Originally Posted by
Turbosina
That one year upgrade ship at UAL sailed about a year ago. For the last 12 months, most junior upgrade awarded has been steady at around 5--6 years on property.
United just converted 48 MAX-10 deliveries scheduled for 2026 to MAX-9s and the 737 training department was told to get ready to ramp up training. This is on top of all the other deliveries. Estimate pilot hiring for 2026 now around 2,680 pilots per the training department. Here come the unfilled Captain bids again.