New Hire Classes and Drops
08-12-2021 | 04:47 PM
#1531
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It went middle third, with three guys taking spots. There was one guy near the bottom that wanted it but got forced to the bus. It varies by each class, so this is just one sample. The next class has a huge list to chose from, including 756 and DCA, so who knows how long the remaining 6 GUM spots will last. They went pretty quickly earlier in the summer, and seem to be in high demand for new hires due to the financial incentives and schedule/travel benefits. When is your class date?
08-12-2021 | 09:20 PM
#1533
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From: United B757/B767 Captain
DCA is the internal company base designation for essentially the DC metro. You are primarily based at IAD, but depending on fleet, could also cover trips out of DCA and BWI. No one is based at ‘just DCA’…..which might be what you were asking here.
08-13-2021 | 12:41 PM
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thanks. What fleet would cause a pilot to be based at dca ? Also is this applicable to reserve pilots only? .
08-13-2021 | 12:49 PM
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If you are a line holder in the Washington DC base (DCA), 737 and 320 pilots have trips that originate at Reagan National (KDCA), but it is a smaller percentage than Dulles (KIAD) or Baltimore-Washington (KBWI). You can bid the DCA trips as a higher priority if you desire. If you are on reserve, you are expected to originate at Dulles, but do occasionally get called to go out of BWI or DCA. There is no ‘IAD’ domicile at United, it’s referred to as ‘DCA’ despite the vast majority of trips operating at Dulles. Clear?
08-13-2021 | 12:54 PM
#1536
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Not really sure if I understand what you are asking about reserves. Reserves cover whatever is needed, so they could be out of any airport mentioned above — you wouldn’t know that in advance to an assignment.
Edit…. Like dmeg said. If you’re looking for an answer to a different question, you might want to rephrase it.
08-16-2021 | 05:14 PM
#1537
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What does it take to get out of the pool and into class? I thought that it was strictly by interview date however it seems that people who interviewed after me are in the sept 14th class. Are there factors other than date of interview that determine a class date offer?
08-16-2021 | 05:29 PM
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What does it take to get out of the pool and into class? I thought that it was strictly by interview date however it seems that people who interviewed after me are in the sept 14th class. Are there factors other than date of interview that determine a class date offer?
08-16-2021 | 05:37 PM
#1539
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What does it take to get out of the pool and into class? I thought that it was strictly by interview date however it seems that people who interviewed after me are in the sept 14th class. Are there factors other than date of interview that determine a class date offer?
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