Post date: May 26, 2012 3:20:00 PM

Did you see that the United Airlines Fleet Website was recognized by Frequently Flying Last Week? You should read the article! Did you comment? If you did see my reply in BLUE!

May 20

Updated United Airlines fleet information resource is now live

In March, I posted about a new resource that provides in-depth detail about the approximate 700 aircraft in the United Airlines fleet. Everything from exterior items, such as tail numbers and livery information, to interior items, including cabin configuration, economy plus status and in-seat power, is presented in a spreadsheet format.

The new version was just launched and it’s worth bookmarking as it’s constantly updated with changes as more aircraft are either repainted or being overhauled in some way, such as United’s 767-300 “ghetto birds” being converted to an ETOPS lie-flat international configuration.

It, too, is spreadsheet driven and allows you to filter by what you want to see based on what interests you about the fleet. Below, for example, is a screen grab showing information about United’s 767-300 aircraft:

Other areas of the site include a “Meet the Fleet” section with specs about each aircraft and how many of each type have been repainted, a page devoted to deciphering the types as they appear on the United Cargo website and a discussion forum.

The website’s author is highly passionate and dedicated in maintaining it and is open to your questions, comments and feedback. It’s perfect for me as I maintain a spreadsheet myself that lists each flight I take as I like to track not only my mileage accrual, but also the specific aircraft I’ve flown.

Check out the updated fleet tracking site here.

Posted by Darren | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “Updated United Airlines fleet information resource is now live”

• • 1. Biggles209 says:

    2. May 20, 2012 at 11:56 am

    3. This site led me to the source spreadsheet for the “What Widebody Aircraft Am I Flying On?” on UnitedCargo.com. The source spreadsheet has two tabs, WB and NB, and it is easy to put some filtering on these to find all domestic flights that use international equipment. Very handy for planning trips with the best possible seats.

    4. Kris Ziel says:

    5. May 20, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    6. I prefer the prior version’s navigation where each aircraft type has it’s own tab, I like everything else though.

Kris, I believe it was handled to your satisfaction correct? Also, this evening the express page will be transformed and will have seat maps. Plus Globe a Day will show up very soon! Kris, thanks for pointing this out as I was able to demonstrate that I really care about comments and suggestions. You can read about "Our Commitment" to learn how I hold the site to a high customer service level!

• • 1. Cook says:

    2. May 20, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    3. Thanks for the link. Did not see the old one, but starting to explore this a bit. Interesting and impressive, to say the least! While not an ‘offical’ United website, the author obviously has access to inside data – and permission to use it. I particlulary enjoyed the link to FlightAware that t he ability to track individual fleet in nearly real time. Thanks again for posting this link. I don’t understand the site author’s motivation for maintaining it, but it is an impressive bit of work.

Thanks for the kind comments! I actually do not have inside data as I am just a teen! I really just love airlines, and I realized there is a need/want for a tool. Honestly, there is more information provided on my site about that one aircraft that fliers care about than any other site.