Airliner

N24988

2024 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
37449
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B76A/P2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N24988 on the FAA register

Type
2024 Boeing 787-9
Serial
37449
Engines
2 × Ge GENX-1B76A/P2
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2024-11-07
Airworthiness date
2024-11-01
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A254FF
Mode S (octal)
50452377
Seats (type)
422
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,430 nm
Cruise (type)
490 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N24988 to the current registrant.
  • 2024-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2009-04-15
    N24988 previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15280497); cancelled.
  • 1956-02-22
    N24988 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-780); cancelled.
Overview

About N24988

N24988 is a 2024 Boeing 787-9, serial number 37449. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX-1B76A/P2 engines and 422 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 490 knots and a range of about 6,430 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 1, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N24988. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
490 kt
Range
6,430 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
9,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 787-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-01-28 Accident · Bermuda Dunes, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX90LA079
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N24988 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, AND FAILURE TO AVOID OR CORRECT THE RESULTANT PORPOISE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.