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United Airlines operates 826 aircraft, giving it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world. It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
Current fleet[edit]
As of February 2021, the United Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | F | O | E+ | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 90 | 28 | — | 12 | — | 36 | 78 | 126 | [2] | |
| 8 | 42 | 128 | ||||||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 97 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 42 | 96 | 150 | [3] | |
| Airbus A321XLR | — | 50 | TBA | Deliveries start 2024.[4] To replace Boeing 757.[5] | ||||||
| Airbus A350-900 | — | 45[6] | Deliveries deferred to 2027.[7] | |||||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 51 | 17[8] | — | 12 | — | 36 | 78 | 126 | [9] | |
| 30 | 84 | |||||||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 141 | — | — | 16 | — | 48 | 102 | 166 | [10] | |
| 54 | 96 | |||||||||
| 42 | 108 | |||||||||
| Boeing 737-900 | 12 | — | — | 20 | — | 42 | 117 | 179 | [11] | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 136 | — | — | 20 | — | 45 | 114 | 179 | ||
| 42 | 117 | |||||||||
| 39 | 120 | |||||||||
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 28 | 57 | — | 20 | — | 48 | 111 | 179 | ||
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 100[12] | ||||||||
| Boeing 757-200 | 40 | — | 28 | — | — | 42 | 72 | 172 | [13] | To be replaced by the Airbus A321XLR.[5] |
| 16 | 45 | 108 | 169 | |||||||
| 42 | 118 | 176 | ||||||||
| Boeing 757-300 | 21 | — | — | 24 | — | 54 | 156 | 234 | [14] | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 38 | — | 30 | — | — | 46 | 138 | 214 | [15] | |
| 49 | 135 | To be retrofitted with Polaris seats.[16] | ||||||||
| 46 | 22 | 43 | 56 | 167 | ||||||
| Boeing 767-400ER | 16 | — | 39 | — | — | 70 | 131 | 240 | [17] | To be retrofitted with Polaris seats.[16] |
| Boeing 777-200 | 19 | — | 28 | — | — | 102 | 234 | 364 | [18] | Boeing 777 launch customer. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 55 | — | 32 | — | — | 124 | 206 | 362 | ||
| 50 | 24 | 46 | 156 | 276 | ||||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 22 | — | 60 | — | 24 | 62 | 204 | 350 | [19] | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 12 | — | 28 | — | 21 | 36 | 158 | 243 | [20] | |
| 36 | — | 70 | 113 | 219 | To be retrofitted with Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabins on 243-seat configuration.[16] | |||||
| Boeing 787-9 | 35 | 3 | 48 | — | 21 | 39 | 149 | 257 | [21] | |
| — | 88 | 116 | 252 | To be retrofitted with Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabins on 257-seat configuration.[16] | ||||||
| Boeing 787-10 | 13 | 1 | 44 | — | 21 | 54 | 199 | 318 | [22] | |
| Total | 826 | 301 | ||||||||
Historical fleet[edit]
United Airlines Boeing 777-200 Seats
Formerly operated[edit]
United Airlines Boeing 777 Interior Photos
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 40A | Unknown | 1927 | 1937 | Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport[24] and Varney Air Lines |
| Boeing 80A | Unknown | 1928 | 1934 | Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport |
| Boeing 247 | 59[25] | 1933 | 1942 | Launch customer All 59 of the base model were built for United Airlines[26] |
| Boeing 377 Stratocruiser | 7[27] | 1950 | 1954 | |
| Boeing 720 | 29[28] | 1960 | 1976 | Launch Customer. |
| Boeing 727-100 | 126 | 1963 | 1993 | |
| Boeing 727-200 | 104 | 1968 | 2001 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 101 | 1968 | 2001 | Launch Customer |
| Boeing 737-300 | 103 | 1986 | 2009 | |
| Boeing 737-500[29] | 102 | 1990 | 2009 | Several 737-500s were taken over from the merger with Continental Airlines. |
| 2011 | 2013 | |||
| Boeing 747-100 | 22 | 1970 | 1999 | |
| 1 | Damaged as flight UA811 | |||
| Boeing 747-200B | 10 | 1987 | 2000 | |
| Boeing 747SP | 11 | 1985 | 1995 | Taken over from Pan American World Airways |
| Boeing 747-400 | 44 | 1989 | 2017 | |
| Boeing 767-200 | 35 | 1982 | 2005 | Launch Customer |
| 1 | 2001 | Hijacked and crashed into World Trade Center as Flight 175, part of the September 11th attacks | ||
| Boeing 767-200ER[30] | 16 | 2011 | 2013 | Taken over from merged Continental Airlines |
| Convair 340 | 50 | 1952 | 1968 | |
| Douglas DC-3 | Unknown | 1937 | Unknown | |
| Douglas DC-4 | 36 | 1946 | 1957 | |
| Douglas DC-4E | ||||
| Douglas DC-6 | 90 | 1946 | 1969 | |
| Douglas DC-6B | ||||
| Douglas DC-7 | 57 | 1954 | 1966 | |
| Douglas DC-8-10 | 2 | 1959 | 1961 | |
| Douglas DC-8-20 | 30 | 1959 | 1982 | |
| Douglas DC-8-30 | 11 | 1967 | 1974 | |
| Douglas DC-8-50 | 33 | 1959 | 1987 | |
| Douglas DC-8-60 | 12 | 1967 | 1987 | |
| Douglas DC-8-70 | 29 | 1967 | 1994 | |
| Ford Trimotor | Unknown | 1931 | Unknown | Operated on a transcontinental route between New York City and San Francisco.[31] |
| Laird Swallow J-5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Single seat biplane used to carry US Air Mail (CAM 5) by predecessor Varney Air Lines.[32] |
| Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 6 | 1986 | 1989 | Taken over from Pan American World Airways.[23] All aircraft were transferred to Delta Air Lines |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 47 | 1971 | 2001 | Launch Customer |
| 1 | 1989 | Crashed as flight UA232 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 7 | 1983 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Converted into freighters for the short-lived 'United Airlines Worldwide Cargo' service. | |||
| Sud Aviation Caravelle | 20 | 1961 | 1970 | Only U.S. operator in scheduled passenger service. 'Executive' service from ORD to EWR restricted to men only passengers. |
| Vickers Viscount | 48 | 1955 | 1969 | Former Capital Airlines aircraft. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type ever operated by United Airlines. |
References[edit]
- ^'United Airlines Fleet Details and History'. Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^'Airbus 319 (319) | United Airlines'. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^'Airbus 320 (320)'. United.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^'United Airlines Sets a Course for the Future With Order of 50 Airbus A321XLR Aircraft'. United Hub. United Airlines. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ ab'United Airlines New Airbus A321XLR Fleet - What We Know So Far'. Simple Flying. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^'New agreement with United Airlines increases A350 XWB order to 45'. Airbus.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^'United Airlines Defers Airbus A350 Deliveries'. Simple Flying. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^'United Airlines Is Buying 19 Used 737s'. July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^'Boeing 737-700'. United.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^'Boeing 737-800 (738)'. United.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^'Boeing 737-900'. United.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^'Boeing Orders and Deliveries Through April 2018'. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^'Boeing 757-200 (752) | United Airlines'. United.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^'Boeing 757-300 (753)'. United.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^'Boeing 767-300 (763)'. United.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ abcd'Polaris Tracker - Mobile'. view.ceros.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^'Boeing 767-400ER (764)'. United.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^'Boeing 777-200 (777)'. United.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^'Boeing 777-300ER (77W)'. United.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^'Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner'. United.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^'Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner'. United.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^'Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner'. United.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ abAirFleets.net United Airlines
- ^Bohl, Walt: Boeing model 40 and its descendants
- ^United: The Main Line Airway by George Cearley, Jr
- ^Seely, Victor J. (1991-12-01). The Boeing 247: the first modern .. – Google Books. ISBN9780295970943. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^United: The Main Line Airway by George Cearley, Jr
- ^United: The Main Line Airway by George Cearley, Jr
- ^'United retired its last three B737-500s by end of May'. ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^'United Airlines retires its last B767-200'. ch-aviation. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^'June 1, 1931 United Air Lines system timetable'. www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^'united.com - Swallow'. October 3, 2002. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Reference
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