United sees potential new Boeing jet available in 8-10 years

A potential new mid-sizedaircraft being studied by Boeing could reach the marketin eight to 10 years, a senior United Airlines executive said onTuesday.United is holding off evaluating possible contenders toreplace its Boeing 757 and 767 fleet as Boeing ponders whetherto launch the new model, but the potential project is likely to"well defined" some time this year, Gerry Laderman, seniorvice-president of finance at United Airlines said.Speaking at the Airline Economics conference in Dublin,Lader