N788UA

Boeing 777-222 · built 1997

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

Usually based at CDG

Most frequent routes

Last seen

CDG → EWR

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from July 1997 to July 2026 — 2,825 flights. Last reported flight: July 22, 2026, United Airlines, EWR → SFO.

CarrierFirstLastFlights
United Airlines UAJuly 1997July 20262,825

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.

CarrierFirst filedLast filed
United Airlines UA20062025

Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file

Worst recorded outcome: no damage.

  • May 14, 2026Incident

    Boeing 777-200 · Calgary · A26W0066

    On 14 May 2026, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (N788UA) was on a scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), California to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG), France. There were 13 crew members and 274 passengers onboard. During cruise flight, in the vicinity of Calgary…

  • September 30, 2024Incident

    Boeing 777-200 · Calgary · A24W0127

    N788UA, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER was operating as flight UAL949 from London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), United Kingdom to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), United States. While en route in cruise, approximately 148 nm NW of Calgary International Airport (CYYC), AB, the flight crew noticed a faint but…

  • April 28, 2019Incident

    Boeing 777-200 · Sept-îles · A19Q0054

    N788UA, un appareil de type Boeing 777-200 exploité par United Airlines, effectuait le vol UAL56 selon les règles de vol aux instruments depuis Paris/Charles de Gaulle (LFPG), France vers Newark/Liberty Intl (KEWR), NJ. C-FRTU, un appareil de type Boeing 787-9 exploité par Air Canada, effectuait le vol ACA879 selon…

  • July 25, 2000Incident

    Boeing 777-200 · North Atlantic · A00A0114

    A00A0114: UAL928, a B777 was en route from Chicago to Heathrow when the flight crew requested a clearance to Gander due to a passenger medical emergency. Gander was unable to issue the clearance due to traffic; therefore, the flight crew declared an emergency, executed the contingency procedure and descended to FL290…

  • March 26, 1999Incident

    Boeing 777-200 · Stephenville, 20 NM S · A99A0041

    A99A0041: UAL906, a Boeing 777 aircraft, was en route from Newark to London when a smell similar to kerosene was detected in the forward cabin. The aircraft diverted to Gander and landed at 0420 UTC without further incident. Emergency response vehicles were standing by, however, no emergency had been declared.The…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).