United has dropped the requirement of a certain score on the Hogan as a prerequisite to be invited to interview. Dropped total hours to 2350, no TPIC and no four year degree required.

CEO says he wants to hire 8000 pilots in next 5 years. The pilot pool is really drying up.

Ran into a 756 evaluator. Says he currently can’t give an ATP only a type rating - unlike Regional Evaluators. He recently talked to a FAA inspector he knows from TK. Inspector says United is applying to give initial ATP’s for new hires like Regionals do now.

So at some time in the future I expect we will be hiring 1500 CFI’s directly to mainline like Spirit is looking to do now.

Yeah ALPA says there’s no pilot shortage, right!