Jan 1, 2014, 11:25 am
Last edit by: aacharya
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=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
Just change the flight date to match the day of your scheduled flight and then change the origin / destination as 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.
You may also check the specific fleet variant of each flight at the United Cargo site under "Schedules & tracking". This data tends to be reliable starting 7 days in advance, but is always subject to change.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28):
sCO
77Y - B777-200ER (Tail #s 001 - 022)
76P - B767-400ER (Tail #s 051 - 066)
78V - B787-8 (Tail #s 901 - 910, 912, 913)
78Z - B787-9 (Tail #s 950 - 951)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Overhead IFE (Soon to be streaming content) (Tail #s 860 -871) (Tail #s 860 - 863, 865 have Personal Device Entertainment)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, Short Field Performance (Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 226, 228 - 231, 233, 234, 237 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250 - 259, 260, 267, 278 - 299.
(Tail #s 260 - 277 will be included here when installed with DirecTV)
73X - B737-800 Mid-Cabin Lav, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 261 - 266, 268 - 277) Will become 73J when installed with DirecTV and mid-cabin lav is removed.
Also known as "midlav" ships.
73M - B737-800 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 201, 227, 232, 235, 236, 240, 246, 249)
73A - B737-700 Mainland, DirecTV (Tail #s 701 - 719, 721 - 724, 726 - 733, 750)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19J - A319 (Old Configuration)
19S - A319 (New Configuration) (Slimline Seats)
20B - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/132Y)
20S - A320 (New Configuration 12F/138Y) (Slimline Seats)
20U - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/126Y)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 848) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s)
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (Overwater)
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (11 aircraft to become 76E)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801 - 810)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677)
77A - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Non Reconfigured)
77C - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2368, 2372 & 2379) (Reconfigured)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s)
77H - B777-222 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Reconfigured)
77J - B777-200 3-cabin (Tail #s 2704, 2706, 2786, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2795, 2796, 2799)
77Q - B777-200 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s)
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=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
https://mobile.united.com/FlightStatus/FlightDetails?carrierCode=UA&flightNumber=415&flig htDate=9%2F15%2F2015&origin=JFK&destination=SFO
Just change the flight date to match the day of your scheduled flight and then change the origin / destination as 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.
You may also check the specific fleet variant of each flight at the United Cargo site under "Schedules & tracking". This data tends to be reliable starting 7 days in advance, but is always subject to change.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28):
sCO
77Y - B777-200ER (Tail #s 001 - 022)
76P - B767-400ER (Tail #s 051 - 066)
78V - B787-8 (Tail #s 901 - 910, 912, 913)
78Z - B787-9 (Tail #s 950 - 951)
75B - B757-200 AVOD (Tail #s 101 - 141)
75C - B757-300 DirecTV (Tail #s 851 - 859)
75A - B757-300 Overhead IFE (Soon to be streaming content) (Tail #s 860 -871) (Tail #s 860 - 863, 865 have Personal Device Entertainment)
73V - B737-900ER (Tail #s 413 - 478)
73I - B737-900 (Tail #s 401 - 412)
73F - B737-800 DirecTV, Short Field Performance (Tail #s 501 - 518)
73T - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 519 - 531)
73J - B737-800 DirecTV (Tail #s 202 - 226, 228 - 231, 233, 234, 237 - 239, 241 - 245, 247, 248, 250 - 259, 260, 267, 278 - 299.
(Tail #s 260 - 277 will be included here when installed with DirecTV)
73X - B737-800 Mid-Cabin Lav, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 261 - 266, 268 - 277) Will become 73J when installed with DirecTV and mid-cabin lav is removed.
Also known as "midlav" ships.
73M - B737-800 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 201, 227, 232, 235, 236, 240, 246, 249)
73A - B737-700 Mainland, DirecTV (Tail #s 701 - 719, 721 - 724, 726 - 733, 750)
73P - B737-700 Guam, Overhead IFE (Tail #s 720, 734 - 736)
sUA
19J - A319 (Old Configuration)
19S - A319 (New Configuration) (Slimline Seats)
20B - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/132Y)
20S - A320 (New Configuration 12F/138Y) (Slimline Seats)
20U - A320 (Old Configuration 12F/126Y)
37K - B737-900ER (Tail #s 811 - 848) (Slimline Seats)
47C - B747-400
57Q - B757-200 2-cabin (54xx Tail #s)
57U - B757-200 2-cabin (56xx Tail #s) (Overwater)
67I - B767-300 3-cabin (Tail #s 6441 - 6463) (11 aircraft to become 76E)
73B - B737-900ER (Tail #s 801 - 810)
75J - B757-200 ps (59xx & 53xx Tail #s)
76E - B767-300 2-cabin (Tail #s 6664 - 6677)
77A - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Non Reconfigured)
77C - B777-200 2-cabin (Tail #s 2368, 2372 & 2379) (Reconfigured)
77D - B777-200 3-cabin (24xx Tail #s)
77H - B777-222 2-cabin (Tail #s 2510 - 2515) (Reconfigured)
77J - B777-200 3-cabin (Tail #s 2704, 2706, 2786, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2795, 2796, 2799)
77Q - B777-200 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s)
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
Jan 30, 2014, 7:34 am
#46
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INT was doing Dirct TV and still may for remaining 73NGs to receive it. They also do routine maint or types of avionics upgrades to my knowledge.
SEA: currently doing 739ER induction - was done at LAX and mostly MCO
GSO: heavy maint on 763ER fleet
SFO: maint, heavy maint, 772 Hwaiian reconfiguration, was doing WiFi
MCN/MIA: heavy maint, did 752 p.s. reconfig
HOU: 73NG maint, did 735 removals, E+
MCO: various maint, heavy maint, did E+, DTV, 762 fleet removals
PEK: heavy maint, some widebody mods and paint
HKG: heavy maint, 764/763/772 mods and paint,
SEA: currently doing 739ER induction - was done at LAX and mostly MCO
GSO: heavy maint on 763ER fleet
SFO: maint, heavy maint, 772 Hwaiian reconfiguration, was doing WiFi
MCN/MIA: heavy maint, did 752 p.s. reconfig
HOU: 73NG maint, did 735 removals, E+
MCO: various maint, heavy maint, did E+, DTV, 762 fleet removals
PEK: heavy maint, some widebody mods and paint
HKG: heavy maint, 764/763/772 mods and paint,
Jan 30, 2014, 10:25 am
#47
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772:
N779UA sked to exit HKG 6857/30Jan in New Hawaiian config - 4 months plus 20 days in reconfig.
N779UA sked to exit HKG 6857/30Jan in New Hawaiian config - 4 months plus 20 days in reconfig.
Adding streaming IFE and no power ports on planes they plan on using for 8+ hour flights is pretty stupid. At some point they are going to have to take them out of service again, just to add power.
Jan 30, 2014, 10:34 am
#48
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They will get eventually power ports in a separate process but it is unknown when exactly (3 months? 1 year? 10 years?).
Jan 30, 2014, 10:36 am
#49
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This is heavily discussed & criticized in the Hawaiian config thread (sorry I don't know how to make a link)
Jan 30, 2014, 1:28 pm
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Since no schedule or hard information seems to be forthcoming, I doubt there is any kind of plan to do it anytime soon, which for me means in 2014. All the other reconfigs got a lot of press with easy to see tracking information on the Fleet update site. But info on power for the Hawaii 772 seems to be a black hole.
Jan 31, 2014, 12:13 pm
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A generic sUA 752 just caught my eye on approach to SFO -- new livery fuselage but no branding and the tail globe was mostly obscured by a coat of blue paint. Looks like it was this SFO-SFO flight, presumably for testing purposes of some sort.
I wonder if new avionics were being tested and if a new paint scheme is in the works? Or, more likely, is this plane about to leave the fleet due to the 757 retirements?
I wonder if new avionics were being tested and if a new paint scheme is in the works? Or, more likely, is this plane about to leave the fleet due to the 757 retirements?
Jan 31, 2014, 12:43 pm
#52
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A generic sUA 752 just caught my eye on approach to SFO -- new livery fuselage but no branding and the tail globe was mostly obscured by a coat of blue paint. Looks like it was this SFO-SFO flight, presumably for testing purposes of some sort.
I wonder if new avionics were being tested and if a new paint scheme is in the works? Or, more likely, is this plane about to leave the fleet due to the 757 retirements?
I wonder if new avionics were being tested and if a new paint scheme is in the works? Or, more likely, is this plane about to leave the fleet due to the 757 retirements?
Jan 31, 2014, 12:48 pm
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Thanks for the confirmation, Jose.
Jan 31, 2014, 1:27 pm
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Jan 31, 2014, 9:30 pm
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772:
N797UA sked to enter HKG 6863/2Feb
N773UA has been in SFO since 1/6/14
744:
N107UA sked to exit PEK 888/1Feb
739ER:
N68811 exited SEA 6855/31Jan (ferried to ORD. Can't find a further departure. Unit is first 739ER with new slimline seats - maybe it will be checked out before entering revenue service.
UPDATE: sked to start revenue service 1209/1Feb ORD-BOS
N797UA sked to enter HKG 6863/2Feb
N773UA has been in SFO since 1/6/14
744:
N107UA sked to exit PEK 888/1Feb
739ER:
N68811 exited SEA 6855/31Jan (ferried to ORD. Can't find a further departure. Unit is first 739ER with new slimline seats - maybe it will be checked out before entering revenue service.
UPDATE: sked to start revenue service 1209/1Feb ORD-BOS
Last edited by Bunky; Feb 1, 2014 at 8:50 am
Feb 1, 2014, 10:20 pm
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319:
N843UA sked to enter LCQ 6852/2Feb
320:
N477UA sked to exit LCQ 6852/2Feb with slimline seats/bins/WiFi
739:
N67812 exited SEA 6856/1Feb into revenue service
N69813 (new delivery) sked to enter SEA 6861/3Feb
744
N171UA sked to enter VCV 6851/3Feb, paint
N843UA sked to enter LCQ 6852/2Feb
320:
N477UA sked to exit LCQ 6852/2Feb with slimline seats/bins/WiFi
739:
N67812 exited SEA 6856/1Feb into revenue service
N69813 (new delivery) sked to enter SEA 6861/3Feb
744
N171UA sked to enter VCV 6851/3Feb, paint
Feb 3, 2014, 4:35 pm
#58
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First GUM 737-700 with E+?
I was booking a flight from NRT-GUM and noticed the 737-700 seat map has economy plus loaded. Sure enough, I was searching some flights operating that specific aircraft today and it shows economy plus. This is ship N24736 (3736). Can the gurus confirm this? Could this be the first 737 based in GU w/economy plus?
Feb 3, 2014, 11:09 pm
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I was booking a flight from NRT-GUM and noticed the 737-700 seat map has economy plus loaded. Sure enough, I was searching some flights operating that specific aircraft today and it shows economy plus. This is ship N24736 (3736). Can the gurus confirm this? Could this be the first 737 based in GU w/economy plus?
Feb 4, 2014, 7:52 am
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73G (4 units): I only show N24736 with E+. N13720 has been in GUM since 1/29, maybe getting E+.
738 (8units): all are in non E+ GUM configuration 14/141. N13227 and N26323 were recently on the mainland for about 2 months each and did not get a configuration change. N14235 has been in IAH since 12/23. Changing the 738s would require reconfiguring them to mainland seating or getting an STC for 8 aircraft. We'll see what happens.
738 (8units): all are in non E+ GUM configuration 14/141. N13227 and N26323 were recently on the mainland for about 2 months each and did not get a configuration change. N14235 has been in IAH since 12/23. Changing the 738s would require reconfiguring them to mainland seating or getting an STC for 8 aircraft. We'll see what happens.