Per a media advisory released, United is going to be making an announcement discussing “an historic package of new and expanded international routes…”
This also coincides with the expected construction approval of the IAD Polaris lounge tomorrow.
There is slack in the UA wide body fleet right now for new routes.
763 - current planned schedule requires 29 frames (out of 38)
764 - current planned schedule requires 13 frames (out of 16)
788 - current planned schedule requires all 12 frames
789 - current planned schedule requires all 25 frames (4 more coming on property 2019)
78J - current planned schedule requires all 9 frames (second hand thought, 7 frames should be adequate)
772 - current planned schedule requires 9 Polaris frames (out of 12), 19 sUA frames (out of 22), and 19 sCO frames (out of 22)
77W - not really any slack without cutting something - current planned schedule requires 17 frames (out of 18)
I suspect there will be some 788/789/763/764s moving around to free up some of the 787s.
Previously Announced Changes for S19
NEW SFO-AMS 789
NEW EWR-PRG 763
NEW EWR-NAP 763
NEW DEN-FRA 788
IAD-FCO 763 to 772
EWR-FCO 764 to 772
EWR-FRA 772 to 78J
EWR-CDG 772 to 78J
EWR-BCN 77A to 78J
EWR-DUB 772 to 78J
EWR-TLV 772 to 78J
Previously Announced Changes for S20
EWR-PVG 772 to EWR-PVG 772 (x2)
Possibilities
ORD-TLV 772
EWR-JNB 772
EWR-CAI 78J
IAD-MXP 763
IAD-ATH 763
IAD-VCE 763
Less Likely, But Possible
IAH-LOS 789
SFO-GUM 77A
SFO-BKK 788
LAX-PER 788 (9 if 8 doesn’t have range)
SFO-GRU/GIG 788
LAX-FRA 789
IAD-TXL 763
IAD-LIM 763
EWR-ADD 788