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United Airlines Fleet Updates [2017 Edition]

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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.

United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28)- code refers to type and configuration but not IFE:

sCO
73A - B737-700 (12/40/66 config)
73Z - B737-700 Guam Configuration
73G - B737-700 Slimline (12/36/78 config)
73Y - B737-800 Slimline Config
73U - B737-800 Guam Configuration
73F - B737-800 (16/48/90 config with SFP)
73Q - B737-800 Slimline with SFP
73C - B737-900 Slimline (20/42/117 config)
73L - B737-900ER Slimline Config
75B - B757-200 Int'l Config
75A - B757-300 (24/57/132 config)
75E - B757-300 Slimline
76P - B767-400ER
78V - B787-8
78Z - B787-9
77Y - B777-200ER ("Version 2")

sUA
19S - A319 version 1
19C - A319 version 2 (ex-CZ frames)
20S - A320 version 1
20C - A320 version 2 (ex-CZ frames)
37K - B737-900ER (tail # 3801-3894)
75K - B757-200 ("ps")
76N - B767-300ER 3-cabin
76C - B767-300ER 2-cabin non-Polaris
76A - B767-300ER Polaris
77G - B777-200 Domestic (Versions 3 & 4)
77J - B777-200ER 3-cabin (27xx Tail#'s) ("Version 1")
77Q - B777-200ER 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s) ("Version 1")
77T - B777-300ER Polaris
78U - B787-9 AC# 968-972

Here's what each of the facilities do historically (thanks Bunky):
HKG, heavy widebody maint and reconf (also heavy GUM 737 maint)
LCQ, All Airbus heavy and some medium heavy maint, Airbus mods
DLH, Airbus maintenance
SFO, Airbus D checks, heavy 772 maint, other maint.
IAH, light maint, slimlines on 73G
MIA, 753 ISP, 763 main/WiFi, some 757 maint,
MCN, 737 maint, slimlines, has done some 763 WiFi and maint
CWF, VCV, AMA, paint
XMN, 772 and 744 maintenance
PVG, 788 modifications/WiFi
MCO, maintenance, has done mods in past.
SEA, 77W, 739 new delivery induction, some 789s as well
DEN, 789 new delivery induction
HOU, 737 heavier maintenance, slimline seats
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United Airlines Fleet Updates [2017 Edition]

Old Jan 7, 2017, 4:00 am
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Originally Posted by trust77
I'm here at NRT and 2372 is parked at gate 36 with no jetway attached. Any ideas as to why it's here? I'm on 874 tonight to GUM so no shortage of 777s here.
2372 is awaiting an engine repair or change in NRT
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Old Jan 7, 2017, 11:38 am
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Someone mentioned it's a business decision related to new FAA mandate regarding fuel tank safety which will be implemented in 2018.

Originally Posted by ORDnHKG
Absolutely agree, the sUA 752 went from 3 class to 2 class with AVOD on the entire plane, dont really understand why they dump them so fast, especially they spend a lot of money to rewire the entire plane in order to have AVOD.

The 77G, at least for those that were 77D, originally have AVOD on the entire plane when it was 3 class, now strip out everything in Y, no difference than any domestic planes now.
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Old Jan 7, 2017, 1:13 pm
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6 of the 15 sUA ps 752s are younger than half of the sCO 752s. While it might not make sense to keep those n a small 752 fleet, these should be OK for freighter conversion. Does the fuel tank issue cover cargo aircraft as well? You'd think UA or whoever bought the 1997-99 units would do the tank repair.
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Old Jan 7, 2017, 3:06 pm
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IIRC the fuel tank FAA thing is to add nitrogen generators to fill the empty tanks with Nitrogen vs ambient air which could start a fire/explosion. The FAA thing is a direct result of the NTSB investigation results from the TWA 800 incident.

I believe that cargo aircraft are exempt.

The pmUA 752s have PW2000 engines. They are now unique to the fleet. Having such a small sub fleet doesn't make sense from a spares and maintenance perspective even though they are younger than the pmCO 752s which are RR RB211 equipped. I believe that PW no longer provides PIPs for the PW2000 whereas RR still actively supports the RB211.
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Old Jan 7, 2017, 5:11 pm
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Originally Posted by warreng24
The pmUA 752s have PW2000 engines. They are now unique to the fleet. Having such a small sub fleet doesn't make sense from a spares and maintenance perspective even though they are younger than the pmCO 752s which are RR RB211 equipped. I believe that PW no longer provides PIPs for the PW2000 whereas RR still actively supports the RB211.
I don't suppose there's a viable/economically sensible path to re-engine to the RB211? (I.e. even if engines were cheap it's not as easy as unbolting a PW2000 and bolting in a RB211 in its place)
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 8:50 am
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319:
N816UA - Updated scheduled exit date from SFO of 9-Jan/1830. Test hops scheduled for 8-Dec
N820UA - Exited from SFO on 6-Jan/522. No sign of new F or ISP

772:
N772UA - Ferried back to GUM on 8-Jan/2140

773:
N2333U - Currently getting painted, receiving paint before first test flight
N59034 - Currently getting painted, receiving paint before first test flight

The following re-registrations have occurred. There are 3 that are still left to occur

N59035 --> N2135U
N59036 --> N2136U
N54037 --> N2737U
N59038/N64038 --> N2138U
N59039 --> N2639U
N54040 --> N2140U
N58041 --> N2341U
N59042 --> N2142U

789:
N15969 - Currently undergoing final assembly
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 8:57 am
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Originally Posted by lincolnjkc
I don't suppose there's a viable/economically sensible path to re-engine to the RB211? (I.e. even if engines were cheap it's not as easy as unbolting a PW2000 and bolting in a RB211 in its place)
I don't believe so, in addition to having to get the the engines there would have be to be a lot of computer work and electronics work done. I also recall reading that the PW powered 757s don't have some of the required navigation equipment for TATL which would need to be installed in order to maintain fleet commonality.
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 9:10 am
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No 757 has ever been re-engined and this would be as very expensive and extensive project. No way that's ever going to happen with aircraft as old as these (and nobody has ever expressed an interest). The youngest UA 757 with PW engines is N598UA - first flown on Jan. 6th, 1999. 18 years ago.
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 12:16 am
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772:
N774UA ferried to SFO UA2172 8-Jan
N772UA enroute to SFO UA2174 9-Jan
Did a quick check of non-ER 772 routes, looks like all flights on or after April-4 are showing HD seat map as default.

738:
N12216 was in MCO since 22-Nov, will exit 9-Jan.

739:
N75433 entered MCO UA2199 8-Jan, after a MX cancellation in PHL.

752:
N598UA scheduled to enter MIA UA2131 9-Jan
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 2:13 am
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UAX Update

CR7:
N707SK has left the fleet. Now flying AA.
N716SK has left the fleet. Now flying AA.
N718SK is in for fleet exit prep.

ER4X:
N33182 is now flying with CommutAir
N21154 has left ExpressJet in preparation for transfer.
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 8:26 am
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319:
N819UA sked to exit SFO 1856/9Jan, no sign of ISP

320:
N405UA exited LCQ 2128/4Jan, no ISP shown

739:
N31412 exited INT 2191/8Jan with scimitars/slimines

763:
N675UA exited MIA 2122/8Jan

764:
N66057 entered MIA 2127/6Jan
N69063 exited MIA 2126/6Jan
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 8:52 am
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Just saw on Twitter that Airways Magazine has a story on the UA fleet. Probably took much of the data from the Fleet site, but that's fine.
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/united- ... leet-plan/
This brings a question regarding the 772A conversions. I was assuming 772ER conversions would provide the lie flat BF seats to complete the converstion, but if the 763ER 3 class aircraft have the same BF seat, maybe the 763s will get converted first and allow needed seats.
Does anyone know if the 763 seats are the same and what the Polaris conversion plan is for the 763 and 772ERs?
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 12:44 pm
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IF 763 seats are the same, there are already 26*7=182 units leftover from 2016 763 3-cabin to 2-cabin conversion.
Rough maths suggests that's enough to cover the shortage:

Originally Posted by Bunky
Just saw on Twitter that Airways Magazine has a story on the UA fleet. Probably took much of the data from the Fleet site, but that's fine.
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/united- ... leet-plan/
This brings a question regarding the 772A conversions. I was assuming 772ER conversions would provide the lie flat BF seats to complete the converstion, but if the 763ER 3 class aircraft have the same BF seat, maybe the 763s will get converted first and allow needed seats.
Does anyone know if the 763 seats are the same and what the Polaris conversion plan is for the 763 and 772ERs?
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 7:59 pm
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That probably answers the question as UA hasn't brought more Hawaian units in. My count shows there is 1 excess set of window seats after mods completed and in HKG.
I would assume that means they're waiting for 772 Polaris mods.
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 11:30 am
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Indeed make sense, we should have a better idea by the time next 77H enters.

--And,
764:
N76054 enroute to HKG 2135/7 11-Jan
N59053 scheduled to exit HKG

744:
Entire fleet gone by 10/2017
N121UA scheduled to enter XMN 2144 11-Jan

Originally Posted by Bunky
That probably answers the question as UA hasn't brought more Hawaian units in. My count shows there is 1 excess set of window seats after mods completed and in HKG.
I would assume that means they're waiting for 772 Polaris mods.
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