Airliner

N29978

2020 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
66137
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N29978 on the FAA register

Type
2020 Boeing 787-9
Serial
66137
Engines
2 × Ge GENX series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2022-04-25
Airworthiness date
2020-03-18
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A31A57
Mode S (octal)
50615127
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N29978 to the current registrant.
  • 2020-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N29978

N29978 is a 2020 Boeing 787-9, serial number 66137. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX series 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 March 18, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N29978.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N29978.

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.