N17128 flying as UA139 KEF - EWR just returned to KEF with reported engine issue.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 9#21d95c13

738
N13248 entered AMA paint 2747/23Aug for Globe Evolution paint

77W:
N2341U exited HKG 2776/26Aug, ferry to SFO, no revenue flights sked after that

Some of the 767-300’s are looking pretty bad. The worse is Mesa 506MJ CR7. The whole top of the fuselage has peeled off.

calpsafltskeds wrote:

738
N13248 entered AMA paint 2747/23Aug for Globe Evolution paint

77W:
N2341U exited HKG 2776/26Aug, ferry to SFO, no revenue flights sked after that

N2341U had an unschedule engine change take place at HKG.
I forget the exact date UA862 was canceled and what precipitated that engine change and I've already left work for the day but its going to SFO Maintenance for some additional maintenance before reentering revenue service.

That was 862/20Aug that was cancelled on N2341U.

The new Paint section of the Fleet Website now includes Express Fleet ( bottom tab of spreadsheet).
https://sites.google.com/site/unitedfle ... n-progress

Cmac787 wrote:

Some of the 767-300’s are looking pretty bad. The worse is Mesa 506MJ CR7. The whole top of the fuselage has peeled off.

Yeah, snapped a photo of 506MJ arriving in late March and you could clearly tell the paint on that aircraft has seen better days.

Perhaps the Mesa CRJ7 fleet will not to see the new livery? The 20 firmed E175s ordered at PAS19 are slated to arrive in Q2 2020, with deliveries continuing through the end of the year. They are very likely going to YV to replace their CRJ7s one-for-one.

Question: when I fly transcontinental, SFO/LAX I will always look for the 1 often 2 787-10s that day from EWR.
How long will UA feel its necessary to use them transcontinental- the contrast between them and their 752’s and HD 772’s are virtually jarring.

I sometimes think of the pax who booked F not really caring, getting a 78X out (thinking WOW, this spectacular!) then on the return getting a 752 and (thinking WTF?) - probably rare but you get my point.

I always figured these were for training purposes, but is UA considering always having a 78X flying transcon- or perhaps squeezing in some freed up 763’s?

Frankly I’d love 1 Stratocruiser a day!

Runway28L wrote:

Cmac787 wrote:

...Perhaps the Mesa CRJ7 fleet will not to see the new livery? The 20 firmed E175s ordered at PAS19 are slated to arrive in Q2 2020, with deliveries continuing through the end of the year. They are very likely going to YV to replace their CRJ7s one-for-one.

Which E175s are going to ExpressJet as 70-seaters? I've lost track of those.

VC10er wrote:

...I sometimes think of the pax who booked F not really caring, getting a 78X out (thinking WOW, this spectacular!) then on the return getting a 752 and (thinking WTF?) - probably rare but you get my point...

...Frankly I’d love 1 Stratocruiser a day!

I had a ride upfront in a sCO 752 recently and I was pretty happy. Although it seemed a bit dated, I saw nothing out of place, worn out, threadbare and everything worked. The cabin service was good, too.

A Stratocruiser! A great idea and something I'd do if I had Bill Gates or Warren Buffet's wallet.

VC10er wrote:

I always figured these were for training purposes, but is UA considering always having a 78X flying transcon- or perhaps squeezing in some freed up 763’s?

I'd expect to continue seeing the 78Xs on EWR-SFO/EWR-LAX for the foreseeable future. LAX-HND will be a 787-10 route when it starts in March, and I believe both SFO-PVG and LAX-PVG will see 787-10s at various points this winter.

FSDan wrote:

VC10er wrote:

I always figured these were for training purposes, but is UA considering always having a 78X flying transcon- or perhaps squeezing in some freed up 763’s?

I'd expect to continue seeing the 78Xs on EWR-SFO/EWR-LAX for the foreseeable future. LAX-HND will be a 787-10 route when it starts in March, and I believe both SFO-PVG and LAX-PVG will see 787-10s at various points this winter.

Also you can sell premium products like Polaris and Premium Plus all the way from West Coast to Europe and later from East Coast to Shanghai....Capacity needed at those times for connections so I agree that the 781 is here to stay on SFO/LAX-EWR vv.

The777Man

FlyHossD wrote:

VC10er wrote:

...I sometimes think of the pax who booked F not really caring, getting a 78X out (thinking WOW, this spectacular!) then on the return getting a 752 and (thinking WTF?) - probably rare but you get my point...

...Frankly I’d love 1 Stratocruiser a day!

I had a ride upfront in a sCO 752 recently and I was pretty happy. Although it seemed a bit dated, I saw nothing out of place, worn out, threadbare and everything worked. The cabin service was good, too.

A Stratocruiser! A great idea and something I'd do if I had Bill Gates or Warren Buffet's wallet.

Well that is good to hear! Maybe UA has gone into F on the 752’s and spruced them up! It’s been at least 5/6 months since I’ve been on a trancon 752, and for the couple of years prior to that I saw some “extremely bad” wear and tear.

I like the Diamond seat just fine for transcon, it’s very comfortable and has some storage space. When NOT worn out, it looks fine but conspicuously uninspired and plain blue grey on top of more blue grey. Meanwhile: other airlines here and around the world have much more modern and attractive interior’s they are branded by design vs branded by its plainness. (I have rose colored glasses from the first time I boarded a new ps 752 from JFK, at that time it was a “Wow!” - and before I realized that business was actually more comfortable than the angled lie flat ala SQ. (For the record I don’t think UA’s future “ps” should be exactly like international Polaris) But for those who get a taste of the Polaris and purple PE on the 1 or 2 78X on transcon- it’s a good way for peeps to check it out. If I were king, I’d create a special “Polaris inspired” transcon hard product (I personally think the brand new FULL TREATMENT interior design on a used
A319 is “inspired by Polars” look. The conundrum is “on what aircraft type”

Yeah: a Stratocruiser 1 time a day (albeit slower) would be really exciting- but with up to date interior tech. It’s ok to dream!

The777Man wrote:

FSDan wrote:

VC10er wrote:

I always figured these were for training purposes, but is UA considering always having a 78X flying transcon- or perhaps squeezing in some freed up 763’s?

I'd expect to continue seeing the 78Xs on EWR-SFO/EWR-LAX for the foreseeable future. LAX-HND will be a 787-10 route when it starts in March, and I believe both SFO-PVG and LAX-PVG will see 787-10s at various points this winter.

Also you can sell premium products like Polaris and Premium Plus all the way from West Coast to Europe and later from East Coast to Shanghai....Capacity needed at those times for connections so I agree that the 781 is here to stay on SFO/LAX-EWR vv.

The777Man

So, in other words, using a 78X transcon is now actually part of creating the full experience say from EWR to SFO then connect to 78X or 77W to a AsiaPac destination? Are they timed to do that vs a EWR nonstop to AsiaPac, same for SFO/LAX to EWR to connect to Europe?

I have one last 772 refurbishment question: I see that the EWR to GRU is an old 3 class 772, and HD 772 to Madrid at the moment. I’m assuming that will be changing well before summer 2020? Are those 2 destinations low premium markets? (Iberia business looks strange to me, both seat design, placement and color), Air Europa Biz looks much nicer. Not groundbreaking but nice enough!

FlyHossD wrote:

Which E175s are going to ExpressJet as 70-seaters? I've lost track of those.

The ones currently being delivered are going to ExpressJet. I believe 13 have been delivered out of 25 total frames.

The 20 firm orders that start arriving in Q2 2020 will likely go to Mesa, while I expect the 19 options from that same order to be firmed up and go to SkyWest. That order is likely going to replace the remainder of CRJ7 flying in the UA network (minus the ones in the CRJ5 config of course).

Just announced internally, a 787 base in ORD to open in Spring 2020, initially replacing some 777 routes to Europe.

EssentialBusDC wrote:

Just announced internally, a 787 base in ORD to open in Spring 2020, initially replacing some 777 routes to Europe.

Cool! I'd guess these will be 78Js routes. CDG, BRU, FRA, and/or MUC would seem to fit the bill. Especially the first three as they already see 78J service from EWR, and could be used to rotate aircraft to ORD.

VC10er wrote:

So, in other words, using a 78X transcon is now actually part of creating the full experience say from EWR to SFO then connect to 78X or 77W to a AsiaPac destination? Are they timed to do that vs a EWR nonstop to AsiaPac, same for SFO/LAX to EWR to connect to Europe?

The eastbound 78J transcon flights do connect to the afternoon EWR transatlantic bank. The exception is the 2nd daily LAX-EWR 78J flight, which is a redeye with a morning return to LAX from EWR. I don't think EWR-West Coast-Asia flights are really the target since those connections would be far out of the way, but I do think the timing works pretty well for connecting through SFO/LAX to Oceania.

Runway28L wrote:

I expect the 19 options from that same order to be firmed up and go to SkyWest. That order is likely going to replace the remainder of CRJ7 flying in the UA network (minus the ones in the CRJ5 config of course).

I think UA will need to keep at least a token amount of CR7 flying going at SkyWest in order to support all their ASE service. They're the dominant player in that lucrative market, so unless the E75 gets certified for flying into ASE I think the CR7 will stick around at UA for the foreseeable future.

Initially BRU, FRA and MUC starting with IATA Sum 2020 skeds. Initial 787 pilot base with 95 positions rising to 250ish by S21. ORD 777 base sees draw down losing almost 2/3 of positions however.

Just announced internally, a 787 base in ORD to open in Spring 2020, initially replacing some 777 routes to Europe.

Just announced publicly on Facebook page as well.
Look forward to seeing them!!!

LAXintl wrote:

Initially BRU, FRA and MUC starting with IATA Sum 2020 skeds. Initial 787 pilot base with 95 positions rising to 250ish by S21. ORD 777 base sees draw down losing almost 2/3 of positions however.

I wonder if that indicates the next batch of 789s arriving could be used to replace 772s on ORD-Asia services. Seems like perhaps the domestic 772 flights will be all that's left in a few years (I assume the same 777 base staffs both the domestic and international 772s?).

Great new for ORD! Finally getting the 787! Any idea when IAH could see the 78X for regular service?

Where are the displaced 777s going? Domestic? Replacing 764s which can operate EWR-LAX/SFO


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About time UA deploys some 787s to ORD. It wouldn’t surprise me if the majority of their ORD Asia routes (sans HND) get 787s.

FSDan wrote:

VC10er wrote:

So, in other words, using a 78X transcon is now actually part of creating the full experience say from EWR to SFO then connect to 78X or 77W to a AsiaPac destination? Are they timed to do that vs a EWR nonstop to AsiaPac, same for SFO/LAX to EWR to connect to Europe?

The eastbound 78J transcon flights do connect to the afternoon EWR transatlantic bank. The exception is the 2nd daily LAX-EWR 78J flight, which is a redeye with a morning return to LAX from EWR. I don't think EWR-West Coast-Asia flights are really the target since those connections would be far out of the way, but I do think the timing works pretty well for connecting through SFO/LAX to Oceania.

I can’t remember the actual schedule, maybe I can go back and look, but I recall flying to HK and internationally did not take the nonstop from EWR because they were Diamond seats back then, so I went through SFO to get a Polaris 77W. It was early days and remember how much I disliked the amenity kit that was “too much” in a zipper portfolio thing with pouches inside. While it looked like UA spent a fortune on them, they had no “reuse” value. (The next amenity kit was (IMHO) perfect, although so much was removed, I still use the outer kit today for stuff. (Off track)

So, I am left wondering why UA has a couple/few
“Jewel in the Crown” type of aircraft like the 787-10 doing transcon when it could be flying to a European destination, that’s currently being flown with a 764 or old 772, where UNITED could be charging much higher fares for Polaris/PE in cases where she is NOT providing a seamless experience premium experience to EWR and beyond?
(Perhaps they cannot fill her with paying Polaris/PE to GRU? I’m surprised that an old 3 class is “still” on that route!)

VC10er wrote:

So, I am left wondering why UA has a couple/few
“Jewel in the Crown” type of aircraft like the 787-10 doing transcon when it could be flying to a European destination, that’s currently being flown with a 764 or old 772, where UNITED could be charging much higher fares for Polaris/PE in cases where she is NOT providing a seamless experience premium experience to EWR and beyond?
(Perhaps they cannot fill her with paying Polaris/PE to GRU? I’m surprised that an old 3 class is “still” on that route!)

Because most TATL routes only require 1 aircraft and there's extra bandwidth in the schedule to rotate the 781 on a transcon route. And replacing 764/772 with 781 will just add capacity and dilute yields. The only other EWR TATL routes on 772 are MAD and FCO, and neither of them are exactly high-yielding.

GRU is also likely not worth it because the plane will just sit on the ground for 12h.

The question is, where are these 777’s going?

avi8 wrote:

The question is, where are these 777’s going?

Probably to SFO and replace the 789 flying out there.

UAX Update:

CR5:
N164GJ entered AMA for new livery paint, then going for CR5 mod
N600QX (2001 build) has received CR5 interior and has been transferred to GoJet, expect new registration N number soon - not yet in UA livery
N504GJ now doing test flights for CR5 program
Total 9 CR5 now in progress towards service entry

FSDan wrote:

Runway28L wrote:

I expect the 19 options from that same order to be firmed up and go to SkyWest. That order is likely going to replace the remainder of CRJ7 flying in the UA network (minus the ones in the CRJ5 config of course).

I think UA will need to keep at least a token amount of CR7 flying going at SkyWest in order to support all their ASE service. They're the dominant player in that lucrative market, so unless the E75 gets certified for flying into ASE I think the CR7 will stick around at UA for the foreseeable future.

I’m thinking they’re going to go with the CR5, unless they can get an ERJ-170/175 in there. The premium heavy CR5 will probably be fine, maybe add frequencies to make up for capacity.


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notconcerned wrote:

avi8 wrote:

The question is, where are these 777’s going?

Probably to SFO and replace the 789 flying out there.

Doubt it we have 18 or so 789s and10s coming in 2020-2021. By next spring we will have enough new planes to fly the announced routes.

STT757 wrote:

FSDan wrote:

Runway28L wrote:

I expect the 19 options from that same order to be firmed up and go to SkyWest. That order is likely going to replace the remainder of CRJ7 flying in the UA network (minus the ones in the CRJ5 config of course).

I think UA will need to keep at least a token amount of CR7 flying going at SkyWest in order to support all their ASE service. They're the dominant player in that lucrative market, so unless the E75 gets certified for flying into ASE I think the CR7 will stick around at UA for the foreseeable future.

I’m thinking they’re going to go with the CR5, unless they can get an ERJ-170/175 in there. The premium heavy CR5 will probably be fine, maybe add frequencies to make up for capacity.

Someone on here was mentioning that part of the CR7->CR5 conversion process involves de-rating the MTOW, which will have an impact on the range of the CR5. I'm not sure if UA would be able to fly the CR5 on ASE-IAH, ASE-ORD, etc.

FSDan wrote:

STT757 wrote:

FSDan wrote:

I think UA will need to keep at least a token amount of CR7 flying going at SkyWest in order to support all their ASE service. They're the dominant player in that lucrative market, so unless the E75 gets certified for flying into ASE I think the CR7 will stick around at UA for the foreseeable future.

I’m thinking they’re going to go with the CR5, unless they can get an ERJ-170/175 in there. The premium heavy CR5 will probably be fine, maybe add frequencies to make up for capacity.

Someone on here was mentioning that part of the CR7->CR5 conversion process involves de-rating the MTOW, which will have an impact on the range of the CR5. I'm not sure if UA would be able to fly the CR5 on ASE-IAH, ASE-ORD, etc.

No CR5s to ASE. Aspen is substantially the only reason there will be any CR7 under the UAX banner, until E75s can operate in there.

codc10 wrote:

FSDan wrote:

STT757 wrote:

I’m thinking they’re going to go with the CR5, unless they can get an ERJ-170/175 in there. The premium heavy CR5 will probably be fine, maybe add frequencies to make up for capacity.

Someone on here was mentioning that part of the CR7->CR5 conversion process involves de-rating the MTOW, which will have an impact on the range of the CR5. I'm not sure if UA would be able to fly the CR5 on ASE-IAH, ASE-ORD, etc.

No CR5s to ASE. Aspen is substantially the only reason there will be any CR7 under the UAX banner, until E75s can operate in there.

Where did you get that information?

764's are moving to IAH - so you could see some 777 replace them at EWR/IAD.

notconcerned wrote:

VC10er wrote:

So, I am left wondering why UA has a couple/few
“Jewel in the Crown” type of aircraft like the 787-10 doing transcon when it could be flying to a European destination, that’s currently being flown with a 764 or old 772, where UNITED could be charging much higher fares for Polaris/PE in cases where she is NOT providing a seamless experience premium experience to EWR and beyond?
(Perhaps they cannot fill her with paying Polaris/PE to GRU? I’m surprised that an old 3 class is “still” on that route!)

Because most TATL routes only require 1 aircraft and there's extra bandwidth in the schedule to rotate the 781 on a transcon route. And replacing 764/772 with 781 will just add capacity and dilute yields. The only other EWR TATL routes on 772 are MAD and FCO, and neither of them are exactly high-yielding.

GRU is also likely not worth it because the plane will just sit on the ground for 12h.

Good point on GRU. I forgot they sit there from early morning to evening.

So, a 781 is that much larger than a 772 (old or new configuration?) I go to Madrid a few times a year and it’s often the HD 772. I get the fact that many 772’s are in for refurbishment, and many refurbished 763’s are dedicated to LHR.
What do you think the HD 772 to EWR/MAD will be replaced with when there are more aircraft (either new or refurbished?) The economy in Spain is really bad. Scary bad! I have many Spanish friends in Madrid. Seems like filling the front with paying pax would mostly be Americans. But my friends simply detest Iberia. Air Europa is their preferred airline, or connecting to TAP or a US airline, just not Iberia “over priced, bad service, etc” is what they say. I’ve never flown Iberia. Although I’ve used a UA connection to Madrid to avoid the HD 772. (Although Madrid fares can often be a lot less!)
I just don’t know what the right sized aircraft would be? Would a refurbished “regular” configuration 763 be big enough? Would a 789 be a waste of range? Or a refurbished 772? Or keep a 764 at EWR?

Last thought: with UA now flying nonstop to Naples, Sicily, Milan (and Venice too, right?) will those new southern Italy flights drain pax from the FCO flight?
Thanks.

notconcerned wrote:

GRU is also likely not worth it because the plane will just sit on the ground for 12h.

Actually GRU is worth it and UA does cycle aircraft through GRU for scheduled maintenance which includes but isn't limited to engine washing. Also UA has their own maintenance team at GRU the aircraft don't just sit they are being worked on.

CriticalPoint wrote:

notconcerned wrote:

avi8 wrote:

The question is, where are these 777’s going?

Probably to SFO and replace the 789 flying out there.

Doubt it we have 18 or so 789s and10s coming in 2020-2021. By next spring we will have enough new planes to fly the announced routes.

Right now UA already has 24 789s in the fleet and 9 78Js and of course the 12 788s. By March/April 2020 there for sure will be an additional 3 77Ws, 3 78Js and 2 789s in the fleet ready for the Spring travel season.
By Summer 2020 (if not before) the last 77W will be in the fleet. Also and according to the last update at least 2 additional 78Js are expected. After February I'm not sure when the next 789 is expected to be delivered but I'm assuming by summer (early June) 2020 UA should have at least another 1 or 2 789s in the fleet and ready for revenue service.

SFO will loose a small number of 789s, routes like SFO-PVG are going 1x daily 78J and 1x daily 77E.

B39M's are on the move from HOU/LAX to GYR.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3495250-u ... email_link

Scarebus34 wrote:

B39M's are on the move from HOU/LAX to GYR.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3495250-u ... email_link

Yes just updated today UA has received FAA approval to ferry all 14 MAX aircraft from there current locations at IAH, HOU, and LAX to GYR. UA wants to get the aircraft at IAH and HOU into more favorable climate conditions and out of harms ways just in case a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico and impacts Houston. At LAX they need to move the 2 aircraft stored there do to construction on an all new maintenance hangar.
UA made sure to highlight the fact that these aircraft will be ferried by United Airlines test pilots who are all type rated on the MAX but in addition have all graduated from either the Military or Boeing's test pilot school.

With all the reconfigs going on and fleet movements, I was having trouble wrapping my head around "what does it all mean?"



With the 787-10s coming to ORD next summer, the routes that get those will see a 15% seat bump. If 787-9s backfill the other 777-200ERs, that'd be a wash in seats.

jayunited wrote:

Scarebus34 wrote:

B39M's are on the move from HOU/LAX to GYR.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3495250-u ... email_link

Yes just updated today UA has received FAA approval to ferry all 14 MAX aircraft from there current locations at IAH, HOU, and LAX to GYR. UA wants to get the aircraft at IAH and HOU into more favorable climate conditions and out of harms ways just in case a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico and impacts Houston. At LAX they need to move the 2 aircraft stored there do to construction on an all new maintenance hangar.
UA made sure to highlight the fact that these aircraft will be ferried by United Airlines test pilots who are all type rated on the MAX but in addition have all graduated from either the Military or Boeing's test pilot school.

Is this a sign that they expect the grounding to be lifted soon? The article states that Goodyear is "short term storage."

rjmf22 wrote:

jayunited wrote:

Scarebus34 wrote:

B39M's are on the move from HOU/LAX to GYR.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3495250-u ... email_link

Yes just updated today UA has received FAA approval to ferry all 14 MAX aircraft from there current locations at IAH, HOU, and LAX to GYR. UA wants to get the aircraft at IAH and HOU into more favorable climate conditions and out of harms ways just in case a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico and impacts Houston. At LAX they need to move the 2 aircraft stored there do to construction on an all new maintenance hangar.
UA made sure to highlight the fact that these aircraft will be ferried by United Airlines test pilots who are all type rated on the MAX but in addition have all graduated from either the Military or Boeing's test pilot school.

Is this a sign that they expect the grounding to be lifted soon? The article states that Goodyear is "short term storage."

It’s two-fold. It’s to get them out of Houston for Hurricane season and to open space up at LAX. But yes, it’s easier for return to service when they are all at the same place.

FSDan wrote:

STT757 wrote:

FSDan wrote:

I think UA will need to keep at least a token amount of CR7 flying going at SkyWest in order to support all their ASE service. They're the dominant player in that lucrative market, so unless the E75 gets certified for flying into ASE I think the CR7 will stick around at UA for the foreseeable future.

I’m thinking they’re going to go with the CR5, unless they can get an ERJ-170/175 in there. The premium heavy CR5 will probably be fine, maybe add frequencies to make up for capacity.

Someone on here was mentioning that part of the CR7->CR5 conversion process involves de-rating the MTOW, which will have an impact on the range of the CR5. I'm not sure if UA would be able to fly the CR5 on ASE-IAH, ASE-ORD, etc.

I believe the Cr5 is exclusively a GoJet operation. I think only SkyWest has approval to fly into Aspen.

rjmf22 wrote:

jayunited wrote:

Scarebus34 wrote:

B39M's are on the move from HOU/LAX to GYR.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3495250-u ... email_link

Yes just updated today UA has received FAA approval to ferry all 14 MAX aircraft from there current locations at IAH, HOU, and LAX to GYR. UA wants to get the aircraft at IAH and HOU into more favorable climate conditions and out of harms ways just in case a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico and impacts Houston. At LAX they need to move the 2 aircraft stored there do to construction on an all new maintenance hangar.
UA made sure to highlight the fact that these aircraft will be ferried by United Airlines test pilots who are all type rated on the MAX but in addition have all graduated from either the Military or Boeing's test pilot school.

Is this a sign that they expect the grounding to be lifted soon? The article states that Goodyear is "short term storage."

If anything, it is an indication that the grounding is going to be longer. But, as Scarebus34 said, there are other reasons, Space and Hurricanes, to get them out of their current locations, so it might not be an indication of anything other than UA already hoped they would have been back in service by now.

Scarebus34 wrote:

764's are moving to IAH - so you could see some 777 replace them at EWR/IAD.

Will they be updated with Polaris seats soon?

Rumour has it UA would start SFO-BRU next summer. Anyone who knows more about this?

Seeing some 763's on the IAD-SFO route for this week. UA1763 today and on friday operated by a 763, last minute equipment swaps or are they flying them over to HKG for Polaris? Can't remember the last time we saw UA 767 passenger service to SFO.

Todays flight is operated by ship #6674.

I get seriously get goosebumps when I read about all the WB deliveries! What a great, flexible and huge fleet of WB’s and yet all from 1 manufacturer!

And, mostly: when the day comes that the “73MAX” series gets the green light to fly again, (I’m not sure how many of the 150 MAX’s UA were due to take delivery of over time had the grounding NOT have happened, BUT let’s pretend that they are cleared for service in service Q1 2020), HOW MANY MAX’s will be inducted virtually at once? Given the MAX frames that would have been delivered bit by bit (incrementally) Are the interiors are already done parked at Boeing?- won’t it be like drinking from a fire hose for route planners when they all come on line?

I read the first UNITED 737MAX-10 was scheduled for November. Which begs the question “will those 73M-10’s have the new (rumored to be true) bespoke lie flats in First Class or not?
(Me thinks; newly designed lie flats in First Class then perhaps 2/3 rows of PE that are either the purple international style or domestic First ala: Airbuses & 73G) then E+, then small economy: for transon, Eg: MIA, FLL, DC, PHL, Boston to SFO/LAX & maybe SAN, Palm Springs and Seattle. “COMPETE!”) maybe HNL?

scandinavian590 wrote:

Rumour has it UA would start SFO-BRU next summer. Anyone who knows more about this?

Where are you hearing that? UA just had a big announcement for international adds for next summer, and that wasn’t in there. With that said, it wouldn’t surprise me if maybe they announce a few more before then.

I would love to see SFO-BRU, even if it’s admittedly a bit of a fringe route.

rjmf22 wrote:

Seeing some 763's on the IAD-SFO route for this week. UA1763 today and on friday operated by a 763, last minute equipment swaps or are they flying them over to HKG for Polaris? Can't remember the last time we saw UA 767 passenger service to SFO.

Todays flight is operated by ship #6674.

damn!!!!! its been a long time since UA operated any 767 flights into SFO. I flew on a 763 from ORD-SFO back in 2003......