The Real Reason United Airlines Replaced First Class Overhead Bins With A Luggage Closet On Its New Regional Jet

United Airlines is taking some of its regional aircraft and giving them an unusually premium makeover. The airline is converting 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines into 41-seat CRJ450s, with seven United First seats, 16 Economy Plus seats, 18 standard Economy seats, and Starlink Wi-Fi. The most noticeable change, however, is not the seats or connectivity, but what some passengers will find above them – nothing.