Jan 3, 2015, 1:35 pm
Last edit by: JOSECONLSCREW28
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=1647&fli ghtDate=11%2F30%2F2015&origin=EWR&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStat...estination=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 - 959)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Streaming (Tail #s 860 - 871)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, SFP(Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV, SFP (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250-292, 299)
73M - B737-800 Guam (Tail #s 201, 240, 246, 249, 293-298)
73A - B737-700 DirecTV (Tail #s 701-719, 721-724, 726-733, 750-754)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19S - A319 (New Slimline Seats)
20S - A320 (New Configuration Slimline Seats)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801- 810)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 849, 880 - 894) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s) - exiting fleet
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (ETOPS) - exiting fleet
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (All aircraft to become 76E) (will become 76C if in 2-cabin configuration, will become 76N if in 3-cabin configuration with winglets)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s) (will become 75K)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677) (will become 76C)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s) - to get new Domestic config
77H - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515, 2368, 2372, 2379) (Hawaiian)
77G - B777A 2-cabin (see http://aviationweek.com/commercial-a...-777-retrofits) 28J/336Y with E- going 3x4x3 across
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)
For reference: United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
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=1647&fli ghtDate=11%2F30%2F2015&origin=EWR&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStat...estination=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 - 959)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Streaming (Tail #s 860 - 871)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, SFP(Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV, SFP (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250-292, 299)
73M - B737-800 Guam (Tail #s 201, 240, 246, 249, 293-298)
73A - B737-700 DirecTV (Tail #s 701-719, 721-724, 726-733, 750-754)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19S - A319 (New Slimline Seats)
20S - A320 (New Configuration Slimline Seats)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801- 810)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 849, 880 - 894) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s) - exiting fleet
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (ETOPS) - exiting fleet
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (All aircraft to become 76E) (will become 76C if in 2-cabin configuration, will become 76N if in 3-cabin configuration with winglets)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s) (will become 75K)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677) (will become 76C)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s) - to get new Domestic config
77H - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515, 2368, 2372, 2379) (Hawaiian)
77G - B777A 2-cabin (see http://aviationweek.com/commercial-a...-777-retrofits) 28J/336Y with E- going 3x4x3 across
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)
For reference: United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2015 Edition]
May 28, 2015, 11:37 am
#406
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I read elsewhere that there was a plan to retire the domestic 752's by end 2015. Is this still on track?
May 28, 2015, 12:32 pm
#407
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May 28, 2015, 1:48 pm
#408
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Guam Flyers Be Warned
UA has shifted over some of the US domestic 737-800s to Guam so the Micronesia fleet can be refreshed and WiFi enabled etc....
Just flew on UA 197 on a domestic 737-800 and UA has temporarily outfitted these aircraft with seats in 1A and 1B that have leg rests for the pilots. However, in doing so there is no entertainment screen for 2A or 2B. Additionally, the screens in 1A and 1B appear to be disabled so as to not disturb the pilots.
A little miffed that I didn't have in flight entertainment but it's only a 3 hour flight to NRT from GUM. This is all temporary but fliers beware....
Just flew on UA 197 on a domestic 737-800 and UA has temporarily outfitted these aircraft with seats in 1A and 1B that have leg rests for the pilots. However, in doing so there is no entertainment screen for 2A or 2B. Additionally, the screens in 1A and 1B appear to be disabled so as to not disturb the pilots.
A little miffed that I didn't have in flight entertainment but it's only a 3 hour flight to NRT from GUM. This is all temporary but fliers beware....
May 28, 2015, 2:49 pm
#409
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The last 788 delivered had the wifi installed by Boeing, as by that point Boeing had it offered as a delivery option. The remaining 11 frames will get retrofitted after there are enough 789s in the fleet to provide for a spare. Won't be until Q1 2016 when that retrofit begins. They will be the last birds flying without wifi.
May 28, 2015, 2:53 pm
#410
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Location: EWR, BDL
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UA has shifted over some of the US domestic 737-800s to Guam so the Micronesia fleet can be refreshed and WiFi enabled etc....
Just flew on UA 197 on a domestic 737-800 and UA has temporarily outfitted these aircraft with seats in 1A and 1B that have leg rests for the pilots. However, in doing so there is no entertainment screen for 2A or 2B. Additionally, the screens in 1A and 1B appear to be disabled so as to not disturb the pilots.
A little miffed that I didn't have in flight entertainment but it's only a 3 hour flight to NRT from GUM. This is all temporary but fliers beware....
Just flew on UA 197 on a domestic 737-800 and UA has temporarily outfitted these aircraft with seats in 1A and 1B that have leg rests for the pilots. However, in doing so there is no entertainment screen for 2A or 2B. Additionally, the screens in 1A and 1B appear to be disabled so as to not disturb the pilots.
A little miffed that I didn't have in flight entertainment but it's only a 3 hour flight to NRT from GUM. This is all temporary but fliers beware....
May 28, 2015, 3:27 pm
#411
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Location: SYD, CBR, BDL
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Posts: 1,198
The ISP mods have finally been loaded into the system.
The following Hawaiian 772s have in-seat power confirmed: 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2368, 2372. Only 2515 and 2379 remaining.
The following 753s have in-seat power confirmed: 3851-3859, 3864, 3865, 3867, 3870, 3871. Only 3860-3863, 3866, 3868, and 3869 remaining.
The following Hawaiian 772s have in-seat power confirmed: 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2368, 2372. Only 2515 and 2379 remaining.
The following 753s have in-seat power confirmed: 3851-3859, 3864, 3865, 3867, 3870, 3871. Only 3860-3863, 3866, 3868, and 3869 remaining.
May 28, 2015, 3:44 pm
#412
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The last 788 delivered had the wifi installed by Boeing, as by that point Boeing had it offered as a delivery option. The remaining 11 frames will get retrofitted after there are enough 789s in the fleet to provide for a spare. Won't be until Q1 2016 when that retrofit begins. They will be the last birds flying without wifi.
May 28, 2015, 10:44 pm
#413
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All 8 of the GUM based 738s and 3 of the GUM based 73Gs are being sent back to the mainland not only to get the 738s reconfigured to the same layout as the mainland based 738s, but also to get the GUM based aircraft out of the high salt environment. In turn 7 mainland based 738s and 4 mainland based 73Gs will be sent to GUM and as far as I know this is long term. LiveTV and WiFi on the 737 aircraft being sent to GUM will be deactivated but the stored content will be available.
May 28, 2015, 11:02 pm
#414
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May 29, 2015, 5:24 am
#415
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May 29, 2015, 6:10 am
#416
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https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...i/default.aspx
May 29, 2015, 6:22 am
#417
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The Airbus wifi DOES work outside the conus. Currently the only aircraft with the conus restriction are 737s, those with DirectTV and those with GoGo.
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...i/default.aspx
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...i/default.aspx
May 29, 2015, 3:57 pm
#418
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Continental had a contract with LiveTV on the 737s and 753s for entertainment, which includes wifi. It's why the pricing structure is different on these planes too. United can't outfit these craft with their own global wifi. Every other plane has the global wifi system, including the 753s that weren't originally CO deliveries. So unless LiveTV updates their system (which won't happen for the sake of a few planes in Micronesia), the 737s and 753s with dTV will have CONUS-only wifi until retirement.
May 29, 2015, 4:37 pm
#419
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Just got off E170 tail N655rw, had operational WiFi. Not speeds worth paying for, but technically it was on.
May 29, 2015, 5:44 pm
#420
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wifi on the island hopper would be a game changer! but at this point i'd be happy with ISP.
any idea on the timeline for when the 737s will be rotated in/out of GUM? i have a trip in late september.
any idea on the timeline for when the 737s will be rotated in/out of GUM? i have a trip in late september.