Dec 31, 2019, 4:59 am
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:
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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)
78H - B787-8 (28J/21PP/38E+/158Y)
78Z - B787-9 (48/88/116 config)
78P - B787-9 (48J/21PP/39E+/149Y 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) - Version abandoned
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)
77O - B777-200ER Domestic Version 32F/124E+/206Y 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 (completed)
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
Previous Related Threads
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United Airlines Fleet Updates [2016 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2015 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
United Airlines Fleet Updates {2012-2013}
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)
78H - B787-8 (28J/21PP/38E+/158Y)
78Z - B787-9 (48/88/116 config)
78P - B787-9 (48J/21PP/39E+/149Y 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) - Version abandoned
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)
77O - B777-200ER Domestic Version 32F/124E+/206Y 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 (completed)
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
Previous Related Threads
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2019 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2018 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2017 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2016 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2015 Edition]
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]
United Airlines Fleet Updates {2012-2013}
United Airlines Fleet Updates [2020 Edition]
Nov 27, 2020, 4:57 pm
#751
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As quiet as this thread is, I don't see the point.
This far out? Could be many changes before. For now, it's just a placeholder. Check regularly, as UA may update at any time, and again, probably more than once.
This far out? Could be many changes before. For now, it's just a placeholder. Check regularly, as UA may update at any time, and again, probably more than once.
Nov 28, 2020, 1:58 am
#752
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Your chances are pretty good--the majority of the 30J 763s (14 out of 21, according to the UA fleet site) have been converted to the Polaris configuration. If only a subset of 763s are flying next fall due to reduced demand (hopefully not), that could affect your chances slightly, depending on which frames are in active service at the time.
Dec 1, 2020, 2:45 am
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UAX Update
E175:
N732YX now in 70-seat version 3
CR2:
N223JS returned to flying with Skywest
E145XR:
N12136 entered service with CommutAir
N732YX now in 70-seat version 3
CR2:
N223JS returned to flying with Skywest
E145XR:
N12136 entered service with CommutAir
Dec 2, 2020, 3:26 am
#754
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Interestingly, UA hasn’t removed the old ps sUA752s that were in as placeholders.
As seen for 20-July-21
As seen for 20-July-21
Dec 5, 2020, 3:30 pm
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UAX Update
E145XR:
N13124 (ex-AX 2003 build) entered service and flying with CommutAir
CR2:
N414ZW returned to flying with Air Wisconsin
N13124 (ex-AX 2003 build) entered service and flying with CommutAir
CR2:
N414ZW returned to flying with Air Wisconsin
Dec 8, 2020, 7:09 am
#757
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I read in another thread that the 13 789s delivered in 2020 "have a new feature that enable then to fly EWR-CPT and SFO-BLR. The original 25 can not fly these routes." What is this new feature, and should these frames be identified as such on the chart, similar to how OW/ETOPS is designated for narrow bodies?
Dec 8, 2020, 8:52 am
#758
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I read in another thread that the 13 789s delivered in 2020 "have a new feature that enable then to fly EWR-CPT and SFO-BLR. The original 25 can not fly these routes." What is this new feature, and should these frames be identified as such on the chart, similar to how OW/ETOPS is designated for narrow bodies?
From what I understand, it is quite a costly mod but will enable routes like SFO-BLR, EWR-JNB and better payload on the "existing" ULH portfolio, whenever they resume.
It's not a 787-9ER, but that's essentially the net effect, albeit only a modest improvement. Still, at the margin, like SFO-BLR, it can make the difference between a route being viable vs. non-economical.
Dec 9, 2020, 6:53 am
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319:
N5307U - First ex easyJet A319 that United is taking delivery of. Currently en-route to ORD through KEF as flight 2715
N9312U - Second ex easyJet A319. No delivery flights scheduled yet.
N874UA - Arrived in AMA on 1-Dec/2743 after about a week at TPA for presumably some post-mod induction work. Assumption is that this aircraft is in AMA for paint before it enters service.
7M9:
N27519 - Delivered to UA on 8-Dec/2703. Currently at SEA for induction work.
N27515 - Scheduled for delivery to UA on 9-Dec/2704.
777:
N214UA: Currently in HKG for maintenance
N781UA: Entered XMN for maintenance on 9-DEC/2716
I also took a look through the list of 737-MAX9s which UA will take delivery of. The following all underwent test flights within the last week. Assumption is that delivery to UA will occur very soon:
---N47524
---N37521
N5307U - First ex easyJet A319 that United is taking delivery of. Currently en-route to ORD through KEF as flight 2715
N9312U - Second ex easyJet A319. No delivery flights scheduled yet.
N874UA - Arrived in AMA on 1-Dec/2743 after about a week at TPA for presumably some post-mod induction work. Assumption is that this aircraft is in AMA for paint before it enters service.
7M9:
N27519 - Delivered to UA on 8-Dec/2703. Currently at SEA for induction work.
N27515 - Scheduled for delivery to UA on 9-Dec/2704.
777:
N214UA: Currently in HKG for maintenance
N781UA: Entered XMN for maintenance on 9-DEC/2716
I also took a look through the list of 737-MAX9s which UA will take delivery of. The following all underwent test flights within the last week. Assumption is that delivery to UA will occur very soon:
---N47524
---N37521
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Dec 9, 2020, 5:41 pm
#760
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It's engine-related. GE developed a PIP for the GEnx and there's a software update with plug for the FADEC to slightly increase power. The 2020-vintage 789s come with it from the factory.
From what I understand, it is quite a costly mod but will enable routes like SFO-BLR, EWR-JNB and better payload on the "existing" ULH portfolio, whenever they resume.
It's not a 787-9ER, but that's essentially the net effect, albeit only a modest improvement. Still, at the margin, like SFO-BLR, it can make the difference between a route being viable vs. non-economical.
From what I understand, it is quite a costly mod but will enable routes like SFO-BLR, EWR-JNB and better payload on the "existing" ULH portfolio, whenever they resume.
It's not a 787-9ER, but that's essentially the net effect, albeit only a modest improvement. Still, at the margin, like SFO-BLR, it can make the difference between a route being viable vs. non-economical.
p.s. Thanks as always for your glimpse behind the curtain.
Dec 9, 2020, 8:44 pm
#761
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It's not exclusively a software mod, as there are some hardware changes in the GEnx PIP and a FADEC plug that modifies fuel flow to the engine (enabling slightly greater takeoff thrust), but it's not as though the engines are being swapped, nor is the airframe being modified.
Dec 10, 2020, 7:08 am
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I'm not sure of the exact pricing, but my understanding is is in the seven figures, per ship.
It's not exclusively a software mod, as there are some hardware changes in the GEnx PIP and a FADEC plug that modifies fuel flow to the engine (enabling slightly greater takeoff thrust), but it's not as though the engines are being swapped, nor is the airframe being modified.
It's not exclusively a software mod, as there are some hardware changes in the GEnx PIP and a FADEC plug that modifies fuel flow to the engine (enabling slightly greater takeoff thrust), but it's not as though the engines are being swapped, nor is the airframe being modified.
Dec 11, 2020, 5:47 pm
#763
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UAX Update:
E145XR:
N21144 (ex-AX 2003 build) ferried ALB for transfer to CommutAir
CR2:
N207PS (ex-AA 2003 build) entered UAX service with Skywest in EvoBlu livery
E175SC:
N86371 delivered to Mesa
N86372 delivered to Mesa
N86373 delivered to Mesa
N85374 delivered to Mesa
N86375 delivered to Mesa
N85376 delivered to Mesa
N21144 (ex-AX 2003 build) ferried ALB for transfer to CommutAir
CR2:
N207PS (ex-AA 2003 build) entered UAX service with Skywest in EvoBlu livery
E175SC:
N86371 delivered to Mesa
N86372 delivered to Mesa
N86373 delivered to Mesa
N85374 delivered to Mesa
N86375 delivered to Mesa
N85376 delivered to Mesa
Dec 12, 2020, 9:27 am
#764
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319:
N874UA - Arrived LAX on 11-Dec/2720. Expect that it will enter service soon
763:
N643UA - Scheduled to enter ILN on 12-Dec/2746
N874UA - Arrived LAX on 11-Dec/2720. Expect that it will enter service soon
763:
N643UA - Scheduled to enter ILN on 12-Dec/2746
Dec 12, 2020, 9:54 am
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Not sure if this is the right thread to ask, but is UA's long term plan to go with an all Boeing fleet? I'm assuming their narrow bodies will eventually be all 737 Max?