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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 Dec 31, 2016, 4:46 pm
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United Airlines Fleet Updates [2017 Edition]

Picking up from 2016 Thread: United Airlines Fleet Updates [2016 Edition]

UAX fleet summary as at Jan 1, 2017

In 2016:
21 50-seater jets were removed from service (5 CR2s, 16 ER4s)
Entire fleet of Q400s were removed from service.
39 76-seat E175s were delivered.
Gogo wifi and Streaming PDE added to almost entire fleet of CR7, E170, and E175
31 CR7s removed from service (4 more in exit prep)


Jan 2017 UAX Fleet & 2017 Outlook:

CRJ-200 fleet: 70 Total (50 operated by Skywest for UAX plus 20 operated by Skywest on pro-rate arrangement) - reductions continue in 2017

CRJ-700 fleet: 84 total (39 Skywest, 20 Mesa, 25 GoJet) - reductions continue in 2017

E170 fleet: 38 total (33 Republic, 5 Shuttle America) - full transition to Republic early 2017

E175 fleet: 122 total (58 Skywest, 48 Mesa, 16 Republic) - fleet additions continue in 2017 to Skywest and Republic

ERJ-145 fleet: 192 total (146 ExpressJet, 36 TransStates, 10 Commutair) - fleet transition continues in 2017 from XJT to both TSA and Commutair, fleet exits continue in 2017

ERJ-135 fleet: 5 total (all ExpressJet) - likely elimination of type in 2017

Q200 fleet: 16 total (all Commutair) - no changes anticipated

Q300 fleet: 5 total (all Commutair) - likely drawdown or elimination of type in 2017

ATR42 fleet: 2 total (all Cape Air) - no changes anticipated
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N161SY, whose NLG collapsed during landing in SAT, returned to service on 12/20.
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 3:54 am
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764:
N78060 scheduled to enter HKG UA2160 3-JAn

772:
N212UA scheduled SFO-HNL UA 2161 1-Jan, not sure about next move
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by UAinAUS
Picking up from 2016 Thread: United Airlines Fleet Updates [2016 Edition]

Jan 2017 UAX Fleet & 2017 Outlook:

ERJ-145 fleet: 192 total (146 ExpressJet, 36 TransStates, 10 Commutair) - fleet transition continues in 2017 from XJT to both TSA and Commutair, fleet exits continue in 2017

ERJ-135 fleet: 5 total (all ExpressJet) - likely elimination of type in 2017
What's happening with ExpressJet? Are they no longer going to be a UAX carrier?
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by FreqFlyerCLE
What's happening with ExpressJet? Are they no longer going to be a UAX carrier?
Nothing for certain. Even the XJT pilots have no idea. My bet is they shrink considerably and are possibly absorbed into Skywest within the next 3 years or so.
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 6:29 pm
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Cape Air has added a third ATR-42 to its fleet in Guam. N45838 is now registered and in full UAX-livery. She will be making her way out to Micronesia soon.
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by UAinAUS
Cape Air has added a third ATR-42 to its fleet in Guam. N45838 is now registered and in full UAX-livery. She will be making her way out to Micronesia soon.
OK, I find it quite fascinating to have such a small subfleet.

And tnx for update.
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Originally Posted by UAinAUS
Cape Air has added a third ATR-42 to its fleet in Guam. N45838 is now registered and in full UAX-livery. She will be making her way out to Micronesia soon.
In regard to the ATR42 fleet, it doesn't seem that the links to FlightAware work. FA doesn't pick up the flight. For example, N14834 is shown as last flying in 2014:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N14834

Flightradar24 does seem to track the flights:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n14834

Is it possible to update the Google website so the links for these planes link to FR24?
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Fleet site updated with FR24 links from ATR units.

764:
N78060 sked to enter HKG 2160/3Jan

772:
N212UA should be en route HKG fpr Domestic Version #6 conversion. There should be exactly the number of Lie-flat window pairs for the conversion from 8 completed and in-mod 772A units in HKG for N212UA and completed N779UA.

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Now for a 2017 Full Update - Updated 1/1/17

IN PROCESS INTERIOR/EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS

POLARIS BF SEATS: 2/138 = 1.4%
763 - 0/35
764 - 0/16
772 - 0/55
773 - 2/2 (14 new deliveries to come by May 2017)
788 - 0/12
789 - 0/18 (5 new deliveries to come, 3 in 2017)

WiFi Installation: Mainline, 726 of 726 complete, 100% (excludes 11 GUM 73NGs)
IN PROCESS:
E175 - (117/122): gogo - (Mesa/Skywest/Republic)
C700 - (80/89): gogo - (GoJet/Mesa/Skywest)
COMPLETED:
A319 -(58/58): COMPLETED - SAT KU (WiFi/PDE)
A320 -(97/97): COMPLETED - SAT KU (WiFi/PDE)
73G - (36/40*): COMPLETED - SAT KA - (*Excluding GUM units 3712/3723/3726/3727)
738 - (129/136*): COMPLETED - SAT KA (*Excluding GUM units 3201,3293-3299)
739A- (12/12): COMPLETED - SAT KA
739E- (136/136): COMPLETED - SAT KA
744 - (20/20): COMPLETED - SAT KU (WiFi/PDE)
752 - (56/56): COMPLETED gogo on All 15 p.s. units, SAT KU 3101-3141 Int'l units
753 - (21/21): COMPLERTED - 9 SAT KA (sCO), 12 SAT KU (ex TZ WiFi Stream/PDE)
763 - (35/35): COMPLETED - SAT KU
764 - (16/16): COMPLETED - SAT KU
772A- (19/19): COMPLETED - SAT KU: ITPE(4) Pacific: (8) Domestic (7)
772E- (55/55): COMPLETED - SAT KU
773E- (2/2) : 14 Fleet Deliveries by early 2017
788 - (12/12): COMPLETED - SAT KU
789 - (18/18): COMPLETED - SAT KU - (All new deliveries come with Intl WiFi/PDE)
E170- (38/38): COMPLETED - gogo - (Shuttle America/Republic)

737NG New Slimline Y seats: (250/325 = 76.9%)
B/E Aerospace Pinnacle for (73G 12F/36E+/78Y) (738 16F/54E+/96Y=166, 16F/48E+/102Y=166@ or 16F/42E+/108Y=166**)(739 20F/42E+/117Y=179 or 20F/39E+/120Y=179*)
73G: 3718
738: (119/137) 3201-3205,3207,3209,3211-3218,3220-3221,3223-3244,3246-3281,3283-3292,3293**-3299**,3501-3507-3510,3512-3513,3515-3518,3524,3530@, 3532@-3538@
739A: (7/12) 3401-3407
739E: (122/136) 3413-3421,3424-3426,3428-3437,3439-3442,3443*-3444*,3446*-3447*,3449*,3451*-3463*,3466*,3468*,3470*-3476*,3478*-3479*,3801*-3810*,3811-3849,3880-3899

737NG Split Scimitar Wingets (303/325 = 91.6%)
73G: (38/40): Without 3701/3710
738: (133/137): Without 3208/3210/3219/3245
739A: (6/12): Without 3405,3408-3412
739E: (126/136): Without 3422,3427,3433,3438,3445,3464-3465,3467,3469,3477

A319/A320 New F Seats/In Seat Power (ISP) F/E+ (96/158 = 51.6%)
319: (51/61): 802-815,818,821-824,826-832,834-839,841,843-845,847-850,852-855,889-894
320: (45/97): 401-402,404,406,414,416-417,419-420,422,424,426,428,430,437,443,445-449,451,454-455,457,467-468,470-478,481,485,487,489,493-497

New Domestic/Hawaii Configuration for ALL 772A aircraft - 28BF Lie Flat/336Y (10 across Y)
B772A Hawaiian(1/9=0%) COMPLETED 779 - - - - - - - IN MOD: 212
B772A ITPE(6/10=50%) COMPLETED: 771,776-778,780-781 - IN MOD: 769, 774

763 2 Class mod for 21 aircraft: (Other 14: 664-677 completed in 2012/13)
B763 (7/21=23.8%) 652-653,657-658,661-663 Complete - In HKG mod: None

753 110V Power F/E+: 10/12 TZ build: without 3863,3868 (to receive with slimline mod)

COMPLETED MODIFICATION PROGRAMS

>>>>PAINT United - Mainline COMPLETED = ALL 737
A319 (61/61) - A320 (97/97)[475 UA Retro]
B73G (40/40) [3720 Star] - B738 (137/137) [3210/3516 Star] - B739A sCO (12/12) - B739E (136/136) [sCO 67/sUA 69 - [3435 CO Retro, 3432 eco-skies, 3848 March of Dimes]
B744 (20/20)
B752 (56/56)[sCO 41, sUA 15] [3120 Star]- B753 (sCO 21/21)
B763 (35/35) [653 Star] - B764 (16/16) [3055 Star]
B772 (74/74)[sUA 19A, 33ER, sCO 22][218/794/3017/3021/3022 Star - Star paint are all ER models]
B773 (2/2) 2331-2332
B788 (12/12) - B789 (18/18)
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>>>>PAINT United Express - Express COMPLETED = 529 Express REMAINING = 0
CRJ-200 SkyWest (64/64*) COMPLETED (*Up to 11 other Skywest House units may float between AA/AS/DL/UA)
ERJ-135 ExpressJet (5/5) COMPLETED.
ERJ-145 ExpressJet [ex CO/UA] (89/89) COMPLETED.
ERJ-145 Trans States (1/1) (*not included: 811HK-812HK Trans States House float AA/US/UA)
ERJ-145XR ExpressJet (52/52) COMPLETED.
ERJ-145XR Trans States (35/35) COMPLETED.
ERJ-145XR Commutair (15/15) COMPLETED. 10 flying, 5 in prep
ERJ-170 Shuttle America (5/5) COMPLETED.
ERJ-170 Republic (33/33) COMPLETED.
ERJ-175 Mesa (48/48) ALL NEW DELIVERIES.
ERJ-175 Sky West (58/58) ALL NEW DELIVERIES.
ERJ-175 Republic (16/16) ALL NEW DELIVERIES.
CRJ-700 GoJet (25/25) COMPLETED.
CRJ-700 Mesa (20/20) COMPLETED.
CRJ-700 SkyWest (39/39) COMPLETED.
Q200 CommutAir (16/16) COMPLETED.
Q300 CommutAir (5/5) COMPLETED.
ATR 42-320 Cape Air (3/3) COMPLETED.
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PAINT TOTALS: Mainline 737/737=100%, Express 529/529=100%, Combined 1266/1266=100%

Hawaii Configuration for Select 772A aircraft - 32Business*/312Y (*7 across recliners)
B722A (9/9=100%) COMPLETED In-Seat Power: 9/9 COMPLETED

Guam 738/73G reassignment: (GUM now 11 vs. 12 units)
To GUM: 738s(7), 3293-3299- 73Gs(4), 3712,3723,3726-3727
From GUM: 738s(8), 3201,3227,3232,3235-3236,3240,3246,3249 73Gs(3), 3720,3734-3736 (WiFi/PDE/ISP F/E+)
GUM aircraft: scimitars, seatback looped IFE, no WiFi - 738s have slimline E+ 16F/42E+/104Y

sCO Economy Plus mainline conversion - COMPLETED

Fleets Removed from UA Fleet
B1900D Silver Gulfstream, SAAB 340, EMB120 and Q400, sUA 752 domestic, 762, 735

744 In-Seat Power in Y (20/20)

New BusinessFirst Lie Flat Seats for sCO International fleet
B752 (41/41=100%) - B764 (16/16=100%) - B772 (22/22=100%) - 788 (12/12=100%)- 789 (18/18) TOTAL (109/109=100%)

753 ETOPS: (100%] CO Build (9/9) - TZ Build (12/12)

Airbus new interior bin doors
A319 61/61 N8xxUA) (A320 97/97 N4xxUA)

New Slimline Y Recaro 3520 seats:
A319: (61/61) 8F/42E+/78Y=128
A320: (97/97) 12F/42E+/96Y=150

752: New ps Configuration (15/15=100%)- 502,505,510,512,518,546,568,587-590,595-598

New First & Business Seats for former United International Widebodies
B772(40/40=100%): - Complete (772A 7/7*, 772ER 33/33) *fleet going Domestic
B744 (20/20=100%) - Complete
B763 (15/15=100%) - Complete - B763 (20/20 =100%)/[2 Cabin] - Complete
TOTAL INTL(95/95=100%)[exlcudes 13 HI/Dom aircraft]

DirecTV (216* sCO aircraft) [*Not Counting GUM, Ex-GUM, Ex-TZ, Ex-Copa, 2016 and later deliveries]
73G*- 28/40* [100%] (4 Ex-Copa & 4 Ex-GUM with streaming WiFi/PDE - 4 GUM units have PTV)
738*- 115/137 [83.9%] - (8 former GUM units and 3531 & up with PDE - 7 GUM units have PTV)
739A- 12/12 [100%]
739E- 52/67 [76.5%] - (3465-3479, have streaming WiFi/PDE)
753 - 9/9 [100%] - (excluding Ex TZ units 3860-3871 with streaming WiFi/PDE)
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Old Jan 2, 2017, 1:33 am
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N212UA will continue to Guam UA2173 2-Jan instead of direct HKG, kinda strange, weren't those 25XXs has the same range as 23XXs?

N775UA scheduled to enter HKG UA2177 4-Jan
One last 77D (N773UA) remaining, operates daily SFO-EWR-SFO

Originally Posted by Bunky
Fleet site updated with FR24 links from ATR units.
772:
N212UA should be en route HKG fpr Domestic Version #6 conversion. There should be exactly the number of Lie-flat window pairs for the conversion from 8 completed and in-mod 772A units in HKG for N212UA and completed N779UA.
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Old Jan 2, 2017, 4:41 pm
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319:
N815UA sked to enter LCQ 2154/2Jan, ISP?

320:
N405UA sked to exit LCQ 2120/3Jan, no ISP shown

739:
N38479 sked to exit SEA Induction, ferry to INT 2151/3Jan
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Are the 789 deliveries for this year going to have the old sCO J seats? I know there's a schedule for retrofits to the new Polaris seats - and that the existing Dreamliners are far back on that list - but it seems asinine to install seats that are almost certainly going to be ripped out in the next 5 years (I would think, if not sooner). I guess if there's a contract to fulfill, they might as well, but it seems dumb/stupid...even if there is a monetary cost now, I would think getting new hard product on board to match the marketing should trump it.
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Old Jan 2, 2017, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Are the 789 deliveries for this year going to have the old sCO J seats? I know there's a schedule for retrofits to the new Polaris seats - and that the existing Dreamliners are far back on that list - but it seems asinine to install seats that are almost certainly going to be ripped out in the next 5 years (I would think, if not sooner). I guess if there's a contract to fulfill, they might as well, but it seems dumb/stupid...even if there is a monetary cost now, I would think getting new hard product on board to match the marketing should trump it.
They will be delivered with the seats that are on the 787-8/9 fleet. Currently no plans to install the polaris seats on those aircraft (some sort of contractual issue).
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Old Jan 2, 2017, 7:44 pm
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Originally Posted by JOSECONLSCREW28
They will be delivered with the seats that are on the 787-8/9 fleet. Currently no plans to install the polaris seats on those aircraft (some sort of contractual issue).
Wow. That sounds totally suboptimal. The 787's are going to be in the fleet for a long time. I get that the 767 and 747 fleet may not be upgraded, but the 787 needs the new product.
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Old Jan 2, 2017, 7:58 pm
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Are they still struggling with sort of things like who placed the order originally?

Originally Posted by JOSECONLSCREW28
They will be delivered with the seats that are on the 787-8/9 fleet. Currently no plans to install the polaris seats on those aircraft (some sort of contractual issue).
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