United Airlines Planes, 2012
Courtesy United Airlines and Hemispheres Magazine, dated September 2012.
Edited by David Barth 22 September 2012.
This information is as of the date above and will change in the future. For example, in 2013 United took delivery of the Boeing 787. When United and Continental airlines merged in 2011, Continental was an all-Boeing airline. Originally, the pre-merger United leased European Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft because they were offered at rock-bottom prices.
In 2018, United planned to purchase 150 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft that offer better fuel economy, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, quieter cabin, improved ventilation, and larger overhead storage bins.
| UNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT AS OF 2014 |
|---|
| AIRCRAFT | 747-400 | 777-200 | 787-8 | 767-200
300-400 | 757-200-300 | 737-500-700-800-900 | A319/
A320 |
|---|
| CRUISE SPEED (MPH) | 567 | 550 | 560 | 540 | 540 | 530 | 530 |
| # PASSENGERS | 374 | 253-348 | 219 | 174-244 | 110-216 | 114-173 | 120-144 |
| PROPULSION | 4 PW*1 | 2 PW*1 or GE*2 | 2 GEnx | 2 PW*1 or GE*2 | 2 PW*1 or RR*3 | 2 GE*2 | 2 AIE*4 |
| LBS. THRUST PER ENGINE | 63,300 | 94,000 | 70,000 | 63,300 | 43,700 | 26,400 | 27,000 |
| WINGSPAN (FT/IN) | 211/5 | 199/11 | 197/4 | 170/4 | 134/9 | 117/5 | 111/11 |
*1 PW = Pratt & Whitney Engine
*2 GE = General Electric Engine
*3 RR = Rolls Royce Engine
*4 AIE = International Aero Engine
*5 GEnx = General Electric Next Generation Engine