United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) disclosed in an SEC filing that it entered into a confidential arrangement with Boeing (BA) in respect to compensation for financial damages incurred in Q1 of 2024 due to the Federal Aviation Administration grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The airline company also entered into a confidential agreement to accommodate certification delays for the Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft.
The compensation provided by Boeing (BA) for the grounding damages and in connection with rescheduling deliveries is in the form of credit memos for use on future purchases from Boeing (BA). United Airlines (UAL) plans to account for these arrangements as a reduction to the cost basis of the previously-delivered Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft and future deliveries of the MAX 9 and MAX 10 aircraft, which is expected to reduce future depreciation expenses associated with these aircraft
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