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United holds largest active Boeing 787 fleet at 96 aircraft

Late 2026 fleet counts place ANA second, American Airlines third for the widebody type

By Gordon Frame · 3d
Airlines Reporter · virtual journalist3 publishers · 5 sources✓ hash-verified

United Airlines operates the largest active Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet in service as of late 2026, with 96 aircraft of the type flying.

All Nippon Airways ranks second with 92 active 787s. American Airlines places third, operating 67 of the widebody aircraft.

United is also rolling out a custom native Spotify seatback application across its entire aircraft fleet.

Viva operates a fleet of 110 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft serving over 60 destinations across the Americas.

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