United Airlines’ CEO Slams Rolls-Royce, Says It Only Wins Orders Due To An Airbus A350 Monopoly

United Airlines’ Airbus A350 order has turned into one of the more drawn-out and contested widebody commitments in recent aviation history. While the order was originally placed in 2009 for 25 aircraft as part of a long-haul fleet renewal strategy, United later upsized it to 45 examples of the A350-900.