United Moves Micronesia / Intra-Asia Service to all-737 MAX by Dec 2026

Published at 0300PST / 1100GMT 01FEB26

United during the weekend of 29JAN26’s schedule update filed service changes to Micronesia and intra-Asia service, as the Star Alliance member intends to switch all Boeing 737-800 aircraft service to 737 MAX 8 by 01DEC26 at the latest. Planned 737 MAX 8 operation, replacing -800 as follows.

Planned aircraft change may be moving forward in the next few months.

Guam – Chuuk – Pohnpei – Kosrae – Kwajalein – Majuro – Honolulu eff 03DEC26 2 weekly
Guam – Chuuk – Pohnpei – Kwajalein – Majuro – Honolulu eff 02DEC26 1 weekly
Guam – Chuuk – Pohnpei – Majuro – Honolulu eff 05DEC26 1 weekly
Guam – Koror eff 02DEC26 4 weekly
Guam – Koror – Manila eff 01DEC26 2 weekly
Guam – Manila eff 01DEC26 1 daily
Guam – Nagoya eff 01DEC26 5 weekly
Guam – Osaka Kansai eff 01DEC26 1 daily
Guam – Pohnpei – Chuuk – Guam eff 06DEC26 1 weekly
Guam – Saipan eff 01DEC26 1 daily
Guam – Taipei Taoyuan eff 02DEC26 2 weekly
Guam – Tokyo Haneda eff 01DEC26 1 daily
Guam – Tokyo Narita eff 01DEC26 All services
Guam – Yap eff 01DEC26 2 weekly
Saipan – Tokyo Narita eff 13OCT26 3 weekly
Tokyo Narita – Cebu eff 02DEC26 1 daily
Tokyo Narita – Kaohsiung eff 01DEC26 1 daily

Reported on AeroRoutes on 29JAN26, the airline to launch 737 MAX 8 service on Guam – Tokyo Narita (2 weekly UA196/197), Tokyo Narita – Ulaanbaatar and Tokyo Narita – Koror from 30APR26.