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N78001

1998 Boeing 777-224

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 27577

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2028.

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 777-224
Year built: 1998
Serial number: 27577
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · Ge GE90-90B · 94,000 lb thrust
Seats: 400
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 24, 1998)
Mode S code: AA92F8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 15, 2018 · last FAA action May 12, 2023

Past registrations of N78001

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

Apr 12, 1982 Fokker DR-1 · serial 002 Aeroflex Museum · Newton, NJ
Oct 28, 1955 Globe GC-1B · serial 2005 Geuther Eugene F · Lansdale, PA

What a Boeing 777 looks likePhoto of a Boeing 777, not this aircraft: Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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