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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:

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73S - B737-700 Guam Configuration (12/30/84 Slimline)
73G - B737-700 Slimline (12/36/78 config)
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)
37X - 737-MAX9 Slimline 20/48/111): Slimline Config (3413-3442 & 3479: 20/42/117), (3443-3478: 20/39/120) (3479 Sky Interior and Space bins)
75B - B757-200 Int'l Config (16/45/108)
75S - B757-200 Int'l Config (16/42/118)
75E - B757-300 Slimline (24/57/156 config)
76S - 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)
77E - B777-200ER Polaris/PP (50/24/46/156)

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19S - A319 version 1 (8/42/78 config)
19C - A319 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (8/42/78 config), different lavs
19F - A319 version 1 (12/36/78 config)
19G - A319 version 2 (12/36/78 config) (ex-CZ frames) (12/36/78 config)
20S - A320 version 1 (12/42/96 config)
20C - A320 version 2 (ex-CZ frames) (12/42/96 config), different lavs
20F - A320 version ? (16/36/96 config)
37K - B737-900ER (20/39/120 a/c 3801-3810 ) (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)
76C - B767-300ER 2-cabin non-Polaris (30J/49E+/135Y config)
76A - B767-300ER Polaris 2 class (30J/46E+/138Y config)
76L - B767-300ER Polaris/PP (46J/22PP/43E+/56Y config)
77G/M - B777-200 Domestic (Versions 3 & 4 / 28F/102E+/234Y config)
77Q - B777-200ER 3-cabin (20xx & 28xx Tail #s) & (27xx Tail#'s) ("Version 1"/ 8F/40J/113E+/108Y config)
77U/N - B777-200ER Polaris/PP (50J/24PP/46E+/156Y)
77X - B777-300ER Polaris/PP (60J/24PP/62E+/204Y)
78J(78X) - B787-10 Polaris/PP 44J/21PP/45E+/199Y config)

Here's what each of the facilities do historically:
Domestic Contract:
LCQ, Airbus heavy/medium maint, Airbus Inductions and mods, 319/320 reconfiguration, 763 paint
MIA, reconfiguration and maintenance, all except 787/777
DLH, Airbus maintenance
SAT 757 maint/reconfiguration, some 763 maintenance
INT, 737 & 757 maint.
TPA, 737 heavy maint, contract, but UA building own hanger
RFD, 777 ADS-B
ILN occasional 763 maint.
Domestic In House:
HOU, 737 heavier maintenance, some shorter mod work
SFO, Airbus D checks, heavy 772 maint, 737NG C checks, other maint.
MCO, 737/757 maintenance, some mods.
IAH, light maint, some mods
SEA, 77W, 787 delivery induction
DEN, IAD, 787 new delivery induction
Paint Facilities
VCV, AMA, CWF, FTW paint
International Contract:
HKG, heavy widebody maint and reconf (also heavy GUM 737 maint); 763/772GE Polaris mods
XMN 772PW Polaris mods, 787 mod, 777/787 heavy maint
PVG, 788 modifications/WiFi, GUM 737 maint
PEK, some widebody maint.

Services ended at:
MCN, PEK, SKF, VQQ

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Apr 1, 2019, 3:09 pm

#256

Bunky

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It appears the new seat cover program for 752 aircraft is now complete. N67134 finally exited SAT today after repeated attempts that must have been mechanical issues. It looks like N19136 will exit MIA with new seat covers and 2 sUA 752 should have seat covers after maint visits.

Apr 2, 2019, 11:45 pm

#257

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FYI, time to start tracking the upgrade of wifi on the p.s. 752 fleet. UA is pulling off the ATG4 kit from Gogo and installing the Viasat Ka-band service. I wrote about the news yesterday afternoon: https://paxex.aero/2019/04/uniteds-c...-wifi-upgrade/.

Apr 3, 2019, 10:31 am

#258

Bunky

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Thanks SBM12:
Researched ps752 exits from maint bases and think its N589UA, which exited MIA 3/21. However, that unit and all others still show gogo in Flight amenities portion of Flight Status. Amenities can take a while to update information.

Apr 5, 2019, 1:53 pm

#259

Bunky

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78X:
N16008 sked to exit Induction on first revenue flight 505/5Apr IAD-DEN

Apr 5, 2019, 3:21 pm

#260

rmadisonwi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EmailKid

A little typo has not been fixed so far

Ya, I'm that guy

Can't be Dayligh Savings Time, that has already kicked in

Well, if you're gonna be that guy, then so will I. It's Daylight saving time (I assume the missing "t" was a typo, but saving should not be plural in any event).

wxguy likes this.

Apr 7, 2019, 3:27 pm

#261

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77E:
N787UA scheduled to exit XMN with Polaris/PE 2744/10Apr (20th PW 772ER completed)
N784UA looks to be next to go for mod after Flight UA895 on 8Apr

Apr 7, 2019, 6:28 pm

#262

EmailKid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rmadisonwi

Well, if you're gonna be that guy, then so will I. It's Daylight saving time (I assume the missing "t" was a typo, but saving should not be plural in any event).

It's a pain to type on a tablet using a virtual keyboard ..... guess I just gave up after the third correction

Hopefully no typos this time - typing on a laptop with a real, actually pretty nice keyboard for a laptop, and Firefox catches *most* typos as I write

And I'm NOT writing a press release for one of the largest airlines in the world

Apr 8, 2019, 7:37 pm

#263

Bunky

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738:
N37267 entered AMA paint 2751/8Apr, potential new paint job

39M: N37516 ferried BFI-VCV 4/8/19, storage or paint?

763:
N644UA sked to exit MIA maint 2757/9Apr

772:
N784UA sked to enter XMN 2744/10Apr for Polaris/PE

77W:
N2747U exited SFO 1175/8Apr with PE, completing PE program for 77Ws

Apr 8, 2019, 8:03 pm

#264

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Quote:

Originally Posted by UAinAUS

77E:
N787UA scheduled to exit XMN with Polaris/PE 2744/10Apr (20th PW 772ER completed)

46 day mod. Hot on the heels after N782UA’s 45 day mod. If they can keep that rate up the last IPTE should be in by September. And XMN could concentrate on the 787s.

Apr 14, 2019, 8:05 am

#265

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763:
N644UA exited MIA maint 2738/10Apr
N653UA entered MIA maint 2756/9Apr

772:
N771UA entered RFD for ADS-B mod
N78001 may have taken a test hop at HKG, expect Polaris/PE

789:
N26966 exited XMN maint 2736/12Apr
N26967 entered XMN maint 2737/13Apr

Apr 14, 2019, 11:08 am

#266

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunky

I was surprised to learn it, too and could not confirm the conversion from the amenities data but did confirm from both Viasat and United so I know it really is happening.

Apr 15, 2019, 6:45 pm

#267

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunky

772:
N78001 may have taken a test hop at HKG, expect Polaris/PE

N78001 scheduled for test hop 4/17 as UA2701.

Flight Radar 24 lists a "test hop" on 4/9 that lasted 12 minutes (UA1234, strange # for a test hop). So almost certainly canceled during taxi or an error in FR24.

Last edited by usbusinesstraveller; Apr 15, 2019 at 8:53 pm

Apr 15, 2019, 7:06 pm

#268

Bunky

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I've seen numerous UA1234 flights shown on FR24 and they always don't seem to be complete flights. I think all are where normally a test hop would be expected.

Apr 16, 2019, 12:47 am

#269

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunky

I've seen numerous UA1234 flights shown on FR24 and they always don't seem to be complete flights. I think all are where normally a test hop would be expected.

I love UA1234. I've taken it at least 10 times over the last few years.

(It's usually one of the last two flights of the day from IAH to AUS).

Apr 16, 2019, 3:25 pm

#270

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77E:
N78001 scheduled to exit HKG 896/18Apr with Polaris/PE (seatmap not yet updated)
N57016 on its way to replace her for Polaris/PE mod

Updates to United official Fleet Plan - nothing surprising
2x 77W for delivery Q4-19
2x 77W for delivery 2020
2x 78X for delivery April 19
2x 78X for delivery Q4-19
3x 78X for delivery 2020
12x 789 for delivery 2020
2 more 752 for retirement Q4-19
5x 73M for delivery Q2-19 (or when deliveries begin again)
11x 73M for delivery Q3-19
28x 73M for delivery 2020
Continued delivery of used A319/320 aircraft 2019-2021, with some retirements of oldest units
12-13x E175SC for delivery 2019, with equal number of CR7 transitioning to CR5