United Airlines is planning to bring back into service its 52 grounded Boeing 777-200s sometime in the near future.

The aircraft, powered by the Pratt two Whitney PW4000 engines, were grounded in February after an engine emergency and fire on a flight from Denver to Honolulu as flight UA 328 on February 20, 2021 operated by the pictured Boeing 777-222 N772UA.

Photo: NTSB.

The FAA ordered immediate inspections.

At the time, United issued this short statement:

As of February 21, 2021, we’ve voluntarily and temporarily removed Boeing 777-200 powered by Pratt & Whitney 4090 engines from our schedule. If you had upcoming travel scheduled on one of these aircraft, a new plane has already been swapped in.

Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N772UA (msn 26930) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 931115.

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United Airlines has announced 31 new and returning international summer routes, including brand new service between Newark and Prague, and the only nonstop service between the United States and Naples, Italy. This year’s international schedule builds on the airline’s expanded domestic network and offers customers more access than ever before to connect to 54 countries around the world from United gateways, including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark and Washington, D.C.

United officially began flying its international summer schedule on March 30, with the start of nonstop service between San Francisco and Amsterdam. United is the only U.S. airline to connect customers between the Bay Area and the Netherlands. Beginning May 2, United will start daily nonstop service between Denver and Frankfurt, Germany – the only nonstop flight operated by a U.S. carrier.

Building the world’s best global route network

Continuously exploring new and exciting opportunities to grow its global route network, United has been a leader in establishing service from its U.S. hubs to exciting new leisure and business centers around the world. Last year, United was the first U.S. airline to offer customers nonstop service between San Francisco and Papeete, Tahiti, and due to high customer demand, United expanded the route to year-round service, offering customers more opportunities to visit French Polynesia.

Beginning this May, United will be the only airline to operate service between Washington Dulles and Tel Aviv, Israel, and between Newark and Naples, Italy. United is the only U.S. airline offering nonstop seasonal service between New York/Newark and Stockholm, Geneva and Munich, Germany.

In addition to brand-new service to Naples and Prague, United’s summer schedule features the return of popular destinations including Athens, Greece; Glasgow, Scotland; Madrid and Barcelona, Spain; Rome and Venice, Italy; Shannon, Ireland; and more.

Hitting the beaches in Mexico or the Caribbean

United is also resuming popular summer service to destinations in the Caribbean, including nonstop service between Newark to Bermuda and between Houston and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. Beginning in June, United will offer customers seasonal service between Cancun and New Orleans, San Antonio and Austin, Texas.

Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N777UA (msn 26916) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 946229.

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