United shifts 787s to Washington Dulles from Houston

United Airlines will shift Boeing 787 flying to its Washington Dulles hub from Houston Intercontinental this winter, when it closes its 787 pilot base at its Texas hub. The carrier will fly 787s to Beijing, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Sao Paulo Guarulhos from Dulles beginning in its winter of 2017 schedule, said Howard Attarian, senior VP of flight operations at United, in a letter to pilots. The IATA winter 2017 schedule begins Oct 29. At the same time, United will close its 787 base at Houston Intercontinental and replace the Dreamliner with a Boeing 777-200 on Houston-Frankfurt flights and a Boeing 767-300ER on Houston-Buenos Aires flights, says Attarian. No routes will be discontinued from Houston because of the change, he says. <br/>