United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has highlighted that the airline may be considering “alternative plans” for its upcoming 737 MAX-10 aircraft, with delays likely to affect the certification and subsequent delivery of the new type. United has orders for 277 MAX-10s with options for another 200, making the airline the largest customer of latest as-yet-uncertified member of the MAX family. Speaking to CNBC News, Kirby explained that although the order was by no means cancelled, United was working on “alternative plans”. “I think the MAX 9 grounding is probably the straw that broke the camel’s back for us,” he highlighted,

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