Overview
- United executives said four 787-9s with the new Elevated interior are being prepared for delivery in the coming weeks.
- Each aircraft seats 222 with 64 Polaris suites (including eight Polaris Studios), 35 Premium Plus seats and 123 in economy, adding 30 premium seats versus United’s current 787-9s.
- The cabins introduce sliding-door Polaris suites, Polaris Studios with the largest entertainment screens of any U.S. airline, upgraded service touches such as caviar, and complimentary Starlink Wi‑Fi.
- United plans 20 787-9 deliveries in 2026 and targets roughly 30 of these ultra-premium jets in service by the end of 2027.
- Initial deployments are expected on San Francisco–Singapore and San Francisco–London, and United says the 2026 intake would be the most twin‑aisle deliveries to a U.S. airline in a single year since 1988.