CHICAGO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - United Airlines does

not expect a strike by factory workers at Boeing ( BA ) to have

any impact on its flight schedule for next summer, including new

route launches, a top executive at the carrier said on Thursday.

Around 33,000 workers that build Boeing's ( BA ) 737, 777 and 767

jets have been on strike for nearly four weeks, leading to a

decline in aircraft deliveries to its airline customers.

United, one of Boeing's ( BA ) most prominent customers, received

just 28 planes from the jet maker in the first nine months this

year, down from 59 a year ago.

The Chicago-based airline has plans to fly its largest-ever

transatlantic schedule next summer. It will also offer flights

to new destinations in Mongolia, Taiwan, Greenland, Italy,

Spain, Portugal and Senegal.

Patrick Quayle, senior vice president of international

network and alliances at United, said Boeing's ( BA ) strike was not

expected to impact the launch of those routes.

"At the moment, we're not expecting any impact for summer

2025," Quayle told reporters. "I'm confident that they'll get it

resolved."

The latest round of talks between Boeing ( BA ) and its workers

broke down on Tuesday, diminishing hopes of a quick end to the

strike.

The lead negotiator for the workers told Reuters on

Wednesday that members were prepared to wait out the planemaker.

In April, United said it would lease nearly three dozen

Airbus planes as part of its efforts to mitigate the

impact of Boeing's ( BA ) delivery delays.

The airline has also dropped Boeing's ( BA ) 737 MAX 10 planes from

its from its schedule due to growing uncertainty about the

aircraft's certification. It has converted some of its MAX 10

orders into the smaller MAX 9.

United also has Airbus' longest-range narrowbody jet, the

A321XLR on order. Quayle said the first XLR is not expected to

arrive until January 2026.

The airline plans to replace its Boeing 757 jets with XLRs.