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United Airlines To Finally Bring NEXT Cabin Retrofits To Its 21 Boeing 757-300s
Seatback entertainment is among the most prominent upgrades.
United Airlines plans to retrofit its Boeing 757-300 fleet to the United Next cabin standard. The project will add seatback entertainment, larger overhead bins, and refreshed interiors to 21 aircraft.
The modification plan was surfaced in a November 10, 2026 post by aviation analyst JonNYC, who cited United’s modification notice describing the work. The 757-300s involved are described as averaging about 24 years old.
The 757-300 has been the most visible holdout in United’s broader United Next cabin retrofit program, which has transformed much of the airline’s narrowbody fleet. The current announcement focuses specifically on extending that retrofit to the aircraft type mentioned.
Details on the exact deployment timeline, specific airport bases, or any operational impacts were not provided in the material. No information was included regarding related flight routes, seating configurations beyond the United Next standard, or any supplementary features beyond the described improvements.