According to the Wisdom Financial APP, a senior executive from United Airlines (UAL.US) stated on Thursday that the expected Boeing (BA.US) factory workers' strike will not have any impact on the company's summer flight schedule next year, including the opening of new routes. The airline announced its largest-ever international expansion, serving eight new cities. Previously, a large strike by Boeing workers led to a decrease in the number of aircraft delivered to airline customers, with United Airlines also being significantly affected.

Approximately 0.033 million workers manufacturing Boeing 737, 777, and 767 aircraft have been on strike for nearly four weeks, resulting in a decrease in the number of aircraft delivered to airline customers. As one of Boeing's most important customers, United Airlines received only 28 aircraft from Boeing in the first 9 months of this year, down from 59 a year ago.

Large-scale international expansion

Based in Chicago, this airline plans to launch its largest-ever transatlantic flights next summer. It will also offer flights to new destinations such as Mongolia, China Taiwan, Greenland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Senegal.

Starting from May 2025, the airline will start 5 new direct flights from its hub at Newark, New York, flying to destinations not reached by other American airlines. The new destinations include Nuuk in Greenland, Palermo in Italy, Bilbao in Spain, Madeira in Portugal, and Faro in Portugal.

The airline is also adding three new direct flights from Washington, D.C./Dulles Airport, including the first year-round direct flight to Dakar, Senegal, and new seasonal direct flights to Nice, France, and Venice, Italy.

It is worth noting that United Airlines is already the American airline with the most transatlantic flights. Looking ahead, the transatlantic flight plan for the summer of 2025 will be the largest in the company's history, with over 760 flights per week.

In addition to adding new flights, passengers will have more time to explore Venice, Italy, Athens, Greece, and Barcelona, Spain. These routes will start operating earlier next summer. The airline will also increase the weekly direct flights between Newark/New York and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Athens, Greece.

The airline has also added direct flights from Tokyo Narita to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Kaohsiung, destinations not covered by other American airlines, as well as a direct flight to Koror Island, Palau. These new flights will connect Tokyo to five hubs in the United States mainland via trans-Pacific flights with United Airlines.

Next summer, United Airlines will offer 800 round-trip flights to 147 international destinations daily, including 40 destinations not served by other American airlines.

Not affected by Boeing labor negotiations.

Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of International Network and Alliances at United Airlines, stated that the Boeing strike is not expected to affect the opening of these routes. Quayle told reporters: "We currently expect no impact in the summer of 2025." "I believe they will resolve this issue."

The latest round of negotiations between Boeing and its workers broke down on Tuesday, dimming hopes of a quick end to the strike. The workers' chief negotiator told Reuters on Wednesday that members are preparing to wait for the aircraft manufacturer to withdraw.

In April of this year, United Airlines announced the leasing of nearly 36 Airbus planes to mitigate the impact of Boeing's delivery delays. Due to increasing uncertainties surrounding the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, the airline has also removed it from its schedule and converted some MAX 10 orders to smaller MAX 9s.

United Airlines has also ordered Airbus' long-range single-aisle aircraft A321XLR. Quayle stated that the first XLR is expected to arrive in January 2026. The airline plans to use the XLR to replace its Boeing 757 jet aircraft.

Due to the weak performance guidance released by the competitor Delta Air Lines (DAL.US), the stock price of United Airlines fell by 1.73% in pre-market trading.