United Airlines Fleet Updates [2023 Edition]
Happy New Year, and welcome to the 2023 Fleet Thread
Picking up from the 2022 thread United Airlines Fleet Updates [2022 Edition]
Basic summary of 2022 Fleet changes:
All 777 Fleet back in service
6x 78J’s delivered
789 Polaris/PE mods completed
764 Polaris/PP mods commenced
763 Hi-J Polaris/PP mods completed
763 lo-J PP mods commenced
752 slimline mods began again
18x 7M9 delivered
16x 7M8 delivered
2x A320s re-joined fleet (previously exited UA frames)
1x 763 exited fleet due to corrosion
4x E175s delivered
17x E175SCs parked due to pilot shortage
23x CR5s parked due to pilot shortage
2x E170 exited the fleet
4x CR5s were added to the fleet
14x ER4s exited the fleet
8x CR2s exited the fleet
Jan 2023 United Fleet & 2023 Outlook:
A319 fleet: 81 total– all purchased frames have entered fleet. No changes anticipated
A320 fleet: 99 total – some possible retirements as 7M8 deliveries continue
A321neo fleet - None, first 6 units scheduled for delivery in late 2023
73G fleet: 40 total in service – no changes anticipated
738 fleet: 141 total – no changes anticipated
739 fleet: 148 total – no changes anticipated; Re-alignment to 20/45/114 configuration will continue
7M8 fleet: 32 total – deliveries continue through 2023
7M9 fleet: 48 total – deliveries continue through 2023
752 fleet: 40 total – slimline mods continue through 2023
753 fleet: 21 total – no changes anticipated
**Narrowbody interior refresh program expected to begin in 2023
763 fleet: 37 total – 24x 46J/PP, 12x 30J/ no PP, 1x 30J/24PP, All remaining 30J frames to get PP in 2023
764 fleet: 16 total – Polaris/PP modifications to continue and complete in 2023
772 fleet: 19 total – 28F domestic config, no changes anticipated
77E fleet: 55 total – 51 in Polaris/PP config; 4 in 32F domestic config, no changes anticipated
77W fleet: 22 total – all with Polaris/PP, no changes anticipated
788 fleet: 12 total – all with Polaris/PP, no changes anticipated
789 fleet: 38 total – all with Polaris/PP, no changes anticipated
78J fleet: 19 total - all with Polaris and PP, 2 deliveries expected in 2023
CRJ-200 fleet: 172 Total (64 Air Wisconsin, 108 SkyWest) plus 9 floaters – Air Wisconsin fleet to be completed removed in 2023. Skywest fleet may fluctuate but will remain essentially the same this year
CRJ-550 fleet: 59 total (all GoJet) – 23 frames parked. Return to service and growth of fleet dependant on pilot availability
CRJ-700 fleet: 19 total (all SkyWest) – No changes anticipated
CRJ-900 fleet: None – Mesa to temporarily add CR9 units in 2023 while Embraer fleet is shuffled amongst the UAX carriers
E170 fleet: 36 total (all Republic) – fleet will continue to draw down in 2023
E175SC fleet: 45 total (25 SkyWest, 20 Mesa) – 17 frames parked which should return to service when able to staff. No other changes anticipated
E175 fleet: 157 total, 6 parked (65 SkyWest, 60 Mesa, 32 Republic) – maximum cap of 153 in-service units. Expect some shuffling, with 153 in service
ERJ-145 fleet: 65 total (all CommuteAir) – Interior refreshes continue. No other changes anticipated.
** note CRJ-200 fleet numbers differ from the UA fleet plan because I have included all frames where UA does not include pro-rate contract planes