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Old Feb 21, 2017, 2:36 pm
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Current 77W Routes:
SFO/HKG (UA 862/869) Started 25MAR17
EWR/TLV (UA 90/91) Started 5MAY17
SFO/NRT (UA 837/838) Started 14JUN17
SFO/TPE (UA 871/872) Started 1AUG17
SFO/FRA (UA 58/59) Started 5OCT17
EWR/NRT (UA 79/78) Started 28OCT17
SFO/AKL (UA 916/917) Resumes seasonal service 27OCT18 - 29MAR19 (non-seasonal 3x weekly service operated by 772)
SFO/LHR (UA 901/949) Started 23APR18, ends 26OCT18, resumes 30MAR19
SFO/TLV (UA 954/955) Started 23MAY18
EWR/BOM (UA 48/49) Started 27OCT18
EWR/HKG (UA 179/180) Started 30MAR19

Current Non-77W routes
772 Retrofit:
EWR/BRU (UA 999/998) Started 30MAR19
EWR/CDG (UA 57/56) Started 30MAR19
IAD/BRU (UA 950/951) Started 30MAR19
IAD/CDG (UA 915/914) Starts 29APR19
IAD/TLV (UA 72/73) Starts 22MAY19, 3x weekly
SFO/PEK (UA 888/889) Started 30MAR19
SFO/FRA (UA 926/927) Started 30MAR19
SFO/CDG (UA 990/984) Starts 29APR19
SFO/ICN (UA 805/806) Started 1APR19, 4x weekly
SFO/AKL (UA 916/917) Started off-season service 30MAR19, 3x weekly

Past routes:
EWR/FRA (UA 960/961) 24MAR18 - 31JUL18 (now operated by 78J)
SFO/EWR (various), currently operated by 752, 78J, 77G
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 9:38 am
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As did all my SFO-LHR flights Dec onwards. I've been moved back to row 31 on all the flights. My flights through mid-September are still showing 3-class on the 930/949, thank goodness.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 9:58 am
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It appears that starting later this year, a pair of IAD/LHR flights is getting a retrofitted 772 with Polaris dedicated to it, since they're selling PP on the route.

Looks like:
UA918 IAD-LHR 1825-0640 (+1)
UA925 LHR-IAD 1620-1925

Not sure of exact dates. I noticed it around late December 2019 into January 2020.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by windhund
Not sure of exact dates. I noticed it around late December 2019 into January 2020.
IAD-LHR on high-J 763 looks to be starting on 26OCT19 with PP on sale. Interesting that ORD-LHR which already has high-J 763 flying, but PP is not on sale yet.

IAD-NRT 772 has PP on sale starting 26OCT19.
IAD-FRA 772 has PP on sale starting 27OCT19.

So the only 772 out of IAD with IPTE looks to be MUC, presumably to swap planes with ORD-MUC.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 11:14 am
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It appears 803/804 IAD-NRT-IAD is also going dedicated 772 Polaris with P+ as of the winter schedule.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 11:56 am
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NRT-HNL Polaris
Originally Posted by wxguy
It appears 803/804 IAD-NRT-IAD is also going dedicated 772 Polaris with P+ as of the winter schedule.
Yes, United has kicked me out of row 20 seat to a row 31 seat.
Edit: Apparently, NRT-HNL is a dedicated Polaris/PP route, too (my booking is in early November). But I am not going to waste a GPU on this shorter flight to move back to row 20.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by hirohito888
IAD-LHR on high-J 763 looks to be starting on 26OCT19 with PP on sale. Interesting that ORD-LHR which already has high-J 763 flying, but PP is not on sale yet. (...)
So the only 772 out of IAD with IPTE looks to be MUC, presumably to swap planes with ORD-MUC.
Thanks! To clarify, around late December/early January, I saw the reconfigured 772 with Polaris on IAD-LHR - interesting that they have the high-J 763 In the fall there. I thought UA was dedicating those EWR-LHR (at least initially).
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Kmxu
Edit: Apparently, NRT-HNL is a dedicated Polaris/PP route, too (my booking is in early November). But I am not going to waste a GPU on this shorter flight to move back to row 20.
Presumably because the frame doing the HNL turn is now pulling from only PE-equipped stock.
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 2:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Kmxu

Yes, United has kicked me out of row 20 seat to a row 31 seat.
Edit: Apparently, NRT-HNL is a dedicated Polaris/PP route, too (my booking is in early November). But I am not going to waste a GPU on this shorter flight to move back to row 20.
Originally Posted by findark
Presumably because the frame doing the HNL turn is now pulling from only PE-equipped stock.
Right. The two routes are interlinked, such that a single aircraft operates IAD-NRT-HNL-NRT-IAD. Because of the schedule, IAD-NRT cannot turn around to be NRT-IAD.

Separately, in the past there has been a spreadsheet of sorts showing the widebody (plus 752) allocation by route. Has anyone seen this for the upcoming winter timetable, which evidently was just finalized this past weekend?
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Old Aug 6, 2019, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by windhund
Thanks! To clarify, around late December/early January, I saw the reconfigured 772 with Polaris on IAD-LHR - interesting that they have the high-J 763 In the fall there. I thought UA was dedicating those EWR-LHR (at least initially).
EWR-LHR will be dedicated high-J 763 starting 15SEPT19 based on press release.

By September, there should be around 8 high-J 763, so 5 units for EWR+1 spare, that leaves 1-2 for ORD/LHR or EWR-ZRH. This is assuming large downtime and low aircraft utilization.
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Old Aug 23, 2019, 12:29 am
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Polaris Routes to Australia
Sorry if this has already been addressed in this thread, but I'm having trouble finding any information on Polaris routes to Australia. I know none fly currently, but has anyone heard of plans to swap in the retrofitted 772 when there are enough? Or any Polaris aircraft for that matter. I find it hard to believe the lucrative Australian market is going to have to wait another year until dreamliner retrofits are well underway. No Polaris love down under??
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Old Aug 23, 2019, 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by JBuck88
Sorry if this has already been addressed in this thread, but I'm having trouble finding any information on Polaris routes to Australia. I know none fly currently, but has anyone heard of plans to swap in the retrofitted 772 when there are enough? Or any Polaris aircraft for that matter. I find it hard to believe the lucrative Australian market is going to have to wait another year until dreamliner retrofits are well underway. No Polaris love down under??
Can the 772 even make Australia?
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Old Aug 23, 2019, 7:19 am
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Originally Posted by warrenw
Can the 772 even make Australia?
The sCO 772s may make it. All Australia routes except for IAH-SYD are shorter than EWR-HKG, which used to be a sCO 772 route.
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Old Aug 23, 2019, 11:10 am
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Originally Posted by warrenw
Can the 772 even make Australia?
Originally Posted by Kmxu
The sCO 772s may make it. All Australia routes except for IAH-SYD are shorter than EWR-HKG, which used to be a sCO 772 route.
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I'm nearly positive that sUA 772s were on the schedule prior to the 789s coming onboard. Also, LAX-SYD is ~300 miles shorter than ORD-HKG.

EDIT: Here's a 2015 TPG with the IPTE 777 to SYD. https://thepointsguy.com/2015/07/uni...sfirst-review/
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Old Sep 15, 2019, 9:42 am
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With UA taking the 77Ws off of HKG, where will we see these planes go?
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Old Sep 15, 2019, 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by ChiefNWA
With UA taking the 77Ws off of HKG, where will we see these planes go?
2nd EWR-TLV
EWR-GRU
among others: Winter 2019 plane changes
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