Dec 9, 2016, 11:15 am
Last edit by: FlyHighInTheSky
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/777/300/default.aspx
UA Orders Boeing 777-300ERs / 77Ws w/ 1-2-1 Polaris Business, 3-4-3 Economy
Nov 13, 2016, 6:38 pm
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Nov 14, 2016, 9:46 am
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Nov 17, 2016, 11:08 am
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So, most of my yearly miles (~80%) are on 772ER sCO AC#3001 to AC#3016 of 1998 to 2000 vintage.
Is there any information and/or schedule whether or when these planes are being replaced with 773ER AC#3031 to AC#3044?
Is there any information and/or schedule whether or when these planes are being replaced with 773ER AC#3031 to AC#3044?
Nov 17, 2016, 2:20 pm
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Those planes aren't currently scheduled for replacement. Instead, they new 77Ws are expected to fly some of their routes (e.g., to HKG, DEL) and the 772s will continue to fly other routes (and perhaps those as well). In addition, the pmCO 772s will at some point receive the new Polaris cabin as well as the same 3-4-3 economy seating being deployed in the 77W fleet.
Nov 20, 2016, 10:57 am
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Nov 20, 2016, 12:47 pm
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Yes, but I don't think I've ever seen the more modern ones.
Okay, makes sense, thanks for the concise reply.
Those planes aren't currently scheduled for replacement. Instead, they new 77Ws are expected to fly some of their routes (e.g., to HKG, DEL) and the 772s will continue to fly other routes (and perhaps those as well). In addition, the pmCO 772s will at some point receive the new Polaris cabin as well as the same 3-4-3 economy seating being deployed in the 77W fleet.
Nov 20, 2016, 1:47 pm
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Knively posted above, but the first 77W flew its first test flight today.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N58031
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N58031
Nov 20, 2016, 5:26 pm
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Nov 27, 2016, 8:41 pm
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Need to be in HKG, along with other countries in Asia, next summer. Actually found a decent biz fare with a HKG-EWR segment (which came in as a shock, for anything involving TPAC HKG). Hedging against the price increase for the "real" Polaris on the 77W, so I took it. Already like the pmCO 772, but hoping that I will get the 77W by then!
Nov 28, 2016, 8:58 am
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I wonder if the first routes will be officially announced on 12/1 with the soft launch of Polaris
Nov 28, 2016, 6:25 pm
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First 77W may have a new tail number:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=58031
N58031 may be changing to N2331U. Nothing so far for the rest of the 77W fleet.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=58031
N58031 may be changing to N2331U. Nothing so far for the rest of the 77W fleet.
Nov 29, 2016, 3:22 pm
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I went back to see when the first 787 routes were announced. It seems like the end of August 2012 they announced the domestic routes that would begin November 4th. If domestic flights start end of Jan, they should be announcing them soon.
Nov 29, 2016, 3:29 pm
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First 77W may have a new tail number:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=58031
N58031 may be changing to N2331U. Nothing so far for the rest of the 77W fleet.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=58031
N58031 may be changing to N2331U. Nothing so far for the rest of the 77W fleet.
Nov 29, 2016, 3:49 pm
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Looks like UA has transitioned to a different registration convention for the 77W fleet, as all 14 ships now have registrations set aside in the range of N2XYYU, with X being random (as available) and YY being the last two digits of the corresponding aircraft's internal United fleet number.