United’s Least Used Aircraft: The Boeing 767-400ER
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2021
- The Boeing 767-400ER is United Airlines’ least used aircraft this year after a handful of planes came out of long-term storage in time for the summer season. This move was partially due to the grounding of some Boeing 777-200s. On United’s list of least used aircraft, the 767-400ER comes out on top, but is followed by the 737 MAX 8, 787-8, CRJ-700, and 787-10. Let’s take a look at where the 767-400ER is flying these days.
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"pleasant 2-3-2 layout" hits the nail on the head. 4 out of 7 seats are on an aisle, and the other 3 seats only have to scoot past one seat to reach an aisle. I wish this layout were more common: it makes long flights so much more pleasant.
My FAVOURITE plane
except for the middle one. 2 2 2 is better
@@carlosandleon It is, but that middle seat can go left or right to get to an aisle. All things considered, 2-3-2 has little lacking compared to 2-2-2.
The 2-3-2 seating arrangement of the 767 has always been my favorite, especially flying to overseas destinations.
Yes. Flew DL 767 AMS-MCO right before the onset of Covid and the 2 seats were awesome. Although I think DL threw in a 4th seat in the middle.
@@BChandl13 No, you were on an Delta A330, which is wider
@@lukethompson5558or 777,
The 767-400 just looks so gorgeous
no
@@carlosandleon it does
@@emiratesaviation33 I feel sorry for you man.
@@carlosandleon why?
@@emiratesaviation33 Because
We had a UA 764 charter for the Chiefs a couple months ago. I enjoy seeing the 764s flying in the skies.
I flew on two these in 2018 from EWR-CDG and MUC-IAD. I thought it was a great aircraft, United does a good job keeping the interior modern in these aircrafts.
It's my favorite 767 type and yes I flew on it from Amdsterdam to Houston and back in October 2010.
Fun Fact: Only 2 airlines used the 767-400’s, which are United (Continental) using 16 and Delta using 21
The low usage is related to all of the international flight restrictions. With those easing up now, you can expect the 400 to resume many international markets primarily out of EWR and IAD
Yeah my flight to Rome will be on a 400 out off iAd
I flew on Continental 767-400ER from IAH to LAX back in 2003. To date the best and the smoothest aircraft I ever been on.
As a retired Ua/Co flight attendant this is one of my favorite in the fleet! Spacious galleys and very easy to work! excellent video by the way!
my absolute favorite commute from ewr to Copenhagen via wherever. Loved that single seat middle row !
Error at 0:45. Reads "Average age 2 years". The 767-400ERs were delivered to Continental between 2000 and 2002 (4 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 10 in 2002).
Typo
0:46 Average age: 20.2 Years!!(typo)
When you have decent seating capacity and nice range, but are overshadowed by 777s and 737s: *DJ Khaled: Suffering from Success*
Have flown on a UA 764 on it's MUC-EWR operations back in 2019....and to be honest I did like the experience of flying on an ex Continental aircraft, even though next time I would probably choose the 787 again for outbound UA flights out of Munich heading towards the United States because of better quality products on board as well as a smoother flight itself.
I love the 767 family!!
Saaaaaaaame 😤
Same!
Just flew this from London to Dulles beginning of a November. Was a great flight and comfortable.
I had the pleasure of flying this aircraft from EWR to BCN, barely two weeks ago on a two stop journey from YVR via SFO. While the Polaris product on the 763 and 788 was better the food on all the flights was amazing. I will say I can say nothing but zzzzz on the topic of thr 764 flight.
I am flying it in November. Looking forward to it.
Used to fly this aircraft on delta to Hawaii monthly after the changed to this from the L-1011. It’s great plane but to densely packed.
Flew on one back in 2018 from Ams to Ewr. Great plane
My ride on this planet was a confusing one. We were supposed to fly a Dreamliner, but suddenly, the plane was swapped for a 767-400ER. Wasn't a bad plane.
I’ve flown in that aircraft a few times. It’s a very reliable airplane that rarely has maintenance issues. None that I have experienced flying on it. Quiet cabin with plenty of video entertainment to past the time away while enjoying the great service
The 767-400er is almost the Same size as the 777-200
Yes almost, but completely different MTOW limits and because of that the thrust on the 777 is a lot higher than the 767
Beautiful plane, almost perfect 2-3-2 configuration. Ideal for a NEO. 👌
These birds are slated to be upgraded with the new Polaris product soon and to be painted as well. I had the pleasure of working this plane during 2019 at ORD and sad to say it's age really shows on the inside.
Lovely airplane ✈ 💜
Imagine how interesting it would be if United retrofits their 767-400s with GENX-2B engines from the 747-8 to test out the possibility of a 767X
I'm flying Dublin to Newark this coming Thursday on 767-400 really looking forward to it, it replaced the 787 on this route
Not United, but I remember flying in a 767-400 ER with Delta a couple of years ago from Las Vegas to Atlanta. It was comfortable, and the service was as usual.
I flew the United 767-400 from Newark to Houston in May and again in October from Newark to San Juan both times in business. It’s surely an interesting aircraft but the fact it doesn’t feature the new Polaris seats makes it less enjoyable than other widebodies in United’s fleet. I’ve flown in United’s -300er in economy and I must say the 2-3-2 economy is my favorite economy configuration of any plane. In the last two rows of all United 767s the A and B seats are crew rest seats which are sold as economy plus on domestic flights, they are arguably better than United Premium Plus and if you get the opportunity to fly a UAL 767 I would definitely recommend choosing one of these seats (although they only open 24-48hrs prior to departure)
What was the reason behind CO buying the 764-ER? That would be even more interesting to look at.
If you are in coach, only one middle seat in each row.. so if you flying Non Revenue this is a big deal on night flights to Europe and South America.great plane.
Nice machine ✈️
I'm watching this video on Sat 20th Nov '21 and right now there are 8 United 764s in the sky (5 of them incoming from Europe), so it looks like the situation is changing fast.
When I had nonrev privileges on Continental I took the EWR-HNL flight several times on DC-10s. A lot of time flying just because I could. Vegas - Newark - Honolulu - Newark - Vegas.
Only spent 5 hours on the ground each time because I didn't want to pay for room.
😍best WB A/C flew😍
Very interesting rare widebody aircraft
Cool
I think Delta still has this type aircraft flying in their fleet currently. I have flown one before in Business and it was a comfortable plane.
I went on a 767 United to New York in 2019 I can't remember if it was 400ER though. I flew to Newark aswell.
Had United remained Continental and had Continental remained with Skyteam, absolutely!! Most definitely. But fortunately Delta has some 767-400ers🙂🙂🤗.
FYI...You said the avg. age of the aircraft was 20.2yrs old, however the illustration on the screen says 2yrs, not 20.2. Still enjoyed the vid as always though & look fwd to the next 1. 😉✌️
I’m actually headed to Barcelona this summer on this aircraft, nice to learn and fly on one!
EDIT: They switched our flight now im in the new polaris class so i wont be flying on this one but still cool!
For the life of me, I will never understand why Boeing doesn’t update the 767 with new engines and wings and reintroduce the 757 to complete with Airbus! Boeing needs a win!
They decommissioned the entire flight build line, to rebuild that is still a huge endeavour
Flew on a 767-200 LAX-BWI-LAX on US Airways in 1988
Love flying in first on this plane.
Flew the UA 764 from EWR-HNL back in 2015
I flew this plane today to San Juan!
I’ve flown on a UA 764 from Houston to Newark.
Maybe, you could talk about narrowbodys based very far from home! Like Air France A320s on the Caribbean, British Airways 737s in South Africa and, what I found out today, a United 737-800 in East Asia flying from Manila to Guam!
The 737s are not of BA. :)
** narrowbodies
@@kingsharkoon Ik, they are operated by Comair! But damn the BA livery fits the 737 so good, especially the MAX! Have you seen a picture of her? Beautiful aircraft!
I've flown the IAH-HNL-GUM-MNL R/T quite a number of times over the past ten years. It's my least favorite way to fly to Asia because UA treats it as one big domestic flight BUT with International upgrades - on old metal. This means that while you would have typically gotten an automatic upgrade if it were a "non-international" domestic flight, you have to bid with money & miles for the upgrade. Then, there's the fact that all the 738s operating out of GUM are from the CO era - meaning they're the oldest in the fleet, and look that way.
But the MNL-GUM flight is only about 3.5 hours long, so it's shorter than IAD-LAX.
I'd like to see exactly what classes are fully booked, which is driving travel these days?
Will business travel every fully recover?
I don’t recall the current business travel metrics but on the domestic flights business class is usually between 50-75% booked. Later it almost always fills up with upgrades.
Airlines have been indicating that business travel is beginning to return.
All of them. I’m flying tomorrow IAD-LAX on a UA 772. There are 3 open seats left on the entire plane. Was like that headed to the east coast, too.
@@MDLC424 That's a UA hub to hub route so to be expected.
Wendover Productions has a video on business travel
Then engines look so small in B-767-400.
Neat airplane, hard to land well
Best plane ever
Not the easiest to land though.
you forgot a flight the 767-400 flight from boston to london
Never flew it but I see them every day here in HNL. DL also uses theirs sometimes on their ATL, DTW and MSP runs. I can’t stand the almost all Airbus fleet DL has chosen. I wonder if either will be converted to cargo aircraft
B767, with the most sexiest forward tilting gear in aviation!
Yes, have flown in one of them just before the pandemic.
I flew it from Newark to Houston
I flew it MUC-ATL with Delta
One flew though guam yesterday
It may be their least used aircraft but it's the only aircraft of theirs I've ever flown on.
Where did you fly?
Its good 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Where do you get this information?
Best plane in the world for economy passenger comfort. Only one middle seat
0:46 should be 20.2 not just 2 typo
Otherwise great video
I was in one of these 767s
I spoke to a United 75/76 pilot last night and he told me that the 767-400s should be all back with Polaris in 2023.
You mean crj 550 United has the “700” but it’s actually a 550
I have not flown the 757, and 767
I will ASAP
0:50 Technically they still are.
I've never been on a 400-ER, a 300-ER yes but never it's big brother.
This video is also coincidentally 4:00 mins long
What about UA using the 763?
0:43 Looks like you made a mistake over here!
Appreciate if someone can comment. I fly to Spain (Madrid) often. I stopped using United and opted for Lufthansa because at the time (4 years ago) the upkeep was terrible. Torn curtains that desperately need to be replaces, pieces falling off in cabin and the flight attendant sleep area taking the best seats in economy +. Has this changed? I was woke up several times at night with flight attendants getting up and then continually bumping my seat. This took place on three separate flights. Please comment. I am flying over this month and can fly eith Luf or U. It is just that I can be upgraded possibly on United. TY
0:45 uh ok 😁
dont forget ewr to phx and phx to ewr
they have the upgraded 767 the 787
Hear it did EWR-HNL before the pandemic
United flew these to belfast
The 400Er looks too much like a 777 just with smaller engines
Also much narrower, different landing gear, different tail cone and until the 2nd generation no raked wingtips
@@filledwithvariousknowledge1065 Ah yes I forgot about those, my bad. But to be fair from a distance it does resemble a 777 doesnt it?
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The 767-400 and the 757-300 to me are the two most pointless aircraft Boeing ever made. Like why?
11 h to Hawaii in united business class … how horrible
Surprisingly it’s a great deal better than the Legacy UA 777’s- or the Ghetto Birds as they’re fondly recognized as.
Yes- I’ve flown both the 764-ER and Legacy UA’s 772’s and I’ll take the former any day- even in coach….
It seems CO cared a little more about customer comfort and managed to at least provide seatback entertainment vs UA’s mini over head screens….
And it was so great that all seats were equipped with it.
Stunning aircraft…Been on one many times and found it extremely comfortable. Nice when travelling with a partner and have nobody sitting next you.
We flew this into Honolulu on 2017 for our moneypoon.
I thought they still flew it to Zurich. Swore I saw it there this year, unless it was a -300 variant z