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Old Dec 31, 2018, 6:39 am
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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:

pmCO
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)

pmUA
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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Old Apr 19, 2019, 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by narvik
Aye.
They just look odd at certain points of the plane due to the retrofit. I guess one could tell simply by looking at the overhead bins what 777 basis the polarization originated from.
Got it, that's what I thought you were referring to... an artifact of partitions in previous configurations (between F and J in A-zone).
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Old Apr 21, 2019, 9:54 am
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A few random updates this week:
  • All 4 Vueling A320s are still flying. All 4 were delivered in March & April 2012, assuming a lease agreement that is based on straight years, its anyone's guess on when they will get delivered as their conceptual '2019' return dates are upon us or just passed depending on the frame.
  • B-6018, B-6019 and B-6039 - B-6041 all have lease & delivery dates that tie to a 15 year lease. Conceptually this accounts for 5 out of the 6 Airbii aircraft that are expected to be delivered in Q2 and Q3.
    • B-6040 and B-6041 have not flowing in ~2 weeks. Assuming the date fact pattern above is correct, high likelihood both are in for exit prep work.
  • All of the other China Southern A319s tagged on the fleet site have ~2020 dates for transition to UA assuming 15 year leases on them.
3M9:
N27515 - Parked at BFI, conceptually ready for delivery once MCAS software update is applied
N37516 - Completed B3 flight & was painted at VCV
N47517 - Pre Flight Prep
N37518 - Final Assembly Line

787-10:
The last few 787-10s do not have working Flight Aware links, can these be added.
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Old Apr 21, 2019, 12:37 pm
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Are the overhead service units on the 777 being standardized with the Polaris retrofit? Or will there be air vents on exUA and none on exCO?
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Old Apr 22, 2019, 8:39 am
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763:
N646UA exited MCO maint 2745/21Apr
N655UA entered MCO maint 2753/21Apr

772:
N771UA exited RFD 2760/20Apr, ADSS-B install
N775UA entered RFD 2761/21Apr, ADS-B install

Fixed missing FlightAware link to 78X units through N14011.
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Old Apr 22, 2019, 9:34 pm
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772:
N219UA sked to exit XMN 2747/23Apr, w/o Polaris seat map - only in XMN 17Days, bummer, 772PW fleet going from 3 to 2 mod lines?

78X:
N16009 B2 flight today at CHS
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Old Apr 22, 2019, 9:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Bunky
772:
N219UA sked to exit XMN 2747/23Apr, w/o Polaris seat map - only in XMN 17Days, bummer, 772PW fleet going from 3 to 2 mod lines?
78X:
N16009 B2 flight today at CHS
Summer is around the corner and those MAX frames aren't flying anytime soon
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 8:22 am
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Originally Posted by EmailKid
Summer is around the corner and those MAX frames aren't flying anytime soon
But the MAX frames are 737s, not exactly substitutes for the 777...
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 8:35 am
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Originally Posted by LXFlyer
But the MAX frames are 737s, not exactly substitutes for the 777...
Very true

And it's the other way around, 777 sub for MAX.

Frequencies have been sacrificed in order to keep pax moving on some routes @:-)
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 5:11 pm
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738: New livery update:
N37267 exited AMA paint 2691/23Apr, arrived ORD 2:55am.
I don't see any photos or updates on websites. Arrival at ORD at 3am was probably straight to the hanger.
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Bunky
738: New livery update:
N37267 exited AMA paint 2691/23Apr, arrived ORD 2:55am.
I don't see any photos or updates on websites. Arrival at ORD at 3am was probably straight to the hanger.
No doubt for tomorrow's reveal of new livery scheme.

Which of course makes me wonder if the undelivered MAX frames will continue with the ~ or the whole new Gold less scheme that has been leaked
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 12:33 am
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As there is a "new" livery thread, let's get the "new" discussion in https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...april-ish.html

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Old Apr 25, 2019, 8:01 am
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Can anyone confirm that B772ER N787UA ac#2887 does indeed have the Polaris/PE configuration per the Fleet website? Looks like it's assigned (as of now) for UA918 IAD-LHR next Tuesday, April 30, but all the seatmaps for that flight and the ones before it show IPTE. Thanks!
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Old Apr 25, 2019, 8:39 am
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According to Flightaware, N787UA is currently flying UA902 NRT-HNL departing 4/25. From the flight status page on the UA mobile app, the seat map shows a fully retrofitted Polaris/PE seat map.
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Old Apr 25, 2019, 8:44 am
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Originally Posted by United857
According to Flightaware, N787UA is currently flying UA902 NRT-HNL departing 4/25. From the flight status page on the UA mobile app, the seat map shows a fully retrofitted Polaris/PE seat map.
Thanks! I was looking at flifo on the website and showed IPTE config.
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Old Apr 25, 2019, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by TWA Guy
Thanks! I was looking at flifo on the website and showed IPTE config.
Typically IPTE is used for all flights using the pmUA 772 until about 60 hours before flighttime, then it flips if the anticipated plane has been Polarized.
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