New Hire Classes and Drops
04-24-2024 | 05:26 PM
#3981
On Reserve
Joined: Jan 2020
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I asked my recruiter this question regarding ranking for class date regarding CJO vs availabilty and was given a rather vague answer. Essentially no rules, just as leadership sees fit. I would imagine they would want a reasonably diverse group for each class. Just my 2c.
Very interested to see what news (if any) they’ll have for us on Friday.
04-25-2024 | 08:03 AM
#3982
Line Holder
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 587
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From: 73FO
The company uses some ratio of 135/121/mil backgrounds per class. So if there are a ton of stragglers from your background, you might get a class date later than folks that got a CJO after you.
04-25-2024 | 06:40 PM
#3984
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,609
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From: Guppy Gear Slinger
The 500 hours do not need to be in the aircraft to which you’ll be upgrading. It’s simply off probation and 500 hours of flight time at UAL in any aircraft. Any probationary pilot can now bid, and be awarded, upgrade. They just won’t go to school until those two requirements are met.
04-26-2024 | 03:44 AM
#3985
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: It's a plane and it's a seat
It’s not as bad as you think. I spent my first 5 years at UA on the bus and was in the left seat of the bus for almost the last 2 years.
I left the bus for the left seat of the guppy. It was challenging but by the MV phase of training it was an easy. A plane is a plane
04-26-2024 | 05:13 AM
#3986
Jorts and New Balance
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 230
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From: Ready for the overnight
To be honest, and this is not a MIL bashing, but they mix the classes up because the mil folks are mostly clueless to how the 121 world works. I can't imagine the clusterhump that would happen if a new-hire class was all military pilots with little to no airline/two-pilot crew experience. The Mil guys in my class were very good at flying very cool and fast jets that I could only dream about. But, the folks who had years of regional/121 experience had to answer their questions like "What is a 'ramp'/'ground' frequency?", "What is so bad about EWR?", and "Why is ORD the way it is?"
It was fun helping out the guys around me with those goofy questions, we still answer their questions in the group chat we still have running today, and it helped bond us as a class by working as a team.
It was fun helping out the guys around me with those goofy questions, we still answer their questions in the group chat we still have running today, and it helped bond us as a class by working as a team.
04-26-2024 | 09:29 AM
#3990
FO For Life
Joined: Jan 2024
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Despite my hopes I have now been told by friends in recruiting not to expect a class date in 2024 even though I had a mid January CJO. There are tons of people from last year that still need a class. I wasn't aware the back log was so deep.
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