UA Temporarily Grounds Boeing 772 (PW Power); returning to service: late May 2022
Jan 11, 2022, 5:49 pm
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Jan 11, 2022, 6:37 pm
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I was looking at an ORD-OGG flight in May on a 777 with a 1-2-1 seat map. If the grounded 777s come back, is there likely to be an aircraft change during a weekend schedule change to these planes that are not all aisle access?
Jan 11, 2022, 8:19 pm
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The HA lie flats in my opinion are some of the very worst out there. Better drinks. Better service. Terrible seat. And I have a near 100% upgrade rate on UA. On HA - it is a ha ha.
Jan 12, 2022, 1:17 am
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Jan 14, 2022, 7:30 pm
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Noticing a few tweaks to the LHR spring/summer schedule. LHR-LAX moves from a 2pm to a 4pm departure. SFO-LHR goes from 2x daily 772 and 1x daily 789 to 3x daily 789. IAH-LHR goes from 2x daily 772 to 1x daily 772 and 1x daily 789. All of this subject to change, of course.
Jan 14, 2022, 7:36 pm
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These aircraft adjustments could be a signal that UA is planning to have fewer PW 772s on hand than expected (or none at all), at least for the spring.
Jan 15, 2022, 3:00 am
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I thought the PW planes were already still a ways away so these were GE planes being knocked off. If not then it makes sense. Seems like I can’t find those GE 772s anywhere these days
Jan 15, 2022, 11:08 am
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That's possible. It might also be a case that they never started narrowing down the aircraft type until now. IOW, the schedule may have been based all along on the 772 HD being there simply as the default.
Last edited by JimInOhio; Jan 15, 2022 at 2:41 pm Reason: clarity
Jan 15, 2022, 8:43 pm
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Jan 15, 2022, 9:15 pm
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Jan 15, 2022, 9:49 pm
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Jan 15, 2022, 10:05 pm
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Jan 19, 2022, 2:49 pm
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FWIW:
And excerpts from UA's Q4 earnings report (emphasis mine):
And excerpts from UA's Q4 earnings report (emphasis mine):
However, as the year progresses, United expects to nimbly ramp up capacity by ungrounding 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, as demand returns, which will yield improvements in the airline's gauge and aircraft utilization.
We look forward to beginning to return the Pratt & Whitney 777s to service this quarter and getting the full airline back to normal utilization — as we ramp up along with demand this year.