Dec 31, 2017, 7:17 pm
Last edit by: Bunky
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.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28)- code refers to type and configuration but not IFE:
sCO
73Z - B737-700 Guam Configuration (12/30/84 Slimline)
73G - B737-700 Slimline (12/36/78 config)
73R - B737-700 Slimline, former GUM and former Copa (PDE)
73Y - B737-800 Slimline Config (16/54/96 config)
73U - B737-800 Guam Slimline Configuration (16/42/108 config)
73Q - B737-800 Slimline (16/54/96) with SFP (a/c 3519 and above 16/48/102) 3528 and up Sky Interior, 3532 and up Sky bins
73C - B737-900 Slimline (20/42/117 config)
73L - B737-900ER Slimline Config (3413-3442 & 3479: 20/42/117), (3443-3478: 20/39/120) (3479 Sky Interior and Space bins)
37X - 737-MAX9 Slimline 20/48/111)
75B - B757-200 Int'l Config (16/45/108)
75A - B757-300 (24/57/132 config) - obsolete with last 3 in mod
75E - B757-300 Slimline (24/57/156 config)
76P - B767-400ER (39/70/131 with Y crew mod)
78V - B787-8 (36/70/113 config)
78Z - B787-9 (48/88/116 config)
77Y - B777-200ER ("Version 2"/ 50/72/145 config)
sUA
19S - A319 version 1 (8/42/78 config)
19C - A319 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (8/42/78 config)
20S - A320 version 1 (12/42/96 config)
20C - A320 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (12/42/96 config)
37K - B737-900ER (20/39/120 a/c 3810-3810 ) (20/42/117 a/c 3811-3894 Sky - a/c 3895-3899 Space Bins)
75K - B757-200 (formerly known as "ps") (28/42/72 config)
76N - B767-300ER 3-cabin (6/26/71/80 config) - obsolete with last unit in mod
76C - B767-300ER 2-cabin non-Polaris (30/49/135 config)
76A - B767-300ER Polaris 2 class (30/46/138 config)
77G - B777-200 Domestic (Versions 3 & 4 / 28/102/234 config)
77J - B777-200ER 3-cabin (27xx Tail#'s) ("Version 1"/ 8/40/113/108 config)
77Q - B777-200ER 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s) ("Version 1"/ 8/40/113/108 config)
77T - B777-300ER Polaris (60/86/156 config) - With Premium economy (60/24/46/156)
78U - B787-9 AC# 968-972
Here's what each of the facilities do historically:
HKG, heavy widebody maint and reconf (also heavy GUM 737 maint); 763 Polaris mods
XMN 772 Polaris mods, 777/787 heavy maint
LCQ, Airbus heavy and some medium heavy maint, Airbus Inductions and mods, 737NG reconfiguration
DLH, Airbus maintenance
MIA, 753 ISP, 763 main/WiFi, some 757 maint, 737NG reconfiguration and maintenance, Airbus maint.
HOU, 737 heavier maintenance, slimline seats, some shorter mod work
RFD, 752 scimitar winglets, 737NG reconfigurations, 753 slimlines
SAT 757 maint
SKF 39M final induction installations
ILN some 763 maint
VQQ some 763 maint
SFO, Airbus D checks, heavy 772 maint, 737NG C checks, other maint.
MCO, 737/757 maintenance, some mods.
IAH, light maint, slimlines on 73G
VCV, AMA and FTW for paint.
XMN, 772 maintenance
PVG, 788 modifications/WiFi
PEK, some widebody maint.
VCV, AMA, CWF, FTW paint
SEA, 77W, 739 new delivery induction, some 789s as well
DEN, IAD, 789 new delivery induction
Services ended at INT and MCN - Appears services suspended or ended at PEK
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.
United Airlines Equipment (Aircraft) Codes (via JOSECONLSCREW28)- code refers to type and configuration but not IFE:
sCO
73Z - B737-700 Guam Configuration (12/30/84 Slimline)
73G - B737-700 Slimline (12/36/78 config)
73R - B737-700 Slimline, former GUM and former Copa (PDE)
73Y - B737-800 Slimline Config (16/54/96 config)
73U - B737-800 Guam Slimline Configuration (16/42/108 config)
73Q - B737-800 Slimline (16/54/96) with SFP (a/c 3519 and above 16/48/102) 3528 and up Sky Interior, 3532 and up Sky bins
73C - B737-900 Slimline (20/42/117 config)
73L - B737-900ER Slimline Config (3413-3442 & 3479: 20/42/117), (3443-3478: 20/39/120) (3479 Sky Interior and Space bins)
37X - 737-MAX9 Slimline 20/48/111)
75B - B757-200 Int'l Config (16/45/108)
75A - B757-300 (24/57/132 config) - obsolete with last 3 in mod
75E - B757-300 Slimline (24/57/156 config)
76P - B767-400ER (39/70/131 with Y crew mod)
78V - B787-8 (36/70/113 config)
78Z - B787-9 (48/88/116 config)
77Y - B777-200ER ("Version 2"/ 50/72/145 config)
sUA
19S - A319 version 1 (8/42/78 config)
19C - A319 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (8/42/78 config)
20S - A320 version 1 (12/42/96 config)
20C - A320 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (12/42/96 config)
37K - B737-900ER (20/39/120 a/c 3810-3810 ) (20/42/117 a/c 3811-3894 Sky - a/c 3895-3899 Space Bins)
75K - B757-200 (formerly known as "ps") (28/42/72 config)
76N - B767-300ER 3-cabin (6/26/71/80 config) - obsolete with last unit in mod
76C - B767-300ER 2-cabin non-Polaris (30/49/135 config)
76A - B767-300ER Polaris 2 class (30/46/138 config)
77G - B777-200 Domestic (Versions 3 & 4 / 28/102/234 config)
77J - B777-200ER 3-cabin (27xx Tail#'s) ("Version 1"/ 8/40/113/108 config)
77Q - B777-200ER 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s) ("Version 1"/ 8/40/113/108 config)
77T - B777-300ER Polaris (60/86/156 config) - With Premium economy (60/24/46/156)
78U - B787-9 AC# 968-972
Here's what each of the facilities do historically:
HKG, heavy widebody maint and reconf (also heavy GUM 737 maint); 763 Polaris mods
XMN 772 Polaris mods, 777/787 heavy maint
LCQ, Airbus heavy and some medium heavy maint, Airbus Inductions and mods, 737NG reconfiguration
DLH, Airbus maintenance
MIA, 753 ISP, 763 main/WiFi, some 757 maint, 737NG reconfiguration and maintenance, Airbus maint.
HOU, 737 heavier maintenance, slimline seats, some shorter mod work
RFD, 752 scimitar winglets, 737NG reconfigurations, 753 slimlines
SAT 757 maint
SKF 39M final induction installations
ILN some 763 maint
VQQ some 763 maint
SFO, Airbus D checks, heavy 772 maint, 737NG C checks, other maint.
MCO, 737/757 maintenance, some mods.
IAH, light maint, slimlines on 73G
VCV, AMA and FTW for paint.
XMN, 772 maintenance
PVG, 788 modifications/WiFi
PEK, some widebody maint.
VCV, AMA, CWF, FTW paint
SEA, 77W, 739 new delivery induction, some 789s as well
DEN, IAD, 789 new delivery induction
Services ended at INT and MCN - Appears services suspended or ended at PEK
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2018 Edition]
Apr 24, 2018, 11:26 am
#451
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Love the consistency of being inconsistent 
Nxxxxx, NxxxUA, NxxxxU ... though WN just has a different last letter to keep the Nxxxx? line in consecutive order, certainly with their B38M.
And no, I'm not picking on the messenger, thanks for the update Jose. We assume these will get Polaris from get go, eh?
Nxxxxx, NxxxUA, NxxxxU ... though WN just has a different last letter to keep the Nxxxx? line in consecutive order, certainly with their B38M.
And no, I'm not picking on the messenger, thanks for the update Jose. We assume these will get Polaris from get go, eh?
Sure, its a hassle and inconsistent, but consistency is hard to do when you have limited number availability. N684/5/6UA makes sense and I bet are the lowest numbers with all three in a row between 678 and 699 that can end in UA. No airline has command of the last two letters with the FAA. I would guess UA paid to buy many existing registration numbers when most of the aircraft ending with UA were registered as all five number/alpha charters needed to be exact.
The sCO system has one hundred possibilities for each aircraft as the first two digits can be any number, so its easy to get those numbers and even place the first two numbers close to others in the same fleet type, (most sCO 739s start with "3" and sUA's 739s starting with 801 all start with a "6").
The U at the end has only 10 possible numbers - in the case of the 77W only the second digit can be different. Maybe UA would pay for a number if need be for a widebody fleet of 20 units vs. a narrowbody fleet of 100 when 5 times more hassle to get all the numbers would the the reality?
320s N4901 and N1902U are weird with the first digit being the variable one, but the 400 range was full and something had to be done. Same with 319 4888U, but I'll bet they couldn't rustle the N888UA from its current owner. I wouldn't be surprised if the 20 easyJet units get the same convention with the U at the end.
WN has a similar situation where they alter the letter at the end of a 4 digit fleet number, allowing over 20 letters in the alphabet to work with. Are the letters O, I and anything others not available?
I really don't see an issue with narrowbody and widebody difference in registration guidelines. There is a consistency in a plan where 737 and probably new narrowbodies use numbers and widebodies have a U.
The sCO system has one hundred possibilities for each aircraft as the first two digits can be any number, so its easy to get those numbers and even place the first two numbers close to others in the same fleet type, (most sCO 739s start with "3" and sUA's 739s starting with 801 all start with a "6").
The U at the end has only 10 possible numbers - in the case of the 77W only the second digit can be different. Maybe UA would pay for a number if need be for a widebody fleet of 20 units vs. a narrowbody fleet of 100 when 5 times more hassle to get all the numbers would the the reality?
320s N4901 and N1902U are weird with the first digit being the variable one, but the 400 range was full and something had to be done. Same with 319 4888U, but I'll bet they couldn't rustle the N888UA from its current owner. I wouldn't be surprised if the 20 easyJet units get the same convention with the U at the end.
WN has a similar situation where they alter the letter at the end of a 4 digit fleet number, allowing over 20 letters in the alphabet to work with. Are the letters O, I and anything others not available?
I really don't see an issue with narrowbody and widebody difference in registration guidelines. There is a consistency in a plan where 737 and probably new narrowbodies use numbers and widebodies have a U.
Apr 24, 2018, 12:48 pm
#452
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Not sure what set me off, having a bad day yesterday I guess
But to add one last blow to the dead horse, numbering would be consistent for 763s as 764s are Nxxxx
Thanks, always happy to learn something new.
And I guess in a way it makes sense to put NxxxUA on those birds to keep it consistent with the rest of 763s, especially since they don't make them anymore (yes, aware of tankers still in production).
Apr 24, 2018, 1:03 pm
#453
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On a tangent, 3-class 763 has always been my favorite pick for intl. travel since IPTE. I am going to really miss both the F-class and the old Y seats - in fact, the 3-class 767 is the last aircraft in UAL’s entire fleet to have those lovely old seats, which date back to 1995 when 777-200 was introduced with that tiny PTV monitor. Sad to see it go, but it’s time.
Back on topic, glad the new [edit: 3 new 763s] birds will still have the UA ending - Fitting the first 777 is registered n777ua - what are lovely name to have indeed.
Last edited by tuolumne; Apr 24, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Apr 24, 2018, 1:14 pm
#454
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sCO 
Got in on an AA/DL/UA fare war from AUS to UIO and LIM this time last year
What a difference between 738 in coach and converted 763 with old coach seats Sprang for buy up to lie flats on the redeye back from LIM
What a difference between 738 in coach and converted 763 with old coach seats
Sprang for buy up to lie flats on the redeye back from LIM
Apr 24, 2018, 1:21 pm
#455
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Was glancing over the fleet page for the first time in a while - looks like the pmUA domestic F seat is finally gone. I might be many months behind on this, but I had a string of luck on 320s getting the old seat which stretched pretty far into last year. Did I miss any marking of the last one being taken out?
Apr 25, 2018, 7:08 pm
#456
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79M:
N37502 sked delivery flight 2685/26Apr BFI-HOU for Induction
N37502 sked delivery flight 2685/26Apr BFI-HOU for Induction
Apr 26, 2018, 12:55 am
#457
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Apr 26, 2018, 1:07 am
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Love the consistency of being inconsistent
Nxxxxx, NxxxUA, NxxxxU ... though WN just has a different last letter to keep the Nxxxx? line in consecutive order, certainly with their B38M.
And no, I'm not picking on the messenger, thanks for the update Jose. We assume these will get Polaris from get go, eh?
Nxxxxx, NxxxUA, NxxxxU ... though WN just has a different last letter to keep the Nxxxx? line in consecutive order, certainly with their B38M.
And no, I'm not picking on the messenger, thanks for the update Jose. We assume these will get Polaris from get go, eh?
I am sure if there was no merger, all the 77W would register in the range of N231UA -- N248UA as the last 772 ended at N229UA with there was supposed to have N230UA but the order cancelled.
But no matter the reg format is, nowadays i only looked at the fleet number, like for 777
20xx 77Q
21xx 77T
23xx 77C now 77G
24xx 77D now 77G
25xx 77A now 77G
27xx 77J
28xx 77Q
00xx 77Y
Last edited by ORDnHKG; Apr 26, 2018 at 1:20 am
Apr 26, 2018, 6:12 am
#459
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I'm showing 77T is Polaris and the only aircraft in that range is 2786 (N786UA)
N678UA through 683UA are taken.
I see UA has N687UA also reserved, Does that mean another 763 may be in the cards?
FYI: N688UA/N689UA are taken and N690UA is available for reservation, so UA hasn't reserved any more in the 763 range.
N678UA through 683UA are taken.
I see UA has N687UA also reserved, Does that mean another 763 may be in the cards?
FYI: N688UA/N689UA are taken and N690UA is available for reservation, so UA hasn't reserved any more in the 763 range.
Apr 26, 2018, 12:12 pm
#460
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I'm showing 77T is Polaris and the only aircraft in that range is 2786 (N786UA)
N678UA through 683UA are taken.
I see UA has N687UA also reserved, Does that mean another 763 may be in the cards?
FYI: N688UA/N689UA are taken and N690UA is available for reservation, so UA hasn't reserved any more in the 763 range.
N678UA through 683UA are taken.
I see UA has N687UA also reserved, Does that mean another 763 may be in the cards?
FYI: N688UA/N689UA are taken and N690UA is available for reservation, so UA hasn't reserved any more in the 763 range.
Apr 26, 2018, 12:21 pm
#461
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Apr 26, 2018, 8:33 pm
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73G:
N25705 entered MIA 2799/26Apr for slimlines (last NG to get slimlines)
N13750 exited MIA 2800/26Apr with slimlines
789:
N45956 sked to exit PVG 858/28Apr
N27957 entered PVG 891/26Apr
N25705 entered MIA 2799/26Apr for slimlines (last NG to get slimlines)
N13750 exited MIA 2800/26Apr with slimlines
789:
N45956 sked to exit PVG 858/28Apr
N27957 entered PVG 891/26Apr
Apr 29, 2018, 5:01 pm
#463
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738:
Understand 2 ex GUM 738s, N77296 and N37298 have DTV/PDE and WiFi even though UA.com shows seatback entertainment.
763:
N668UA exited VQQ 2690/28Apr
772:
N77006 exited HKG maint. 180/29Apr
N77019 entered HKG maint. 179/27Apr
Understand 2 ex GUM 738s, N77296 and N37298 have DTV/PDE and WiFi even though UA.com shows seatback entertainment.
763:
N668UA exited VQQ 2690/28Apr
772:
N77006 exited HKG maint. 180/29Apr
N77019 entered HKG maint. 179/27Apr
Last edited by Bunky; Apr 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Apr 29, 2018, 5:25 pm
#464
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For the experts here, is UA retrofitting a current plane to Polaris config every 10 days an actual realistic target?
Apr 29, 2018, 5:33 pm
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However, the impact in the peak travel months of so many frames out of service and new types needing STC will make to a scheduling challenge.