Nov 20, 2016, 11:21 am
Last edit by: Juventini
United to retire 747 by end of 2017
Current scheduled 747 routes
Currently 14 left, retirement plan as follows(updated Aug 2017):
N127UA Owned - Exit 15-Aug-17 Age 18.0
N181UA Lease -01-Nov-17 -Exit 15-Oct-17 Lease return Age 26.0
N117UA Owned - Exit 30-Oct-17 Age 18.8
N174UA Lease- 09-Dec-17 Exit 30-Oct-17 Lease return Age 27.8
N105UA Lease- 09-Dec-17 Exit 01-Nov-17 Lease return Age 23.4
N107UA Lease- 01-Jun-18 Exit 01-Nov-17 Lease return Age 19.2
N175UA Owned - Exit 01-Nov-17 Age 27.2
N116UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 18.9
N118UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 18.7
N128UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 17.5
N119UA Owned - Exit 20-Nov-17 Age 18.7
N121UA Owned - Exit 20-Nov-17 Age 18.6
N178UA Lease - 01-May-18 Exit 20-Nov-17 Lease return Age 27.1
N180UA Owned - 20-Nov-17 Age 26.3
See details at United Fleet Site.
Current scheduled 747 routes
Currently 14 left, retirement plan as follows(updated Aug 2017):
N127UA Owned - Exit 15-Aug-17 Age 18.0
N181UA Lease -01-Nov-17 -Exit 15-Oct-17 Lease return Age 26.0
N117UA Owned - Exit 30-Oct-17 Age 18.8
N174UA Lease- 09-Dec-17 Exit 30-Oct-17 Lease return Age 27.8
N105UA Lease- 09-Dec-17 Exit 01-Nov-17 Lease return Age 23.4
N107UA Lease- 01-Jun-18 Exit 01-Nov-17 Lease return Age 19.2
N175UA Owned - Exit 01-Nov-17 Age 27.2
N116UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 18.9
N118UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 18.7
N128UA Owned - Exit 10-Nov-17 Age 17.5
N119UA Owned - Exit 20-Nov-17 Age 18.7
N121UA Owned - Exit 20-Nov-17 Age 18.6
N178UA Lease - 01-May-18 Exit 20-Nov-17 Lease return Age 27.1
N180UA Owned - 20-Nov-17 Age 26.3
See details at United Fleet Site.
UA to pilots: We're considering retiring all 747s by end of 2018 (Phaseout EOY 2017).
Apr 14, 2017, 10:56 am
#586
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
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The bottom line is it has been several weeks since a shipset of a Polaris interior has been installed on a UA 77W, with a few factory-fresh aircraft sitting in short-term storage at PAE.
Apr 16, 2017, 11:58 pm
#588
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA 1.6MM EXP; UA GS; SPG LTG,Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,477
Apr 22, 2017, 9:45 pm
#589
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Posts: 337
Just booked a SFO-FRA trip for my mother in October and her outbound is on the 747 in Y. She definitely is not looking forward to not having in-seat entertainment. I am hoping that they will switch that flight to a 777 (or maybe even the 77W) but in case that isn't happening, does the main cabin of the 747 still have movies playing on overhead screens in Y?
Apr 22, 2017, 10:12 pm
#590
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Houston
Programs: UA Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 12,694
Yes. Literal overhead projectors replaced with LCD TVs.
Apr 22, 2017, 10:57 pm
#591
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: MFR
Programs: Alaska MVP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 714
Yes. It comes in handy when the device streaming doesn't work, and it often doesn't. I actually got a bit naustalgic realizing "hey, this whole dang plane is watching Fantastic Beasts together."
Apr 23, 2017, 6:20 am
#593
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Syd
Programs: UA 1k 1MM, VA G
Posts: 886
Work just told me they want to send me to NRT sometime in OCT to follow up with a customer and I can easily move flights around to return via ICN/HKG etc for whatever will be the last flight
I looked back a few pages but cant find what the current last normally scheduled flight is at the moment?
(Maybe time to add it to the wiki?)
I looked back a few pages but cant find what the current last normally scheduled flight is at the moment?
(Maybe time to add it to the wiki?)
Apr 23, 2017, 8:45 am
#594
Moderator: Budget Travel forum & Credit Card Programs, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now
Programs: UA lifetime MM / *A Gold
Posts: 14,429
Bring a tablet, a netbook, possibly even a laptop with your own entertainment @:-)
There is an outlet between the seats so even a laptop should last the whole flight.
Either that, or try to upgrade with miles and Ca$h
Apr 23, 2017, 10:27 am
#595
Join Date: May 2015
Programs: All the programs!
Posts: 1,006
Apr 23, 2017, 11:28 am
#596
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.997MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,859
This thread may have what you're looking for.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...aft-gf-pf.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...aft-gf-pf.html
Apr 23, 2017, 11:35 am
#597
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PMD
Programs: UA*G, NW, AA-G. WR-P, HH-G, IHG-S, ALL. TT-GE.
Posts: 2,911
I was exploring about a trip to NRT (via SFO) but it is no longer 747 as early as early Sep. I'll have to explore LHR or ICN. I can't seem to find a one-way J (want the UD experience), one-way econ for <$2500 for TPE.
Apr 23, 2017, 1:15 pm
#598
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Posts: 337
It's an award ticket, so no upgrade unless we get lucky and get a cheap TOD offer.
Apr 23, 2017, 9:39 pm
#599
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: DL PM, OZ Diamond Plus, BA Silver
Posts: 1,803
It's an award ticket, so no upgrade unless we get lucky and get a cheap TOD offer.