United Airlines fleet
United Airlines operates 791 aircraft, giving it one of the largest commercial airline fleet in the world. It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
Current fleet
As of June 2020, United Airlines' fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||||
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P | F | PP | E+ | E | Total | Refs | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 74 | 32 | — | 12 | — | 36 | 78 | 126 | [2] | |
— | 8 | — | 42 | 78 | 128 | To be converted to 126-seat configuration. | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 97 | 4 | — | 12 | — | 42 | 96 | 150 | [3] | |
Airbus A321XLR | — | 50 | TBA | To replace older International Boeing 757-200 aircraft.[4] | ||||||
Airbus A350-900 | — | 45[5] | To replace some Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.[6][4] | |||||||
Boeing 737-700 | 40 | 19 | — | 12 | — | 36 | 78 | 126 | [7] | |
30 | 84 | [7] | ||||||||
Boeing 737-800 | 141 | — | — | 16 | — | 48 | 102 | 166 | [8] | |
54 | 96 | [9] | ||||||||
42 | 108 | [10] | ||||||||
Boeing 737-900 | 12 | — | — | 20 | — | 42 | 117 | 179 | [11] | |
Boeing 737-900ER | 136 | — | — | 20 | — | 42 | 117 | 179 | [12] | |
39 | 120 | [13] | ||||||||
Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 14 | 71 | — | 20 | — | 48 | 111 | 179 | [14] | |
Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 100[15] | Initially planned for service in August 2020 but delayed due to groundings. | |||||||
Boeing 757-200 | 51 | — | 16 | — | — | 45 | 108 | 169 | [16] | Older aircraft to be replaced by the Airbus A321XLR. |
42 | 118 | 176 | [17] | |||||||
28 | 42 | 72 | 142 | [18] | Premium Transcontinental Service configuration. | |||||
Boeing 757-300 | 21 | — | — | 24 | — | 54 | 156 | 234 | [19] | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 38 | — | 30 | — | — | 46 | 138 | 214 | [20] | |
49 | 135 | [21] | 3 aircraft to be retrofitted with Polaris 214 seat-configuration; 4 aircraft to be retrofitted with premium heavy, 167 seat-configuration. | |||||||
46 | 22 | 47 | 52 | 167 | [22] | |||||
Boeing 767-400ER | 16 | — | 39 | — | — | 70 | 131 | 240 | [23] | To be retrofitted with new Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabin starting in August 2020.[24] |
Boeing 777-200 | 19 | — | 28 | — | — | 102 | 234 | 364 | [25] | Boeing 777 launch customer. |
Boeing 777-200ER | 55 | — | 32 | — | — | 124 | 206 | 362 | [26] | |
48 | 113 | 108 | 269 | [27] | To be retrofitted with New Polaris Seats and Premium Plus Cabin on 276 seat-configuration. | |||||
50 | 72 | 145 | 267 | |||||||
24 | 46 | 156 | 276 | |||||||
Boeing 777-300ER | 22 | — | 60 | — | 24 | 62 | 204 | 350 | [28] | |
Boeing 787-8 | 12 | — | 28 | — | 21 | 36 | 158 | 243 | [29] | |
36 | — | 70 | 113 | 219 | [30] | To be retrofitted with new Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabins. | ||||
Boeing 787-9 | 30 | 8 | 48 | — | 21 | 39 | 149 | 257 | [31] | |
48 | — | 88 | 116 | 252 | [32] | To be retrofitted with new Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabins. | ||||
Boeing 787-10 | 13 | 1 | 44 | — | 21 | 54 | 199 | 318 | [33] | |
Total | 791 | 330 |
Historical fleet
Formerly operated
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boeing 40A | Unknown | 1927 | 1937 | Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport[35] and Varney Air Lines |
Boeing 80A | Unknown | 1928 | 1934 | Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport |
Boeing 247 | Unknown | 1933 | 1942 | Launch customer All 59 of the base model were built for United Airlines[36] |
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser | Unknown | Unknown | 1954 | |
Boeing 720 | Unknown | 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[37] | 102 | 1990 | 2009 | Several 737-500s were taken over from the merger with Continental Airlines. |
2011 | 2013 | |||
Boeing 747-100 | 23 | 1970 | 1999 | |
Boeing 747-200 | 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. |
Boeing 767-200ER[38] | 16 | 2011 | 2013 | Inherited from Continental Airlines. Some aircraft were sold to Russian operators and airlines in developing nations. |
Convair 340 | 50 | 1952 | 1968 | |
Douglas DC-3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Douglas DC-6 | Unknown | 1947 | 1970 | Fleet included DC-6 and DC-6B aircraft |
Douglas DC-7 | 57 | Unknown | Unknown | |
Douglas DC-8 | 121 | 1959 | 1992 | Fleet included stretched DC-8 "Super 60" series and re-engined "Super 70" series aircraft. |
Ford Trimotor | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operated on a transcontinental route between New York City and San Francisco.[39] |
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 6 | 1986 | 1989 | Taken over from Pan American World Airways.[34] All aircraft were transferred to Delta Air Lines |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 48 | 1971 | 2001 | Launch Customer. |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 11 | 1983 | 2001 | Four aircraft 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 |
Laird Swallow J-5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Single seat biplane used to carry US Air Mail (CAM 5) by predecessor Varney Air Lines.[40] |
Vickers Viscount | 48 | 1955 | 1969 | Former Capital Airlines aircraft. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type ever operated by United Airlines. |
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