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Who Owns This Plane?

N26970

2017 Boeing 787-9

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 60146

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2027.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Fleet: 1,220 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 787-9
Year built: 2017
Serial number: 60146
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · Ge GENX-1B74/75/ · 76,700 lb thrust
Seats: 422
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 14, 2017)
Mode S code: A2A3D2 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 16, 2017 · last FAA action Jul 28, 2023

Past registrations of N26970

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Sep 30, 2003 1940 Piper J3F-65 · serial 4271 Sale Reported · Oklahoma City, OK

What a Boeing 787 looks likePhoto of a Boeing 787, not this aircraft: pjs2005 from Hampshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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