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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:

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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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Old Jul 13, 2019, 9:27 pm
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UAX Update
E175SC:
N606UX enters revenue service 15Jul

CR7:
N166GJ entered STL 12Jul in prep for CR5 conversion
N162GJ entered STL 12Jul in prep for CR5 conversion
N156GJ entered STL 13Jul in prep for CR5 conversion
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Originally Posted by wxguy
One reason could be the 737 MAX issue. The airline is tight on frames, and back-filling quite a bit (i.e. 757 on a MAX route to HI, then a 787 where the 757 would be, and a 777 where the 787 would be... etc.)
This. And it goes all the way down to the Express level...My small airport invariably sees 3 daily round trips to ORD, all CRJ service. Otherwise inexplicably, it’s gone down to 2 daily for the entire month of July (started precisely on July 1, and goes back to 3X daily on August 1). Airport friend told me that corporate said it’s a direct result of the Max grounding, and other small airports will see the same, if they haven’t already, in the coming months.
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Old Jul 15, 2019, 3:22 pm
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UAX Update
CR5:
N163GJ ferried TUS 15Jul for new interior
N154GJ entered AMA 14Jul for paint (new livery)
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Old Jul 15, 2019, 4:10 pm
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Really hope some of those CR5s will make it to MSN, replacing some of the ER4s on MSN-EWR and -ORD
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by LXFlyer
Really hope some of those CR5s will make it to MSN, replacing some of the ER4s on MSN-EWR and -ORD
I would be surprised if EWR sees many of these - I don’t think any CR7s fly through EWR right now, and I don’t think the regional airlines that fly them are the ones flying to EWR either. I would expect that EWR will see more E175s as ExpressJet starts flying them (as opposed to exclusively flying E145s).
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37


I would be surprised if EWR sees many of these - I don’t think any CR7s fly through EWR right now, and I don’t think the regional airlines that fly them are the ones flying to EWR either. I would expect that EWR will see more E175s as ExpressJet starts flying them (as opposed to exclusively flying E145s).
A an intermediate-term goal is for ExpressJet to be all-E75 at EWR and CommutAir to operate all of the ERJs. Eventually, UA wants to have 50-seaters out of EWR entirely (for capacity reasons).
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
I would be surprised if EWR sees many of these - I don’t think any CR7s fly through EWR right now, and I don’t think the regional airlines that fly them are the ones flying to EWR either. I would expect that EWR will see more E175s as ExpressJet starts flying them (as opposed to exclusively flying E145s).
Not that they couldn't change their mind.... but originally UA said the 550's would serve routes for ORD & EWR
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 8:02 am
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If I remember correctly, there were unique missions for which these aircraft would be assigned. Mainly more rural business cities with premium demand, generally connecting to international destinations. The reason they don’t have 2 cabin service today is because they can’t quite support a 70 seater, and there’s not enough of them. Thus we will see these aircraft possibly deployed to XNA, CVG, MLI, MSN from ORD; perhaps DCA, YOW, YYZ, CVG, from EWR. Again, only my speculation based on the stated goals for these AC.
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 8:10 am
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Originally Posted by EWR764
A an intermediate-term goal is for ExpressJet to be all-E75 at EWR and CommutAir to operate all of the ERJs. Eventually, UA wants to have 50-seaters out of EWR entirely (for capacity reasons).
YES. One million times, YES. This would make me quite happy indeed. I occasionally catch an E175 to DFW, ATL and CMH - and they're all great rides. CMH is usually an E145, so upgauging all the EWR-CMH flights to E175's would be great. Would take a CRJ550 to CMH too, if UA finds that appropriate. :-)
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 8:49 am
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I expect the CR5s to be heavily oriented to ORD, at least initially. ORD still has a high % of 50-seaters, and with limited gate capacity and competition from AA (with less-restrictive scope), it’s a way for UA to grow premium-cabin ASMs within the existing footprint and offer a more compelling product to customers.
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 8:51 am
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763:
N649UA entered MIA maint 2779/15Jul
N663UA exited MIA maint 2735/15Jul
N664UA sked to exit MCO maint 2743/17Jul

Still no exits shown for these HKG mod units that should be ready to exit with Polaris:
763 N665UA, N686UA
772 N78003
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Old Jul 16, 2019, 2:25 pm
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UA earnings release reports an agreement to purchase 19 used 737-700s, deliveries starting in December.
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Old Jul 17, 2019, 12:35 am
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  • From 2nd Quarter Earnings Report.
  • UA Signed agreement to purchase 19 used Boeing 737-700 aircraft with deliveries expected beginning in December.
73Gs could be WestJet, SAS or China Southern or China Eastern. Only airlines with big enough fleet except Southwest and UA won't buy aircraft with that many cycles.

Doubt WestJet as they have MAX issues as does China Southern. SAS doesn't show MAX aircraft in fleet.
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Old Jul 17, 2019, 8:30 am
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Looking at the earnings call slides (call about to begin), it appears the CR5s will also be deployed to EWR early on, which is a pleasant surprise. I expected them to be mostly ORD-oriented.
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Old Jul 17, 2019, 9:00 am
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  • From 2nd Quarter Earnings Report.
  • UA Signed agreement to purchase 19 used Boeing 737-700 aircraft with deliveries expected beginning in December.
Will these have the traditional 737-700 layouts with only 6 "first class" seats?
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