Delayed return of United Airlines’ 777s keeps lid on cargo capacity

A white United Airlines 777 plane in front of a maintenance hanger with carts around it. The 777s have been out of service for more than a year to resolve a safety issue with the engines.

Cargo owners will have to wait at least a month longer to access additional airlift through United Airlines because the carrier is postponing the reintroduction of 52 Boeing 777s that were grounded after one suffered an uncontained engine failure a year ago.

United had planned to bring some of the planes back to service this month, but pushed back their return until mid-May, CNBC reported

The delay is a setback as the airline gears up for the busy summer season in anticipation that...

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