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Old May 12, 2020, 2:04 pm
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https://www.unitedcargo.com/
Widebody Schedule May 5-11-20
cargo-only flights are listed

12 May 2020
Originally Posted by EWR764
UA cargo-only service for May listed by hub with return flights mostly deleted (cargo-only sections in 27XX/28XX flight number range):

EWR-BOM 2830 77W 3x
EWR-FRA 2798 77W/787 3x
EWR-SFO 2730 77W 1x

GUM-LAX 2797 77W/787 Daily (operating PVG-LAX-GUM)
GUM-PVG 2778 77W Daily
GUM-SFO 2849 77W 3x (operating TPE-GUM-SFO)
GUM-TPE 2847 77W 3x

HKG-SIN 2861 77W/787 3x

IAD-BRU 2792 787 3x
IAD-DUB 2816 787 3x
IAD-NRT 2863 787 Daily
IAD-SJU 2810 77W 1x

IAH-AMS 2786 77W 2x
IAH-FRA 2788 77W 3x
IAH-SCL 2790 787 2x

LAX-FRA 2796 77W 3x
LAX-GUM 2765 77W Daily (operating LAX-GUM-PVG)
LAX-HKG 2852 77W Daily
LAX-HKG 2774 77W Daily
LAX-LHR 2800 787 2x
LAX-SYD 2812 787 4x

NRT-CTU 2801 787 Daily
NRT-PEK 2845 787 Daily
NRT-PEK 2822 787 Daily
NRT-PEK 2836 787 4x
NRT-PVG 2808 787 Daily
NRT-PVG 2850 787 Daily

ORD-AMS 2810 787 2x
ORD-BRU 2841 787 Daily
ORD-FRA 2776 77W 3x
ORD-HKG 2865 77W Daily
ORD-LHR 2806 787 2x
ORD-NRT 2820 787 Daily
ORD-NRT 2821 787 Daily
ORD-SFO 2853 77W 1x
ORD-ZRH 2782 787 3x

SFO-AMS 2768 77W 3x
SFO-FRA 2780 77W 2x
SFO-GUM 2846 77W 3x
SFO-HKG 2861 77W/787 3x
SFO-ICN 2832 787 3x
SFO-MEL 2854 1x
SFO-NRT 2826 787 Daily
SFO-NRT 2834 787 Daily
SFO-NRT 2835 787 4x
SFO-SYD 2812 787 3x

All 777 flights are 77W, 787s are EQV, all series, but mostly 789.

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Old Apr 6, 2020, 3:40 pm
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77W N2140U is doing the return leg of a second round trip LAX-HKG. What's going on?
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Old Apr 6, 2020, 3:58 pm
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77W N2140U is doing the return leg of a second round trip LAX-HKG. What's going on?
Could be repatriation flight, could be freight
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Old Apr 6, 2020, 4:45 pm
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Originally Posted by HkCaGu
77W N2140U is doing the return leg of a second round trip LAX-HKG. What's going on?
operating as
United 2773
cargo
D HDQ/** FERRY FLT - NO REVENUE PAX...NOC
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Old Apr 6, 2020, 10:17 pm
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We had a shipment go out booked on SFO-GUM direct. But they changed it last second to SFO-HNL. Is there an SFO-GUM cargo flight these days?
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Old Apr 6, 2020, 10:25 pm
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Originally Posted by be001
We had a shipment go out booked on SFO-GUM direct. But they changed it last second to SFO-HNL. Is there an SFO-GUM cargo flight these days?
Recently UA had been running SFO-GUM-HKG/XMN non-passenger flights for moving Polaris retrofits to allow quick turns at HKG/XMN.
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Old Apr 7, 2020, 5:38 am
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Air freight rates for anything from China-US are insane right now, 2-3x what they were this time last year. Most expensive I paid up to this virus going on was $4-$5/KG China-US door to door.. its now $12-14/KG on items like masks, gowns etc.
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Old Apr 10, 2020, 5:58 am
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Noticed this one go out last night as UA2802 ORD-FRA, empty seat maps both directions. Any clue what this bi-directional ferry was for? To pick up crew or other staff? Isn't there an easier way than sending an empty 789?
2802/2801 look repurposed for SFO-NRT-CTU milk runs of some sort.

Traditional 837 SFO-NRT also running as passenger flight but I’m sure taking cargo? That’s quite some lift to NRT

Both are 789s
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Old Apr 10, 2020, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by uastarflyer
2802/2801 look repurposed for SFO-NRT-CTU milk runs of some sort.

Traditional 837 SFO-NRT also running as passenger flight but I’m sure taking cargo? That’s quite some lift to NRT

Both are 789s
NRT stop is probably for crew legality--to avoid staying overnight in China.
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Old Apr 10, 2020, 10:44 am
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IAD-DUB cargo 3x weekly too.
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Old Apr 10, 2020, 11:06 pm
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IAD-DUB cargo 3x weekly too.
Interesting. What equipment is being deployed on that route?
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Old Apr 11, 2020, 12:16 am
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Old Apr 12, 2020, 12:58 am
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Not sure if this is the right place to post. (please remove if it's not.)
I saw UA2975 leaving TPE yesterday after noon and am seeing UA2796 flying in to TPE this morning, on flightradar 24.
Does anyone have any idea what these flights are for?
I only checked flight status on United today (didn't yesterday) and it's almost empty except for the back of the economy section and a few seats in Polaris.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 12, 2020 at 1:21 am Reason: Moved to exisiting thread
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Old Apr 12, 2020, 1:20 am
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Originally Posted by jazzhou
Not sure if this is the right place to post. (please remove if it's not.)
I saw UA2975 leaving TPE yesterday after noon and am seeing UA2796 flying in to TPE this morning, on flightradar 24.
Does anyone have any idea what these flights are for?
From flight status details for UA2796 (using Expert Flyer)

D FCF/CARGO SECTION NO REVENUE CUSTOMERS
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Old Apr 12, 2020, 2:02 am
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
From flight status details for UA2796 (using Expert Flyer)
Thanks, and for moving it to the right thread.
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By the way there seems to be a “standard” seat map for these cargo/ferry flights. It’s interesting because as hinted above there are like 4 Polaris seats gone, a slice of E+, and then like the last row of economy

i guess it’s for “fake and balance” :-)
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