United Airlines Fleet Updates [2026 Edition]
Happy New Year, and welcome to the 2026 Fleet Thread!!
Picking up from the 2025 thread United Airlines Fleet Updates [2025 Edition]
Basic overview of 2025 Fleet changes:- 7x 789 Delivered
- NEXT Interior modifications continued for 319, 320, 738, 739, and 7M9 fleets
- 35x 7M9 delivered
- 16x 7M8 delivered
- 32x A321N delivered
- 11x A320 exited the fleet
- 4x A319 exited the fleet
- 12x E175 delivered
- 8x E175SC delivered
- 16x E175 converted to 70-seat E175SCs
- 13x E170 exited the fleet
- 6x CR9 exited the fleet
- 7x CR7 exited the fleet (converted to CR5)
- 22x CR5 entered the fleet
- 2x ER4 joined the fleet
- 3x CR2 exited the fleet
Jan 2026 United Fleet & 2026 Outlook:- A319 fleet: 77 total NEXT conversions continue, more retirements expected
- A320 fleet: 69 total More retirements expected
- A321neo: 59 total deliveries continue throughout 2026
- A321XLR: Deliveries set to begin in 2026
- B73G fleet: 40 total cabin re-configuration to begin in 2026
- B738 fleet: 141 total NEXT conversions will complete in 2026, GUM aircraft to be converted to mainline configuration
- B739 fleet: 148 total (12 non-ER, 136 ER) NEXT conversions continue throughout 2026
- B7M8 fleet: 123 total deliveries now complete, 10x 7M8 to become new GUM fleet
- B7M9 fleet: 120 total deliveries continue throughout 2026, early-frame NEXT conversions continue
- B752 fleet: 40 total no changes anticipated, possible start of retirements late 2026 or early 2027
- B753 fleet: 21 total no changes anticipated
- B763 fleet: 37 total 24x 46J, 13x 30J, no changes anticipated
- B764 fleet: 16 total no changes anticipated
- B772 fleet: 19 total 28F domestic config, no changes anticipated
- B77E fleet: 55 total 51 in Polaris/PP config; 4 in 32F domestic config, no changes anticipated
- B77W fleet: 22 total no changes anticipated
- B788 fleet: 12 total no changes anticipated
- B789 fleet: 48 total 20x deliveries scheduled in 2026 all in new hi-J configuration
- B78J fleet: 21 total no changes anticipated in 2026
- E175 fleet: 150 total (59 SkyWest, 28 Mesa, 63 Republic) 3 more deliveries in 2026
- E175SC fleet: 94 total (62 SkyWest, 32 Mesa) 8 more deliveries in 2026
- E170 fleet: 4 total (all Republic) fleet will completely exit in 2026
- CRJ-700 fleet: 12 total (all SkyWest) fleet will completely exit in 2026, converted to CR5s
- CRJ-550 fleet: 80 total (53 GoJet, 24 SkyWest, 3 Floater) more deliveries and conversions in 2026 for both SkyWest and GoJet
- CRJ-200 fleet: 104 total (all SkyWest) including 23 floaters, 24 parked expect more retirements in 2026 as CR5 fleet grows
- ERJ-145XR fleet: 59 total (all CommuteAir) no 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