I got hired at UAL under 2,000 TT from a LCC.

It seems to be all over the board. I’ve heard of some pretty low time people getting the call. I’m a ULCC captain and recently received a CJO.

About 6500tt, 700-ish TPIC, master’s degree, 4 internal letters of recommendation, and 10 total letters of recommendation. My app ended up getting locked for review about two weeks after submitting it and I received the hogan invite about 5 days later with an interview invite the following day. No job fairs or meet and greets. I feel extremely fortunate.

No matter what your time, apply! You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Same, from F9, I had a bit more at 2500 TT but no TPIC or 4 yr degree.

Crazy question, has United hired anyone with just the ATP written?

Just don’t go to a United express operated regional. They are SkyWest, Mesa, CommutAir, GoJet.

As you can see above, United Pilot Hiring picks their candidates using nepotism (remove family friend and replace ULCC).

Your actual pilot credentials/achievements mean nothing to them. Do whatever you can to avoid those regionals and get hired at a ULCC.

The difficult part is getting hired at a ULCC. The easy part is getting hired at United after submitting your application with your current employer.

DL does the same thing with Endeavor and AA with their wholly owned carriers. In my BI class we had as many, probably more, each from regionals and military as LCCs. Even some from DL. Comparing to LCC only “nepotism” is a stretch.

Not it’s not a stretch to call United hiring practice “nepotism”. The only issue I have with the word, is by definition it means to favor families members or friends instead of ULCC’s.

You are absolutely correct, DL and AA are conducting the same practice but not to the extent of UA. There’s no minimums for UA if you’re employed at a ULCC. No degree, less than 2,000 hours total, a few check ride busts, zero LOR’s. Those are the pilot candidates UA has been picking off recently. It’s not because the applicant pool has run dry, it’s because they want to keep their partnered regionals staffed.

I think you need to take your internet sources with a grain of salt. Just as in “50% of new hires are under 25,” that does not reflect reality.

United loves those zero to hero uneducated pilots. Just make sure you put the flaps up correctly on departure. I know that can be a difficult task for the inexperienced and untested.

I can't wait to fly with you and and watch you melt down when I tell you I have under 2,000 hours.