Investigators said a broken fan blade caused the failure. The troubled United flight is reminiscent of one from February 2018, in which a United Boeing 777 from San Francisco lost its engine cover ...

The Boeing 777-300ER is the largest aircraft in the United Airlines fleet. United's models are configured to carry 350 passengers. The configuration is heavy on premium passengers, with 60 seats ...

Until now, all of United's Newark-Dubai services have deployed the 276-seat Boeing 777-200ER. However, it will switch to the 350-seat 777-300ER on March 29, 2025, two years after the route began.