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Old Feb 9, 2018, 9:44 am
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Routes featuring the B763 Polaris seats
Sofar 4 converted 763s rejoined the fleet. It would be great to know some routes, which might get the new configuration on a regular basis.

The Polaris tracker website currently shows ORD/EWR/IAH - Europe.
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Meanwhile, I have found IAD-ZRH operating this a/c like every other day over the last couple of weeks.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 11:12 am
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This is about the best you'll be able to do:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n644ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n648ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n649ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n656ua

and at HKG, to emerge over the next few weeks:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n643ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n646ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n655ua

United isn't dedicating any aircraft to specific routes at the moment, and the 76As (designation for Polaris-equipped 763ER) are flowing throughout the 763 network.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 12:16 pm
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Thanks for the links, EWR764!
Over the last few days: EWR/IAD-AMS/GVA/MUC/ZRH vv seem to be getting the 76A a few times.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 1:05 pm
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The UA Polaris tracker seems to suggest (once UA has a critical mass) EWR/ORD/IAH to Europe & IAH to deep south America with be the initial standard routes for the Polaris converted 763s.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
The UA Polaris tracker seems to suggest (once UA has a critical mass) EWR/ORD/IAH to Europe & IAH to deep south America with be the initial standard routes for the Polaris converted 763s.
I think you'd find that the foregoing is pretty much the extent of United's 767-300ER flying, aside from some domestic positioning flights.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
I think you'd find that the foregoing is pretty much the extent of United's 767-300ER flying, aside from some domestic positioning flights.
True, I guess the other way of saying it, it does not appears the new 763s will venture away for the present 763 routes. More of an aircraft /route upgrade vs new routes. In my mind, was replying to what seemed like folks were hoping for extensions to new routes.
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My 90 minute early morning flight from BOS to IAD on Jan 28 was switched from a 739 to the Polaris 763. Both Y and C cabins were quite empty, as they had been on the original 739. The 739 pilot sat behind me, now a passenger since he could not fly this plane. For the short flight, the seating seemed nice enough but my knees still hurt a bit from the tray table continuously flying out from under the screen during takeoff.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 6:59 pm
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For my flight in June LHR-SFO, I believe it is the B763 with Polaris seating - or at least that is what the seat map shows. I will be slumming it in Y (unless the GPU comes through)
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Aussienarelle
For my flight in June LHR-SFO, I believe it is the B763 with Polaris seating - or at least that is what the seat map shows. I will be slumming it in Y (unless the GPU comes through)
Pretty sure that's the 77W, in which case you will definitely be slumming it if you end up in Y...
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 7:45 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Pretty sure that's the 77W, in which case you will definitely be slumming it if you end up in Y...
true - too bad Boeing didn’t design the 777 8-10 inches narrower.
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 8:05 pm
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Originally Posted by LarryU
My 90 minute early morning flight from BOS to IAD on Jan 28 was switched from a 739 to the Polaris 763. Both Y and C cabins were quite empty, as they had been on the original 739. The 739 pilot sat behind me, now a passenger since he could not fly this plane. For the short flight, the seating seemed nice enough but my knees still hurt a bit from the tray table continuously flying out from under the screen during takeoff.
I've noticed that they don't appear lock them in properly after cleaning and this happens. Needs a right old whack to get it to properly lock and stay. Flying a newer bird tomorrow, ***40, so hoping that's a resolved issue (hah).
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Old Feb 9, 2018, 11:55 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
True, I guess the other way of saying it, it does not appears the new 763s will venture away for the present 763 routes. More of an aircraft /route upgrade vs new routes. In my mind, was replying to what seemed like folks were hoping for extensions to new routes.
One interesting question will be, if the 67As - once all 14 are converted - will be dedicated to certain routes or will they be mixed in with the remaining 763s & older sCO seat?
In the case of the 77Ws, the routes where this plane is operating have been specifically pointed out. Personally, I would prefer to see the same for the converted 76As.
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Old Feb 10, 2018, 12:12 am
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Originally Posted by cesco.g
One interesting question will be, if the 67As - once all 14 are converted - will be dedicated to certain routes or will they be mixed in with the remaining 763s & older sCO seat?
In the case of the 77Ws, the routes where this plane is operating have been specifically pointed out. Personally, I would prefer to see the same for the converted 76As.
The difference is, the Polaris 763s have exactly the same seat count in J and Y as 2 class 763, so they can be swapped interchangeably. UA can't swap the 77W with any other aircraft without losing at least 10 J seats and 85 Y seats.
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Originally Posted by EWR764
This is about the best you'll be able to do:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n644ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n648ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n649ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n656ua

and at HKG, to emerge over the next few weeks:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n643ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n646ua
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n655ua

United isn't dedicating any aircraft to specific routes at the moment, and the 76As (designation for Polaris-equipped 763ER) are flowing throughout the 763 network.
Great info thank you!
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Old Feb 10, 2018, 11:40 am
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Here's a summary of where they've been the last 2 weeks:

Code:
 origin | destination | flights 
--------+-------------+---------
 SBGL   | KIAH        |       6
 KIAH   | SBGL        |       6
 KIAD   | LSZH        |       5
 LSZH   | KIAD        |       5
 KIAH   | KIAD        |       3
 KEWR   | EGLL        |       3
 EHAM   | KIAD        |       3
 EGLL   | KEWR        |       3
 KIAD   | EHAM        |       3
 KIAD   | KIAH        |       3
 EDDM   | KEWR        |       3
 KEWR   | EDDM        |       3
 KEWR   | LEMD        |       2
 KIAD   | LSGG        |       2
 EDDT   | KEWR        |       2
 KEWR   | EDDT        |       2
 LSGG   | KEWR        |       2
 LEMD   | KEWR        |       2
 KIAH   | KEWR        |       2
 KEWR   | LIMC        |       1
 LSGG   | KIAD        |       1
 KIAH   | SPJC        |       1
 TJSJ   | KEWR        |       1
 KEWR   | KIAD        |       1
 SPJC   | KIAH        |       1
 KEWR   | KIAH        |       1
 KEWR   | LSGG        |       1
 KORD   | KIAH        |       1
 LIMC   | KEWR        |       1
 KIAH   | SCEL        |       1
 KTPA   | KEWR        |       1
 KIAD   | KTPA        |       1
 SCEL   | KIAH        |       1
 KEWR   | TJSJ        |       1
 KEWR   | EHAM        |       1
 EHAM   | KEWR        |       1
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