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N518UA

Boeing 757-222

Valid Illinois

N518UA is a Boeing 757-222, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1990. It has 178 seats. It is registered to United Airlines INC, a corporation in Chicago, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 10, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated September 14, 1990.

Aircraft

Maker
Boeing
Model
757-222
Serial number
24871
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turbofan, 2 motors · P & W PW2040 · 40,900 lb thrust
Seats
178
Year built
1990
Transponder code
A680EA (octal 51500352)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 10, 2017
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
February 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · September 14, 1990
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00864991

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
United Airlines INC
Type
Corporation
Address
233 S Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60606-7147

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data