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United Star Alliance livery
United aircraft painted in the Star Alliance scheme.
Reported, not yet confirmed by a recent photo
Airframe story
N76516 is a Boeing 737-824 built in 2008, bearing construction number 37096. FAA registry facts show it registered to United Airlines Inc from 2008. Over the past year it logged 1,241 flights totaling 2,394.8 hours, including a nine-day stay at Orlando and a four-day stop at Cleveland, before arriving at San Francisco, which Stabilator flags as its likely current chapter. It belongs to a large, active cohort of 135 Boeing 737-824s still in FAA records, the great majority of which remain with United Airlines, including several sister ships showing similarly heavy utilization.
Sister ships
- N76523 · United Airlines1325 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N76526 · United Airlines1233 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N87527 · United Airlines1267 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N77530 · United Airlines1227 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 9
- N87531 · United Airlines1180 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N73299 · United Airlines573 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
135 Boeing 737-824 are in the FAA records; 135 still registered; 135 flew in the last year. Most sit with United Airlines Inc (126) and Umb Bank Na Trustee (6).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.