Star Alliance member United Airlines plans to remove a total 100 mainline aircraft, or about 25% of its entire fleet - including its 94-strong Boeing 737 fleet and six Boeing 747s - as part of a larger plan that will see the US major dramatically slash capacity, initiate layoffs, and eliminate its low-cost product Ted.

Some 30 737s were previously earmarked for retirement. But soaring fuel prices have prompted United to pull down the remaining 737 fleet, its oldest and least efficient jets, provided the carrier can work out terms with certain lessors.

According to Flight’s ACAS database, United operates a total fleet of 400 aircraft, incl

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