commitments. 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.
|  | (in billions) |
Last nine months of 2018 |  | $ | 2.4 |
2019 |  |  | 3.7 |
2020 |  |  | 2.0 |
2021 |  |  | 2.7 |
2022 |  |  | 1.8 |
After 2022 |  |  | 9.8 |
|  | $ | 22.4 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of key provisions of an arrangement under which the entity has agreed to purchase goods or services over a period of time greater than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including the item for which expenditures will be made, minimum quantities, milestones, time period and committed amount. + References No definition available. + Details
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