03:22 PM EDT, 04/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Boeing's ( BA ) response in the third paragraph)

United Airlines (UAL) is asking pilots to take unpaid time off in May and potentially other summer months due to a delay in Boeing ( BA ) aircraft deliveries, CNBC reported Monday, citing a note from the pilots' union.

United confirmed the request for voluntary unpaid time off, CNBC said.

Boeing ( BA ) declined to comment on MT Newswires queries while United did not immediately respond.

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