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by fellin 873 days ago
1. Distancing themselves from Boeing

2. Managing fallout from obvious losses from groundings

3. Showing investors that they can continue without Boeing should it regress further.

4. Kicking off bidding war between Boeing and Airbus. Boeing will give them an insanely good deal, especially if they announce their PO soon. Airbus is obviously also very keen on getting a foot in the door with United.

5. Sending a message to Boeing that they have had enough of this shit and it will really hit the fan if they don't get their act together.