United Airlines fleet

As of December 2018, United Airlines's fleet consists of the following aircraft:

United Airlines mainline fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers						Ref	Notes
			F	J	PP	Y+	Y	Total
Airbus A319	71	34	8	—	—	42	78	128		14 aircraft to be acquired from China Southern Airlines. 20 aircraft to be acquired from 2020-2021. Remaining orders to replace Boeing 737-700.
Airbus A320	99		12	—	—	42	96	150		One aircraft painted in "United Friend Ship" retro livery.
Airbus A350-900	—	45	TBA							Order converted from 35 A350-1000 to 45 A350-900. Deliveries scheduled to begin from late 2022 to 2027 to replace Boeing 777-200ER .
Boeing 737-700	40	—	12	—	—	40	66	118		To be reconfigured into 126-seat configuration.
						36	78	126		One aircraft painted in Star Alliance livery.
			—	12	—	30	84	126	—	Guam & Micronesia configuration. To be replaced by Airbus A319 by 2022.
Boeing 737-800	141	—	16	—	—	48	102	166		Two aircraft painted in Star Alliance livery.
					—	54	96	166		Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 9.
			—	16	—	42	108	166		Guam & Micronesia configuration.
Boeing 737-900ER	148	—	20	—	—	42	117	179		One painted in Eco Skies. One painted in Special Olympics 50th Anniversary. One painted in Continental Retro liveries. Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 10.
					—	39	120	179
Boeing 737 MAX 9	9	52	20	—	—	48	111	179		Deliveries began in 2018. Painted in same livery as 787 fleet. Entered service on 7 June 2018. To replace older Boeing 737-800.
Boeing 737 MAX 10	—	100	TBA							Converted from original 737 MAX 9 orders. Deliveries begin in 2020. To replace Boeing 757-200 older Boeing 737-900ER.
Boeing 757-200	56	—	—	16	—	45	108	169
				28	—	42	72	142		United p.s. configuration. To be replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 10 from 2020.
Boeing 757-300	21	—	24	—	—	54	156	234		All refitted with slimline seats.
Boeing 767-300ER	38	—	--	--	—	--	--	--		All reconfigured.
			—	30	—	49	135	214		Most to be retrofitted with Polaris and Premium Plus through 2020.
			—	30	—	46	138	214		Installed with new Polaris seats.
Boeing 767-400ER	16	—	—	39	—	63	140	242		Crew rest installations in progress.
Boeing 777-200	19	—	—	28	—	102	234	364		Used on domestic routes. To be phased out and replaced by 19 Boeing 777-200ERs in the fleet.
Boeing 777-200ER	55	—	8	40	—	113	108	269		To be reconfigured into 2-class configuration with new Polaris seats.
			—	50	—	72	145	267		To be reconfigured with new Polaris and Premium Plus seats starting this October.
			—	50	—	80	162	292		Installed with new Polaris seats. To be retrofitted with Premium Plus. 19 aircraft to replace all Boeing 777-200 on domestic routes and the remaining 36 to be replaced by Airbus A350-900.
Boeing 777-300ER	18	—	—	60	—	102	204	366		All delivered with new Polaris seats. To be retrofitted with Premium Plus starting August 2018.
Boeing 787-8	12	—	—	36	—	70	113	219
Boeing 787-9	25	13	—	48	—	88	116	252		Remaining orders to be delivered from 2020.
Boeing 787-10	3	11	—	44	21	45	208	318		Deliveries began in November 2018. To feature the new Polaris seats and Premium Plus cabin.
Total	771	255

Historical fleet

United Airlines retired fleet

Aircraft	Introduced	Retired	Replacement	Notes
Boeing 40A	1927	1937	Un­known	Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport and Varney Air Lines
Boeing 80A	1928	1934	Un­known	Launch customer Operated by Boeing Air Transport
Boeing 247	1933	1942	Un­known	Launch customer All 59 of the base model were built for United Airlines
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser	Un­known	1954	Un­known
Boeing 720	1960	1976	Boeing 727	Launch Customer.
Boeing 727-100	1963	1993	Boeing 737-500
Boeing 727-200	1968	2001	Airbus A320 family
Boeing 737-200	1968	2001	Airbus A320 family	Launch Customer.
Boeing 737-300	1986	2009	Airbus A320 family Boeing 737 Next Generation
Boeing 737-500	1990	2009	Airbus A320 family Boeing 737 Next Generation	The United 737-500 fleet was retired by 2009. The 737-500s inherited from the merger with Continental Airlines were retired in May 2013.
	2011	2013
Boeing 747-100	1970	1999	Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200/-200ER
Boeing 747-200	1987	2000	Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200/-200ER
Boeing 747SP	1985	1995	Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200/-200ER	Taken over from Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 747-400	1989	2017	Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787-9	The last United 747, dubbed the "Friend Ship," was taken on a hub to hub tour around the United States, before taking a final ticketed flight from San Francisco to Honolulu, the original United Boeing 747 route.
Boeing 767-200	1982	2005	Boeing 757-200	Launch Customer. One hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks as Flight 175.
Boeing 767-200ER	2011	2013	Boeing 787-8	Inherited from Continental Airlines.
Convair 340	Un­known	1968	Un­known
Douglas DC-3	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Douglas DC-6	1947	1970	Un­known	Fleet included DC-6 and DC-6B aircraft
Douglas DC-7	Un­known	1964	Un­known
Douglas DC-8	1959	1992	Boeing 757-200	Largest DC-8 operator. Fleet included stretched DC-8 "Super 60" series and re-engined "Super 70" series aircraft. A DC-8-11 crashed in 1960 as Flight 826.
Ford Trimotor	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Operated in 1931 on a transcontinental route between New York City and San Francisco.
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	1986	1989	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	Taken over from Pan American World Airways. after retired All aircraft are transferred to Delta Air Lines
McDonnell Douglas DC-10	1971	2001	Boeing 777-200/-200ER	Launch Customer. Fleet included original DC-10-10 variants and DC-10-30 variants. One crashed in 1989 as flight 232.
Sud Aviation Caravelle	1961	1970	Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Original	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.
Vickers Viscount	Un­known	1969	Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Original	Former Capital Airlines aircraft. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type ever operated by United Airlines.

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