United moves up 747 fleet retirement to Q4 2017
United Airlines has decided to retire its remaining 20 Boeing 747-400s by the end of 2017, moving up the fleet’s retirement by a year. United had previously said it would retire its 747 fleet by the end 2018. But president Scott Kirby said Jan 11 that “the time has come to retire our 747 fleet from scheduled service,” adding, “we plan to operate our last 747 flight in Q4 of this year.” Kirby called the fleet’s retirement “a bittersweet milestone,” noting that the 747 “once represented the state-of-the-art in air travel.” United has operated the 747 since 1970, when it started flying the aircraft between California and Hawaii. United’s future widebody fleet will be comprised of 787s, the 777-300ER, and the Airbus A350-1000, of which the airline has 35 on order with deliveries set to start in 2018. <br/>
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United moves up 747 fleet retirement to Q4 2017
United Airlines has decided to retire its remaining 20 Boeing 747-400s by the end of 2017, moving up the fleet’s retirement by a year. United had previously said it would retire its 747 fleet by the end 2018. But president Scott Kirby said Jan 11 that “the time has come to retire our 747 fleet from scheduled service,” adding, “we plan to operate our last 747 flight in Q4 of this year.” Kirby called the fleet’s retirement “a bittersweet milestone,” noting that the 747 “once represented the state-of-the-art in air travel.” United has operated the 747 since 1970, when it started flying the aircraft between California and Hawaii. United’s future widebody fleet will be comprised of 787s, the 777-300ER, and the Airbus A350-1000, of which the airline has 35 on order with deliveries set to start in 2018. <br/>
