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N27901

2012 Boeing 787-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 34821

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2028.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

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

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 787-8
Year built: 2012
Serial number: 34821
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · Ge GENX SERIES · 56,300 lb thrust
Seats: 260
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Dec 23, 2012)
Mode S code: A2CA5D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 27, 2012 · last FAA action Jul 1, 2023

Past registrations of N27901

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

Oct 30, 1962 1940 Piper J5A · serial 5-47 Talge F Lisle JR · Kansas City, MO

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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