Share United Airlines will retire its final Boeing 747-400 by year-end — roughly a year sooner than planned — because the iconic aircraft is no longer cost effective to operate, the carrier ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...

A United Airlines executive says that's because ... 2014 as a replacement for its larger widebodies, including the Boeing 747-400. While there is a lot of stake in the future 777X, Boeing is ...

United's most popular Boeing 787-8 routes are IAD to AMS ... Boeing sought a new aircraft to replace the 767 and the 747-400.