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United Airlines has asked pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave next month.
United is waiting for new aircraft from aircraft manufacturer Boeing. But due
to delivery delays, there are more pilots available than aircraft. The extra
leave by pilots should reduce overcrowding, according to a spokeswoman for the
airline.
 
The request for unpaid leave is the latest move in a series of measures that
United Airlines has already taken. In January, CEO Scott Kirby announced that
he would no longer expect the delivery of a number of 737 MAX 10 aircraft this
year. Since then, the company has also started hiring fewer pilots who should
have flown this aircraft. This year, United should have received 80 of the
total 277 MAX 10s ordered.
 
Boeing has been in crisis since the beginning of this year due to several
problems with the MAX aircraft.
 
CEO Dave Calhoun announced last week that he will leave Boeing at the end of
this year. Several other top executives are also leaving.

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