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United Airlines Said to Prepare Order for 10 Boeing 777s

United Airlines (UAL) said it’s considering buying Boeing Co. (BA)’s largest twin-engine jetliners as a swap for other aircraft it already has on order from the world’s largest planemaker.

“We are not currently considering purchasing incremental wide-body aircraft,” Megan McCarthy, a United spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. “We do, however, hold the ability to negotiate the substitution of certain aircraft types for other aircraft types as part of our flexible fleet plan, and we are considering the Boeing 777-300ER in this context.”

The world’s second-largest carrier is poised to order 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, United’s first purchase of that variant, said three people familiar with its plans.

The deal would have a value of $3.3 billion based on list prices, though airlines commonly get discounts. The order could be announced as early as this week, said two of the people, who aren’t authorized to speak publicly because talks are private.

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