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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
Flight Equipment
During 2008, the Company began implementing operational plans to significantly reduce its
operating fleet and capacity. These operational plans include the retirement of the Company’s entire
fleet of 94 B737 aircraft and six B747 aircraft by the end of 2009, of which 51 aircraft were removed
from serviced during 2008 as discussed in Note 2, “Company Operational Plans,” in Combined Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Details of UAL and United’s mainline operating fleet as of December 31, 2008 are provided in the
following table:
Aircraft Type
Average
Number of Seats Owned(c) Leased Total
Average
Age (Years)
UAL total operating fleet at December 31, 2007(a) . . . . 255 205 460 13
A319-100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 37 18 55 9
A320-200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 42 55 97 11
B737-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 2 28 30 20
B737-500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 16 — 16 17
B747-400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 18 9 27 13
B757-200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 32 65 97 17
B767-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 17 18 35 14
B777-200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 45 7 52 10
Total operating fleet at December 31, 2008—UAL and
United(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 200 409 13
UAL nonoperating B737s at December 31,
2008(a)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 12 36 19
UAL nonoperating B747s at December 31, 2008(b) . . . . 3 — 3 12
(a) At December 31, 2008, United’s operating fleet was the same as UAL’s fleet. In 2007, United leased one aircraft from UAL
and therefore had one less owned B737 aircraft and one more leased aircraft as compared to UAL’s fleet. This particular
aircraft became nonoperational in 2008.
(b) As of December 31, 2008, B737 and B747 owned, nonoperating aircraft have a combined net book value of $198 million and
are classified as Other noncurrent assets in the Company’s Statements of Consolidated Financial Position.
(c) As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, 62 and 113 aircraft were unencumbered, respectively. See Note 12, “Debt Obligations
and Card Processing Agreements,” in Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to
assets pledged as collateral.
Details of United Express’ operating fleet that are operated under capacity purchase lease
agreements as of December 31, 2008, are provided in the following table:
Aircraft Type
Average
No. of Seats Total
Bombardier CRJ200 ..................................... 50 93
Bombardier CRJ700 ..................................... 66 89
De Havilland Dash 8 .................................... 37 10
Embraer EMB 120 ...................................... 30 24
Embraer ERJ 145 ....................................... 50 31
Embraer EMB170 ...................................... 70 33
Total Operating Fleet .................................... 280
All of the Bombardier CRJ700 and Embraer EMB170 aircraft are equipped with explus seating. For
additional information on aircraft leases, see Note 15, “Lease Obligations,” in Combined Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Ground Facilities
United is a party to various leases relating to its use of airport landing areas, gates, hangar sites,
terminal buildings and other airport facilities in most of the municipalities it serves. Major terminal
facility leases expire at SFO in 2011 and 2013, Washington Dulles in 2014, O’Hare in 2018, LAX in 2021
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