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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.

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=1205&fli ghtDate=9%2F22%2F2013&origin=EWR&destination=SFO

Just change the flight date to match the day of your scheduled flight and then change the origin / destination if 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 (e.g. putting a new/converted p.s. plane entering into service).

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Sep 4, 2012, 11:55 am

#1501

Aloha1

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Saw an interesting ship at FRA last week. Looked like an older 747 (200?) with the old UA paint job ( tulip tail, grey underbody, blue top. We were taxiing so only got a partial number glimpse. I think it was N76UA. Any clues?

Sep 4, 2012, 5:03 pm

#1502

Bunky

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 2,629

Quote:

Originally Posted by warreng24

Any word on what's going on with the former CO-Mike 764 birds?

3 of the 4 birds are showing that they're in HKG. It looks like they've been in HKG for awhile now... longer than just standard MX. Any confirmation of if they're getting interior conversions?

In HKG
N76064
N76065
N77066

Source: http://www.aquawise.com/PMCOaircraft.html

Thanks for pointing this out. 3064 has been out of HKG for a while. I've updated it. Only 2 are in HKG now.

Sep 4, 2012, 5:18 pm

#1503

rch4u

Join Date: Jul 2005

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It looks like 5 more 757s are being retired (N501UA. the first, first), even though no more aircraft retirements were promised through the end of the year to improve operational performance.

N501UA - last landed SFO 8/4
N511UA - last landed ORD 8/19
N551UA - last landed IAH 8/18
N552UA - last landed IAH 8/18
N554UA - last landed SFO 8/7

Sep 4, 2012, 5:40 pm

#1504

SFOTurtle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aloha1

And if/when that happens, I'm done with UA to HNL.

But then what else should we expected from the new screwUnited.

When were lie flats ever used on routes to/from HNL unless it was a last minute aircraft sub? And what other carriers have lie flats to/from Hawaii?

Sep 4, 2012, 5:41 pm

#1505

joelliot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SFOTurtle

When were lie flats ever used on routes to/from HNL unless it was a last minute aircraft sub? And what other carriers have lie flats to/from Hawaii?

DL is the only one I know that has lie-flats out of ATL...

Sep 4, 2012, 5:59 pm

#1506

weirdlyndon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rch4u

554UA is a p.s. bird. So how many birds are dedicated to p.s. now?

Sep 4, 2012, 7:06 pm

#1507

lensman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aloha1

And if/when that happens, I'm done with UA to HNL.

But then what else should we expected from the new screwUnited.

What's the straw that breaks the camel's back in this for you?

I honestly want to know as I am considering it myself but have resigned myself to trying to figure out how to sleep in a Barcalounger.

Sep 4, 2012, 7:14 pm

#1508

B787938

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Orygun

Posts: 461

Quote:

Originally Posted by rch4u

How do you know that these frames are ones destined for the bone yard and not for reconfig into the new PS birds with BF seats?

Sep 4, 2012, 7:38 pm

#1509

NiceLanding

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Chicago

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lensman

What's the straw that breaks the camel's back in this for you?

I honestly want to know as I am considering it myself but have resigned myself to trying to figure out how to sleep in a Barcalounger.

Those of us in Chicago would consider the Barcoloungers a major upgrade!

Sep 4, 2012, 8:21 pm

#1510

zambonisk

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Just saw N669UA at gate 46 at hkg about to push back I'm assuming it just hatched since it had winglets.

Sep 4, 2012, 8:49 pm

#1511

EWR764

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aloha1

N176UA has been out of the fleet for quite some time, although N194UA is in a non-standard United Charter color scheme (basically United titles on Atlas Air paint) for charter operations, mostly military. This a/c was operated by Atlas Air for eighteen months or so on passenger charter ops, then returned to UA. It doesn't quite sound like what you describe though. Interesting...

Sep 4, 2012, 9:49 pm

#1512

Bunky

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 2,629

Thanks, Zambonisk

763 2 class international conversions

N669UA en route HKG-SFO Flight 6867/5Sep. 65 days to complete - its about time!
N670UA or N673UA will ferry 9/5 Flights 6861 SFO-HNL & 6870 HNL-HKG

772 IPTE conversions

N972UA looks like the ferry SFO-PEK 6868/5 Sep
N973UA expected to ferry PEK-SFO, but no number found yet.

Sep 4, 2012, 11:06 pm

#1513

CubsFanJohn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunky:19254971

Are N972-973UA going to be the new Pacific 777 birds?

Sep 5, 2012, 6:25 am

#1514

Bunky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CubsFanJohn

Are N972-973UA going to be the new Pacific 777 birds?

They will be getting 3 class conversion with lie flat business, 3-3-3 seating in Y. Not sure which crew rest option they will have.

If you mean Pacific as in high density for Hawaii, those will be the remaining non-ER 772s, 768, 772 & 779 and that should start after the first of the year.