United Airlines says delivery of six MAX jets may be delayed

April 20 (Reuters) - United Airlines Inc said on Thursday six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft that were scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter this year may be delayed after the planemaker disclosed a manufacturing problem.

"Boeing may inform United that additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2023 may be delayed and/or that certain Boeing 737 MAX aircraft currently expected to be delivered in 2023 may deliver in 2024," United Airlines said in a regulatory filing. (Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)