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The Fleet Status site is:
https://sites.google.com/site/unitedfleetsite/
At the site, you can find information about the interior features, livery, etc., for every plane in United's fleet.
To determine which plane your flight will be on go to mobile.united.com and then click on flight status. Put in the flight number for your flight and just have it use today's date (occasionally it'll say flight not operated on this date in which case just choose one of the other 3 dates it lists). In the address bar you'll see something like this:
mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
Just change the flight date to match the day of your scheduled flight and then change the origin / destination as necessary. Once you do that look in the details tab under aircraft # and if they have assigned a plane it'll say something like #3506 and the type of plane. Once you know that go to the United Fleet website listed above and cross-reference the four digit number against the "aircraft" column under the appropriate aircraft type.
Keep in mind that things change as they get closer and sometimes either they won't have assigned an aircraft yet or it'll be assigned #0 if it's a few days away and they are anticipating aircraft movement.
You may also check the specific fleet variant of each flight at the United Cargo site under "Schedules & tracking". This data tends to be reliable starting 7 days in advance, but is always subject to change.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28):
sCO
77Y - B777-200ER (Tail #s 001 - 022)
76P - B767-400ER (Tail #s 051 - 066)
78V - B787-8 (Tail #s 901 - 910, 912, 913)
78Z - B787-9 (Tail #s 950 - 951)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Overhead IFE (Soon to be streaming content) (Tail #s 860 -871) (Tail #s 860 - 863, 865 have Personal Device Entertainment)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, Short Field Performance (Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 226, 228 - 231, 233, 234, 237 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250 - 259, 260, 267, 278 - 299.
(Tail #s 260 - 277 will be included here when installed with DirecTV)
73X - B737-800 Mid-Cabin Lav, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 261 - 266, 268 - 277) Will become 73J when installed with DirecTV and mid-cabin lav is removed.
Also known as "midlav" ships.
73M - B737-800 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 201, 227, 232, 235, 236, 240, 246, 249)
73A - B737-700 Mainland, DirecTV (Tail #s 701 - 719, 721 - 724, 726 - 733, 750)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19J - A319 (Old Configuration)
19S - A319 (New Configuration) (Slimline Seats)
20B - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/132Y)
20S - A320 (New Configuration 12F/138Y) (Slimline Seats)
20U - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/126Y)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 848) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s)
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (Overwater)
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (11 aircraft to become 76E)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801 - 810)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677)
77A - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Non Reconfigured)
77C - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2368, 2372 & 2379) (Reconfigured)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s)
77H - B777-222 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Reconfigured)
77J - B777-200 3-cabin (Tail #s 2704, 2706, 2786, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2795, 2796, 2799)
77Q - B777-200 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s)
https://sites.google.com/site/unitedfleetsite/
At the site, you can find information about the interior features, livery, etc., for every plane in United's fleet.
To determine which plane your flight will be on go to mobile.united.com and then click on flight status. Put in the flight number for your flight and just have it use today's date (occasionally it'll say flight not operated on this date in which case just choose one of the other 3 dates it lists). In the address bar you'll see something like this:
mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
Just change the flight date to match the day of your scheduled flight and then change the origin / destination as necessary. Once you do that look in the details tab under aircraft # and if they have assigned a plane it'll say something like #3506 and the type of plane. Once you know that go to the United Fleet website listed above and cross-reference the four digit number against the "aircraft" column under the appropriate aircraft type.
Keep in mind that things change as they get closer and sometimes either they won't have assigned an aircraft yet or it'll be assigned #0 if it's a few days away and they are anticipating aircraft movement.
You may also check the specific fleet variant of each flight at the United Cargo site under "Schedules & tracking". This data tends to be reliable starting 7 days in advance, but is always subject to change.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28):
sCO
77Y - B777-200ER (Tail #s 001 - 022)
76P - B767-400ER (Tail #s 051 - 066)
78V - B787-8 (Tail #s 901 - 910, 912, 913)
78Z - B787-9 (Tail #s 950 - 951)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Overhead IFE (Soon to be streaming content) (Tail #s 860 -871) (Tail #s 860 - 863, 865 have Personal Device Entertainment)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, Short Field Performance (Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 226, 228 - 231, 233, 234, 237 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250 - 259, 260, 267, 278 - 299.
(Tail #s 260 - 277 will be included here when installed with DirecTV)
73X - B737-800 Mid-Cabin Lav, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 261 - 266, 268 - 277) Will become 73J when installed with DirecTV and mid-cabin lav is removed.
Also known as "midlav" ships.
73M - B737-800 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 201, 227, 232, 235, 236, 240, 246, 249)
73A - B737-700 Mainland, DirecTV (Tail #s 701 - 719, 721 - 724, 726 - 733, 750)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19J - A319 (Old Configuration)
19S - A319 (New Configuration) (Slimline Seats)
20B - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/132Y)
20S - A320 (New Configuration 12F/138Y) (Slimline Seats)
20U - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/126Y)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 848) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s)
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (Overwater)
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (11 aircraft to become 76E)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801 - 810)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677)
77A - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Non Reconfigured)
77C - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2368, 2372 & 2379) (Reconfigured)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s)
77H - B777-222 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Reconfigured)
77J - B777-200 3-cabin (Tail #s 2704, 2706, 2786, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2795, 2796, 2799)
77Q - B777-200 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s)
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
#646
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
73G:
N13720 spotted with E+, may be been installed in Oct or Nov (3 sets of 4 days in GUM according to FlightAware)
738:
N14214 sked to exit MIA 2145/15Dec with WiFi
N78506 entered INT 2144/15Dec for WiFi, scimitars
739:
N68817 entered MCO 1503/12Dec, sked to exit 1500/17Dec - scimitar installation
744:
N118UA ske to enter XMN 2140/17Dec for ISP
N121UA sked to enter AMA 2143/16Dec - should be last 744 to get Globe Paint
N180UA sked to exit MXN 2139/17Dec with ISP
763:
N664UA sked to enter VCV 2142/16Dec, possible touch-up paint
N13720 spotted with E+, may be been installed in Oct or Nov (3 sets of 4 days in GUM according to FlightAware)
738:
N14214 sked to exit MIA 2145/15Dec with WiFi
N78506 entered INT 2144/15Dec for WiFi, scimitars
739:
N68817 entered MCO 1503/12Dec, sked to exit 1500/17Dec - scimitar installation
744:
N118UA ske to enter XMN 2140/17Dec for ISP
N121UA sked to enter AMA 2143/16Dec - should be last 744 to get Globe Paint
N180UA sked to exit MXN 2139/17Dec with ISP
763:
N664UA sked to enter VCV 2142/16Dec, possible touch-up paint
#647
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: SYD, CBR, BDL
Programs: UA 1K, VA Platinum
Posts: 1,198
B753's N57869 and N57870 both now have streaming entertainment.
#648
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
738:
N77530 entered INT 2156/15Dec for WiFi and scimitars
739:
N77431 exited INT 2157/16Dec with WiFi/scimitars/slimline seats (1st sCO 739 with slimlines)
788:
N30913 new delivery sked to enter DEN Induction 2154/17Dec (ferry from Boeing CHS Plant)
N77530 entered INT 2156/15Dec for WiFi and scimitars
739:
N77431 exited INT 2157/16Dec with WiFi/scimitars/slimline seats (1st sCO 739 with slimlines)
788:
N30913 new delivery sked to enter DEN Induction 2154/17Dec (ferry from Boeing CHS Plant)
#649
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: SYD, CBR, BDL
Programs: UA 1K, VA Platinum
Posts: 1,198
Last 788 Delivery flight is in the air now. The next (3rd) 789 will be ready for delivery in mid-January, followed by numbers 4 and 5 in March.
#650
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
319:
N818UA sked to eexit LCQ 21827/29Dec with slimline seats
N822UA sked to enter LCQ 2128/19Dec for Slimline seats, this is last 319 to get slimlines
738:
N73278 exited INT 2180/18Dec with WiFi/scimtars/slimline seats
752:
N585UA ferried SFO-VCV 2172/198 Dec, FedExit
763:
N656UA sked to exit MCN 2129/19Dec
N664UA sked to exit VCV 2139/19Dec
764:
N69059 exited MIA 2122/18Dec with WiFi - 1st 764 with WiFi
772:
N219UA exited CWF 21790/18Dec with Intl WiFi
N221UA entered CWF 2179/18Dec for WiFi
N780UA exited SFO 2161/18Dec
N78009 sked to exit HKG 180/21Dec sith Intl WiFi
United is now over 60% WiFi on Mainline aircraft
E175:
N127SY entered revenue service 12/15/14
N818UA sked to eexit LCQ 21827/29Dec with slimline seats
N822UA sked to enter LCQ 2128/19Dec for Slimline seats, this is last 319 to get slimlines
738:
N73278 exited INT 2180/18Dec with WiFi/scimtars/slimline seats
752:
N585UA ferried SFO-VCV 2172/198 Dec, FedExit
763:
N656UA sked to exit MCN 2129/19Dec
N664UA sked to exit VCV 2139/19Dec
764:
N69059 exited MIA 2122/18Dec with WiFi - 1st 764 with WiFi
772:
N219UA exited CWF 21790/18Dec with Intl WiFi
N221UA entered CWF 2179/18Dec for WiFi
N780UA exited SFO 2161/18Dec
N78009 sked to exit HKG 180/21Dec sith Intl WiFi
United is now over 60% WiFi on Mainline aircraft
E175:
N127SY entered revenue service 12/15/14
#651
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
Last UA mainline flight with a tulip is now enrotue to VCV paint.
N655UA 2137/19Dec EWR-VCV
Last 2 744s in paint in AMA and XMN
772
N74004 sked to enter HKG 179/20Dec for WiFi
739:
N69839 new dlevery sked to enter SEA induction 2189/19Dec
N655UA 2137/19Dec EWR-VCV
Last 2 744s in paint in AMA and XMN
772
N74004 sked to enter HKG 179/20Dec for WiFi
739:
N69839 new dlevery sked to enter SEA induction 2189/19Dec
#652
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 498
end of an era. I'm surprised N665UA was still wearing rising blue so well, found a few pictures from this year and it looks pretty good. Kind of makes me wish they would treat it as a retrojet (although I'd take a retrojet in rainbow (original tulip) livery any day, plus I'd rather they be domestic). At that rate lets get a meatball retrojet in here (I vote it goes on a 739 - they feel like a meatball with wings on takeoff anyway).
#653
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 747
Does anyone know where the two used 737-700s are coming from or where they will be prepped for UA service? With all the 752 retirements I'm surprised they aren't buying used A320s.
#654
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 57,595
end of an era. I'm surprised N665UA was still wearing rising blue so well, found a few pictures from this year and it looks pretty good. Kind of makes me wish they would treat it as a retrojet (although I'd take a retrojet in rainbow (original tulip) livery any day, plus I'd rather they be domestic). At that rate lets get a meatball retrojet in here (I vote it goes on a 739 - they feel like a meatball with wings on takeoff anyway).
And I've warmed to the new paint - the grey and white seems to hold a cleaner look longer than a fresh painted blue and white did. Now if they'd just replace the bingo cage with a tulip......
#655
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
319:
N804UA sked to exit LCQ 2150/21Dec with slimlines
N810UA sked to exit LCQ 2147/20Dec with slimlines
738:
N14228 sked to exit MIA 2156/20Dec with WiFi
N73256 entered INT 2141/19Dec for WiFi
N37287 sked to exit INT 2163/21Dec with simitars/WiFi
752:
N522UA entered SFO 477/16Dec, maint? exit?
N14118 entered MIA 12/20/14 for WiFi
N33132 sked to exit MIA 2158/20Dec with Intl WiFi
N804UA sked to exit LCQ 2150/21Dec with slimlines
N810UA sked to exit LCQ 2147/20Dec with slimlines
738:
N14228 sked to exit MIA 2156/20Dec with WiFi
N73256 entered INT 2141/19Dec for WiFi
N37287 sked to exit INT 2163/21Dec with simitars/WiFi
752:
N522UA entered SFO 477/16Dec, maint? exit?
N14118 entered MIA 12/20/14 for WiFi
N33132 sked to exit MIA 2158/20Dec with Intl WiFi
#656
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,630
739:
N39561 entered INT 2165/21Dec for WiFi
N69838 exited INT 2166/22Dec with WiFi, possible scimitar winglets - 1st rev. flight 1022/22Dec ORD-EWR
753:
N77867 exited MIA 2171/22Dec, should have WiFi, not shown yet on united.com
772:
N210UA sked to exit HKG 2196/24Dec with Intl WiFi
N220UA sked to exit CWF 2170/22Dec with Intl WiFi
N229UA entered CWF 2169/22Dec for WiFi
N39561 entered INT 2165/21Dec for WiFi
N69838 exited INT 2166/22Dec with WiFi, possible scimitar winglets - 1st rev. flight 1022/22Dec ORD-EWR
753:
N77867 exited MIA 2171/22Dec, should have WiFi, not shown yet on united.com
772:
N210UA sked to exit HKG 2196/24Dec with Intl WiFi
N220UA sked to exit CWF 2170/22Dec with Intl WiFi
N229UA entered CWF 2169/22Dec for WiFi
#657
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: STL
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA Plat, SPG/M P75 and few from CC
Posts: 341
was on skywest CR7-764, looks like fresh painted globe.
#658
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MBS/FNT/LAN
Programs: UA 1K, HH Gold, Mariott Gold
Posts: 9,630
FWIW, there are 4 used 737-700's listed on Boeing's available list, they appear to be from TK's off shoot Anadolu and one from WS (not suggesting these are the planes UA is getting... just that this airframe is available in a secondary market).
I'm not, the 737-700 is more comparable to the A319, and while those are widely available as well, I think the narrow-body fleet will be back to all Boeing under the SMI/J regime.
But also, for whatever reason, maybe the 319's (or whatever other offerings) didn't make economic sense. Because there are also 738's and 739's available in the secondary market, maybe the current value or terms of the lease are more attractive on the 737-700's?
#659
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Posts: 2,630
It has been rumored that the 2 73G are coming from Copa, who is more interested in 738s than 73Gs. HP1369CMP and HP1370CMP are both leased by Volito Aviation and would appear to be the most likely candidates and built for Tombo Aviation. They were built in 1999 and have winglets and look to be in the same configuration prior to Economy plus removal of one row on sCO aircraft.
The 73G in E+ config has 10 fewer seats than the 319, but more capable for longer flights and could be more or less fuel efficient.
73G: 12F/40E+/66Y=118
319: 8F/42E+/78Y=128
The 73G in E+ config has 10 fewer seats than the 319, but more capable for longer flights and could be more or less fuel efficient.
73G: 12F/40E+/66Y=118
319: 8F/42E+/78Y=128
#660
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Location: IAH
Programs: UA nada, Hyatt Disc, Hilton Gold
Posts: 846
end of an era. I'm surprised N665UA was still wearing rising blue so well, found a few pictures from this year and it looks pretty good. Kind of makes me wish they would treat it as a retrojet (although I'd take a retrojet in rainbow (original tulip) livery any day, plus I'd rather they be domestic). At that rate lets get a meatball retrojet in here (I vote it goes on a 739 - they feel like a meatball with wings on takeoff anyway).