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Just a year after the COVID-19 pandemic sent the air travel industry into a sharp downturn, United Airlines has placed the biggest order for new aircraft in its history. The world’s fourth-largest airline announced Tuesday that it would order 270 Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A321neo planes for delivery starting next year.

The order, plus a promise that United would hire 25,000 new employees (after laying off thousands of workers during the pandemic), is both a sign that the airline expects an upswing in travel, but also a massive boost to Boeing’s 737…