United Reaches Important Fleet MilestoneUnited Newsreal, May 18, 2000 |
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United yesterday took delivery of its 600th aircraft, a Boeing 777-222 that will bring the B777 fleet to 42. Last week the company received its last B747-400, bringing that fleet's total to 44. "This is an important milestone for our company since we have never had such a large fleet," says Andy Studdert, executive vice president and chief operating officer. "The aircraft will begin service in the next weeks. The new two-class B777 will fly in the San Francisco-Denver market and support San Francisco-Maui. The B747 will fly in the San Francisco-Narita market, replacing an aircraft that is going in for reconfiguration." The new acquisitions will join a fleet with an average age of 10 years that includes the following: Aircraft Type Number of aircraft Boeing 747-200 7 747-400 44 777-200 42 767-200 19 767-300 34 757-200 98 727-200 75 737-200 24 737-300 101 737-500 57 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 4 DC-10-30 3 DC-10-30 4 Airbus A320 59 A319 29 |
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