RARE UNITED 777s in CALGARY! United 777-200ER Landing and Takeoff at YYC

On Monday, a United Airlines 777 diverted to Calgary while flying from London to San Francisco, due to a mechanical issue.
Whatever that issue was, it was enough for United to cancel the flight after landing in Calgary and fly another 777 here the next day to bring the original flight's passengers the rest of the way.
I filmed that rescue flight arriving and departing, and the diverted plane is still on the ground here as of uploading this.
Seeing a heavy from an American airline here, let alone two of them, was quite the rare sight, so I hope you enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: United Airlines (UAL/UA)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER (B772)
Flight Number: UA3893/3047
Livery: New (2018)
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney PW4090
Registration: N226UA
Route: San Francisco (SFO) - Calgary (YYC) - San Francisco (SFO)
Callsign: UNITED 3893
Runway used: 17L, 35R
Date filmed: October 2024
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[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

oh hey Alex found his KZbin password

[@PilotLieutenant1]

Finally I was thinking you were really sick that you couldn't go planespotting or review airlines I have a suggestion: Compare the maple leaf lounge and the elevation lounge for content and subscribers 👍

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

Dang I hate when that happens Alex

[@Garlic-p7q]

Oh… so that explains the lack of uploads?

[@BismanAviation]

Why did i laugh so hard

[@andreworiez8920]

Who is this? Alex wouldn't refer to himself in the 3rd person like Elmo.... Could there be a Mrs Alex?

[@scottbrettschneider9782]

The rescue aircraft was the same UA 777 that lost a main wheel on departure from SFO back in March.

[@LegoVideos-robashki]

Bro 😭

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking]

No comments on that buttery landing. That was smooth. Thanks for another great post!

[@Squeak_Aviation]

yayyy Alex posted. welcome back!

[@StillSpotting]

2 United 777's in Calgary is definitely a sight to see!

[@brucecanmore3788]

Glad you posted! Great catch with the hometown skyline and the Rocks behind. Thanks

[@AllyMcLesbian]

The stranded one is N788UA - back in the day when United had a separate international first class, that was my ride from Tokyo to Chicago. Seat 1A. It's a nice plane but definitely getting very old. Can't believe these 777s are pushing 30 years old - I remember when they were brand new!

[@shiftfocus1]

The one time I flew a 777 was...*checks notes*... 26 years ago?!?!? Washington-Dulles to Frankfurt. Unbelievable...

[@erehsia2]

HE'S BACK

[@jonathanscott550]

nice one Alex great capture of landing and takeoff

[@santi0797]

Those are some old 777's. I flew on some of the older 777's from united with the PW 4090 engines. They have a very particular "drop spool" sound when they go full throttle. Too bad that small prop plane passed by just when it was ready for takeoff. Cool to see that N226UA is still in service. I flew it in 2022 from Buenos Aires to Houston.

[@Mirrorball_13-T2S]

Hi Alex! I’m happy for you that you saw this sighting! I love your videos! 🫶🏻

[@mpetrino7330]

Alex hi. Thanks for catching this one. Nice to see UA's 777 let alone two on the tarmac at the same time. Issue has to be a biggie cus UA normally depends on AC's Maintenance Group for repairs and they are highly respected. Hope the lay over UA passengers were treated right for their short stay here.

[@aircanadaexecutivemember]

YYC-SFO, found on Flight Radar 24 yesterday as well. Nice catch, Alex!

[@Penguini1989]

HE POSTED AGAIN!

[@kevinheard8364]

I always enjoy your videos ... thx so much

[@cskvision]

That new United livery looks smooth on the 777

[@chrismaness1261]

I flew on N226UA back from ICN a few weeks ago, didn't expect to see it on your channel in YYC lol

[@BismanAviation]

Woah, great captures! Pretty interesting to see such rare planes here

[@christopherescott6787]

For the younger set this would be a sight. Imagine CP air 747's, Dc10's,AC L1011's and Wardair 747's on the ramp. They all have been in CGY and I've flown on them. Great catch Alex.

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Oh damn! I thought you retired 😂 great video as always!

[@AidenLegends10]

Nice video Alex! 🔥🔥🔥

[@threeparots1]

These are getting rare. Did fly old ANA -200 domestically in 2019 from Narita to Osaka. Had Pratts on it and then they grounded that engine shortly there after due to fan issues. They don’t seem that old.

[@davidcole333]

LHR to SFO with a CGY stopover :-) Not a bad itinerary.

[@IlyasEren831]

I was so happy to see one of them fly above my school!

[@bennyguan848]

Awesome 👏

[@FlyWithMe4]

Grate capture.

[@atomic32205489]

That walk from the AC domestic gates to the UA trans border gates is SO long and vice versa. . I have made connections in YYC many times and even taking the little train thing doesn't speed it up.

[@prestigewoodworks]

Flew on one of these out of Denver recently to Hawaii, was a pleasant flight and overall great experience flying with United was worlds better then WestJet or AC

[@LivnTheDream]

I'm reading that the FAA are currently investigating United Maintenance at the moment due to all the recent (and very public) incidents.

[@FlorianLanfumey]

Super vidéo !! What is your caméra ?

[@jonweigand3712]

That first landing was butter, great pilot. How's the ATPL going?

[@kevindigo22]

I was following this event on FR24. I believe N788UA finally went back to SFO on Friday evening (Oct 4) and took it's next passenger flight the next afternoon as UAL 44 to Zurich. I was wondering what happened to the passengers in Calgary while they had to wait for the backup plane. Did they clear customs in Calgary, or did they keep them quarantined somewhere? United has many older 772's of this vintage and it makes me wonder if they will start to have reliability issues due to the age.

[@jaybird5059]

Always nicely done video. I was wondering why a United triple was parked at the east parking stands as I was taxiing out the other day.

[@rtordon]

Flying a United 777-200 next week. Fingers crossed it’s not the one laid up in Calgary.

[@leogibney]

I saw this guy on approach driving on Deerfoot and said “Interesting…..”

[@epic_matt_664]

So this is what that aircraft I can see from the SAIT Aero center is that's been sitting there for weeks

[@ZLG787]

OMG ALEX, please review the aa flagship suites when they come out.

[@corigraves]

I saw it parked there earlier . I work at Hudson News 👍

[@blackjed]

Always wondered how anyone manages to get the ATC audio or even flight information. They provide a one of a kind service.

[@FireDawg276]

I use 2 apps when plane spotting: FlightRadar24 and LiveATC.

[@Hungarian_avgeek69]

HE FINALLY POSTED 🙏

[@AstroGoalHorns]

Sort of related but a few days ago I saw an Air Canada A320 here at MSP for some reason

[@flyingdentist]

nice

[@Michael_Livingstone]

I went to PHX on Tuesday and noticed the disabled 777 parked there. I didn’t think he looked right.

[@JUVI9596]

I live in Calgary near the airport. I saw one of these land when I was on the way home from work. I was wondering about it

[@SigmaProdz]

Ther as a 777 flight from Calgary to Denver today

[@a176]

i flew on a nice economy United 777 to hawaii in the summer. I also flew on possibly the worst economy flight of my life returning on a different United 777 back from hawaii.

[@Cool_Cat09]

why was it the worst?

[@a176]

@@Cool_Cat09 No IFE, food service that I wouldn't even serve to the homeless, not enough power outlets for the row, couldn't fit my underseat luggage due to design of the seat legs/mounting - only in my aisle seat, the other seats beside me were okay. Took an AC A220 on the last leg home, it was like being sent to heaven after that United flight.

[@Cool_Cat09]

@@a176 dear god that’s terrible, I guess the A220 flight back home was good at least?

[@Noamasked]

👍

[@BRICKLANDIAFIRE]

I live in calgary where do you spot?

[@michaelleetrini3635]

The Better Global Carrier . My go to airline United

[@JACOBMcCormack-yr2py]

ITS BEEN TOO LONG!

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

No Copyright.

[@PilotLieutenant1]

It's weird that 777-200ERs are called "Classics" when it has the ER in its name. You're lucky to see one of those in general but you're even luckier to see it in Calgary.

[@aaronthe747fan]

Im more familiar with the 777-300ER operated by Emirates i think classic is because the 777-200 777-200ER 777-200LR were the initial 3 Varaints of ths plane

[@PilotLieutenant1]

@@aaronthe747fan the -200LR is not a classic variant

[@Davyjones777yt]

Is the -200ER really uncommon? I have flown one, but I always thought of the -200ER as slightly less popular

[@PilotLieutenant1]

⁠​⁠@@Davyjones777ytKinda, I don't know about the -200ER but there are 19 777-200's in service according to google. I also flew on it going to San Francisco from Hawaii.

[@ZOMb2010]

Cool video...still sad that Airports like Edmonton / Calgary never get the BIG BOYS landing anymore. I remember when AC would be lined up here in Edmonton ..L-1011 , 747 , DC-9 , DC-8 then there was CP AIR with their DC-10and 747 ...plus good ole WARDAIR .. ahhhh how things have changed

[@andersdrakkar]

Last year I flew from Toronto to Calgary with the B77W -ak the big boy. On Jan next year Air Cañada will be flying some days from LHR to YYC with the big boy as well. KLM flies with the B77W to Calgary every now and then.

[@JanetHamalak-n4r]

Marcia Valley

[@ChrisZoomER]

400th like!

[@choppa2110]

Does Calgary have pre clearance?

[@Vortexcube]

Yes, they do

[@Ios18.1]

Why didn’t you make videos for two months

[@rbarreira2]

I know someone who was on the plane. The plane did an emergency landing due to electrical issues. The entertainment systems (IIRC) and other things lost power, at some point the captain said they'd restore power to the chairs so that people can set them for landing.

[@danielhahn4382]

Not exactly true. The IFE was turned off to isolate electrical systems during troubleshooting