United Airlines fleet

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This article is about the mainline United Airlines fleet, including the historical fleets of United Airlines. For information about the fleet of United's regional operations, see United Express.

United Airlines operates 857 aircraft, giving it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world. It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrowbody and all Boeing widebody aircraft.

Current fleet[]

United Airlines Airbus A320
United Airlines Boeing 737-900
United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
United Airlines Boeing 787-8

As of November 2021, the United Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][2]

United Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
J F W Y+ Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 99 — — 12 — 36 78 126 [3] To be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
8 42 128 [3][5] To be converted to 126-seat configuration.
Airbus A320-200 96 — — 12 — 42 96 150 [6] To be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
Airbus A321neo — 70[7] TBA Deliveries start 2023.[7]
Airbus A321XLR — 50 TBA Deliveries start 2024.[8]
To replace Boeing 757.[9]
Airbus A350-900 — 45[10]
TBA
 		Deliveries deferred to 2027.[11]
Boeing 737-700 53 7 — 12 — 36 78 126 [12] All aircraft on order to be transferred from Southwest Airlines.
To be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
30 84
Boeing 737-800 141 — — 16 — 48 102 166 [13] To be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
54 96
42 108
Boeing 737-900 12 — — 20 — 42 117 179 [14]
Boeing 737-900ER 136 — — 20 — 45 114 179
42 117
39 120
Boeing 737 MAX 8 16 74[7] — 16 — 54 96 166 [13] Entered service in July 2021.[15]
Boeing 737 MAX 9 30 49[16] — 20 — 48 111 179 [14] Existing aircraft to be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
Boeing 737 MAX 10 — 250[17] — 20 — 64 TBA TBA [7] Launch customer.
Deliveries start in 2023 and replacing Boeing 757-200.
Boeing 757-200 40 — 16 — — 45 108 169 [18] To be retrofitted with 176 seat interior.
42 118 176 To be replaced by Airbus A321neo, Airbus A321XLR, and Boeing 737 MAX.[19]
To be retired by 2024.[19]
Boeing 757-300 21 — — 24 — 54 156 234 [20] To be retrofitted with United's Signature Interior by 2025.[4]
Boeing 767-300ER 38 — 30 — — 46 138 214 [21] To be retrofitted with Premium Plus.
46 22 43 56 167
Boeing 767-400ER 16 — 39 — — 70 131 240 [22] To be retrofitted with Polaris seats.[23]
Boeing 777-200 19 — — 28 — 102 234 364 [24] Launch customer.
Boeing 777-200ER 51 — 50 — 24 46 156 276 [24]
4 — 32 — 124 206 362 Domestic configuration.
Boeing 777-300ER 22 — 60 — 24 62 204 350 [25]
Boeing 787-8 12 — 28 — 21 36 158 243 [26]
Boeing 787-9 38 — 48 — 21 39 149 257 [27]
— 88 116 252 To be retrofitted with Polaris seats.[23]
Boeing 787-10 13 8[28] 44 — 21 54 199 318 [29]
Total 857 562

Historical fleet[]

United Airlines former fleet[30]
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes
Boeing 40A Un­known 1927 1937 Un­known Launch customer.
Operated by Boeing Air Transport[31] and Varney Air Lines.
Boeing 80A Un­known 1928 1934 Un­known Launch customer.
Operated by Boeing Air Transport.
Boeing 247 59[32] 1933 1942 Un­known Launch customer.
All base models were built for United Airlines.[33]
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 7[32] 1950 1954 Un­known
Boeing 720 29[32] 1960 1976 Boeing 727 Launch customer.
Boeing 727-100 126 1963 1993 Boeing 737-500
Boeing 727-200 104 1968 2001 Airbus A320 family
Boeing 737 Next Gen
Boeing 737-200 101 1968 2001 Launch customer.
Boeing 737-300 103 1986 2009
Boeing 737-500[34] 73 1990 2009
29 2010 2013 Former Continental Airlines fleet.
Boeing 747-100 23 1970 1999 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 777-200 		One damaged as Flight 811, but was later repaired and re-registered as N4724U.
Boeing 747-200B 10 1987 2000
Boeing 747SP 11 1985 1995 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 777-200 		Taken over from Pan Am.
Boeing 747-400 44 1989 2017 Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 787 		Largest operator of Boeing 747-400 in United States.
Boeing 767-200 36 1982 2005 Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767-300ER 		Launch customer.
One hijacked and crashed into South Tower of the World Trade Center as Flight 175, as part of the September 11 attacks.
Boeing 767-200ER[35] 16 2010 2013 Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 787-8 		Former Continental Airlines fleet.
Convair 340 50 1952 1968 Un­known
Douglas DC-3 Un­known 1937 Un­known Convair 340
Douglas DC-4 36 1946 1957 Un­known
Douglas DC-4E Un­known
Douglas DC-6 90 1946 1969 Un­known
Douglas DC-6B Un­known
Douglas DC-7 57 1954 1966 Un­known
Douglas DC-8-10 2 1959 1961 None Both crashed as Flight 826 and Flight 859.
Douglas DC-8-20 30 1959 1982 Un­known
Douglas DC-8-30 11 1967 1974 Un­known
Douglas DC-8-50 33 1959 1987 Boeing 757-200
Douglas DC-8-60 12 1967 1987
Douglas DC-8-70 29 1967 1991
Ford Trimotor Un­known 1931 Un­known Un­known Operated on a transcontinental route between New York City and San Francisco.[36]
Laird Swallow J-5 Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Single seat biplane used to carry US Air Mail (CAM 5) by predecessor Varney Air Lines.[37]
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 6 1986 1989 Un­known Taken over from Pan Am.[30]
All aircraft were transferred to Delta Air Lines
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 48 1971 2001 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 777-200 		Launch customer.
One crashed as Flight 232
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 Boeing 727
Boeing 737-200 		Only U.S. operator in scheduled passenger service.
Used to operate "Executive" service between Chicago and Newark restricted to men only passengers. Also operated on other United domestic services.
Vickers Viscount 48 1955 1969 Former Capital Airlines aircraft.
Only mainline turboprop aircraft type ever operated by United Airlines.

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