Commuting sucks, period.

Ultra guppy?

737 NG (Newer Guppy)

New Crew resource update just posted. Good size vacancy opens today.

10+

Filler

I commuted from IAH to LAX for a couple of years. Pretty easy commute. Lots of flights, no weather delays, numerous airlines (UAL, AA, Spirit, and SWA to hobby if needed). IAH-SFO would be a nightmare for a junior commuter I'd imagine.

Does this mean hiring should be increasing dramatically? My thoughts on the job fair less than a week away is that it’s a blanket quick interview and most people will get a interview from it. There’s 600 attendees, maybe a third go somewhere else that’s at least 400 interviews, maybe half or so get the job that’s 200-300 people in class...3 months worth?

Maybe, maybe not. But it does look promising.

1) FWIW, Hiring is already aggressive, and has been since the beginning of summer. This was a major improvement to the plan to wait until fall.

2) This is only a single vacancy bid. With ~450 retirements a year there will be movement and bids like this one. It's the combination of bids that tell the story, and not just a single one.

considering i don't have a dog in the fight, i don't really care. That's why i said it was "interesting." Yes I understand WHY they do it, i'm just saying In a business where EVERYTHING is seniority based, this is interesting.... pilots junior to said pilots are getting a choice where the senior new hire doesn't get a choice. Aren't you glad the company can't do that to you line guys? And yes i would be happy with whatever i got if i was in a UA new hire class.... life isn't fair

Brand new record player. With a digital display. Record players are good though.

I was told at my meet and greet that anything beyond the 4th letter wasn’t looked at. So if your best letter was #5+ you actually hurt your chances a little.

New Hire Classes and Drops
 

From the EVP of Flight Op’s mouth (and Kirby), we will need to hire an additional 130+ pilots in addition to what we planned on hiring by April ‘19. Networking apparently added a whole bunch of hours that they weren’t planning on for next year.

For irony go check the new vacancy post about guys crying about stagnation in ORD. They should
Be grateful to be based in ORD with United. Could be soooo many worse places to be stagnant than UAL in ORD! :D

Are you serious!!!

Any airplane that pays as well as the new and improved “guppy” is worth it.

Personally I think all the airplane bashing is getting a bit old.

I flew the “thunder guppy” and in the day it had the latest technology. PW JT8D engines, no autothrottles, max speed .78 Mach (normally started shaking before then and cruised at .73), two VORs and NDB, full analog ADI and HSI, Collins FD, non-color WX radar, 3 hour max range (need reserves) with people, really noisy cockpit, great eyebrow windows, CWS for those who couldn’t hand fly very well and an autopilot that would track an ILS, VOR and heading bug.

Of course Boeing upgraded it to the “yuppy guppy” and gave us flatten CFM engines, partial glass, an MCP with CATIIIA capability, and yet it didn’t go any faster.

“92, APU, are the people blue”

This is great news considering that the previous plan was to essentially hire as many as possible prior to April. Somebody somewhere must have really sharpened their pencil.

The training center is gonna be a busy place.

This job fair coming up must mean good things for attendees

What job fair?

United is hosting a by invite only job fair in Denver this coming week. Think 300 civilian fist day and 300 military next day. May also be a family/ friends of United day too but not sure how many for that.

IAH
 

With the current bids, how long before a new hire can expect to hold IAH? If I had a choice in training, which aircraft would get me based in Houston the quickest?

Thanks

Of course it all depends, as things change, but currently the 737 is the jr aircraft there. So that be quickest. That wasn’t the case a few years ago.
Timeframe, 5-8 months, give or take. Airbus, a couple years. You get a 757 in training now you’re talking 4 years plus. Or switching aircraft after seat lock to get in sooner.:cool:

Last man power update had sfo, IAH 756 shrinking, ord flat, narrowbody growth on the coasts and IAH flat.

Someone smarter than me can post the details but I wouldn’t plan on holding IAH anytime soon unless there are backfills.

Things do change, as you mention, but Jr guy in IAH today is about 19 months on property.

Good news for everybody. Can I ask when you heard this and where?

Sounds accurate after reading the latest MEC update. “The company has indicated this Vacancy Bid is the first of what will most likely be monthly vacancy bids, continuing over the next six to eight months in preparation for summer 2019.”

How early do new hires get the call for class? Sorry I know it’s been asked before.

They usually aren’t in the office before 9am.

Ok right on; but like 30 days, 2 weeks, what?

30 days out is the earliest.

29AUG interview. Got notified today for a 16OCT class date. Merica.

How long after the interview were you told you were hired?

The next week on a Thursday morning.

Its going to be fast and furious hiring. Latest ALPA update was 6-8 more big monthly vacancy bids like the one we have now. Merica.

That's great! Less than 2 months, congrats and welcome to United.

More new hire classes announced!

November 5/6
December 3/4
January 7/8
February 4/5

Keep em coming. Good luck everyone.

As long as they keep posting vacancies on the big metal the good times will continue to roll.

Yes..and NB CA going very junior. Looks to get even more so.

Welcome to all the new hires. Glad you’re here.

It seems like yesterday when you were a new hire...has it been 5 years already?

Lol. Yes. I’m still relatively new but in my 6th year already.

Yesterday at the Expo I thought I heard Susan say that they were still interviewing people for the 10/16 class. Does that mean the pool is empty?

She said the pool is very low and the classes aren’t full. I think a lot depends on how many people decide to come back from furlough each month.