United Impending S18 Changes...
With the W17 schedule now half way from finishing, airlines are now making a few adjustments and preparations for the incoming S18 schedule commencing in late March.
The big US3 have the more audacious task of altering their schedules given their extensive domestic and long-haul international flights. For United, the airline has a much larger long-haul international presence compared to both American and Delta, so their long-haul flights are often seeing numerous changes.
United have an extensive long-haul network from London Heathrow, and will undergo various changes come the S18 schedule. As per Airline Route, here are the following changes, all of which are effective from 24th March 2018 unless stated otherwise:
-Denver: Service resumption after withdrawal in October 2010; summer seasonal flight (UA26/27) operating daily until 26th October 2018 utilising Boeing 787-8's.
-Newark-Liberty: Frequency decrease from 6 to 5 daily flights operated by a mixture of Boeing 767-300ER/400ER's.
-San Francisco: Effective from 30th April 2018, First Class service will no longer be available for booking.
-Washington-Dulles: UA919/924 converts to Boeing 787-8 operation until 6th June 2018 being replaced by Boeing 767-300ER's until 27th October 2018. UA918/925 remains operated by Boeing 777-200ER's, with First Class no longer bookable from 30th April 2018.
Whilst the amount of changes are minor, it is unsurprising however that the biggest change is the reintroduction of direct flights between London Heathrow and Denver, Colorado. The reintroduction comes at the expense of one of the 6 daily flights from Newark, being reduced to 5 daily flights.
The usage of Boeing 787-9's for the S18 schedule is significantly reduced as only London Heathrow will only see the type once a day from Los Angeles.
Currently, United Airlines operates a large Boeing 787 fleet with 35 in service, which includes 12 Boeing 787-8's and 23 Boeing 787-9's. United have 3 Boeing 787-9's and 12 Boeing 787-10's (first example due for delivery in late 2018 with the first example being assigned a production number by Boeing) on-order.
November Two Six Nine Six Seven is one of 23 Boeing 787-9's in service with United, delivered new to the carrier in June 2016 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GEnx-1B74 engines.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N26967 on final approach into Runway 09L at London Heathrow (LHR) on UA923 from Los Angeles (LAX), California.
United Impending S18 Changes...
With the W17 schedule now half way from finishing, airlines are now making a few adjustments and preparations for the incoming S18 schedule commencing in late March.
The big US3 have the more audacious task of altering their schedules given their extensive domestic and long-haul international flights. For United, the airline has a much larger long-haul international presence compared to both American and Delta, so their long-haul flights are often seeing numerous changes.
United have an extensive long-haul network from London Heathrow, and will undergo various changes come the S18 schedule. As per Airline Route, here are the following changes, all of which are effective from 24th March 2018 unless stated otherwise:
-Denver: Service resumption after withdrawal in October 2010; summer seasonal flight (UA26/27) operating daily until 26th October 2018 utilising Boeing 787-8's.
-Newark-Liberty: Frequency decrease from 6 to 5 daily flights operated by a mixture of Boeing 767-300ER/400ER's.
-San Francisco: Effective from 30th April 2018, First Class service will no longer be available for booking.
-Washington-Dulles: UA919/924 converts to Boeing 787-8 operation until 6th June 2018 being replaced by Boeing 767-300ER's until 27th October 2018. UA918/925 remains operated by Boeing 777-200ER's, with First Class no longer bookable from 30th April 2018.
Whilst the amount of changes are minor, it is unsurprising however that the biggest change is the reintroduction of direct flights between London Heathrow and Denver, Colorado. The reintroduction comes at the expense of one of the 6 daily flights from Newark, being reduced to 5 daily flights.
The usage of Boeing 787-9's for the S18 schedule is significantly reduced as only London Heathrow will only see the type once a day from Los Angeles.
Currently, United Airlines operates a large Boeing 787 fleet with 35 in service, which includes 12 Boeing 787-8's and 23 Boeing 787-9's. United have 3 Boeing 787-9's and 12 Boeing 787-10's (first example due for delivery in late 2018 with the first example being assigned a production number by Boeing) on-order.
November Two Six Nine Six Seven is one of 23 Boeing 787-9's in service with United, delivered new to the carrier in June 2016 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GEnx-1B74 engines.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N26967 on final approach into Runway 09L at London Heathrow (LHR) on UA923 from Los Angeles (LAX), California.