Interview/Hiring Updates
09-08-2025 | 04:15 PM
#942
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United currently has ~18K pilots
Aproximately 1000 have retirement dates 2060 or later
Of those, 700 have numbers under 16K
Just over 100 have numbers under 13K
There were some people who got very, very lucky. But it's not thousands
09-08-2025 | 04:21 PM
#943
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Reserve times in junior NB bases are a function of how many people get hired right after you. If the predictions for 50 new hires a week for 2026 hold, the reserve times will be very low. at whatever point that train stops, it could be years.
WB it's gonna take a bit to hold a line. Reserve used to be VERY junior pre UPA23. It's now seen sometimes among senior people, but anybody who wants reserve can get it generally.
756 is a very mixed bag. Some bases (LA, SFO, DEN) are small and all 757 ... except when they use them to cover other bases routes. Others (EWR, IAD) have substantial 763 and 764, lots of IRO. hard to say.
09-08-2025 | 05:01 PM
#944
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It's all about expectations. In 2021 coming out of Covit. United in the span of 3.5 years hired over 8000 pilots. Basically if you had a heart beat and had an ATP with no experience you were hired. Most of the 8000 were under the age of 30-34 and a LARGE % under 27 years old.
So the boat has left, not only did it leave but it's half way across the Atlantic by now. You can still have a great career here! However the days of rapid movement and quick upgrade are long gone. If you are looking at MCO IAH LAS or ORD not a lot of movement. If you are SFO LAX EWR IAD you will be just fine! Good Luck !
So the boat has left, not only did it leave but it's half way across the Atlantic by now. You can still have a great career here! However the days of rapid movement and quick upgrade are long gone. If you are looking at MCO IAH LAS or ORD not a lot of movement. If you are SFO LAX EWR IAD you will be just fine! Good Luck !
09-09-2025 | 02:39 PM
#945
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Wanted to contribute as well.
3700 TT
~ 1500 PIC
0 TPIC
4 year aviation degree
Solid volunteer background
0 checkride fails
Received assessment in the morning, did it that evening, email to schedule an interview was in my inbox 3 hours later. Application had been in the United system for two years leading up to the assessment. Part of the NK group getting furloughed but did not check the box yet.
3700 TT
~ 1500 PIC
0 TPIC
4 year aviation degree
Solid volunteer background
0 checkride fails
Received assessment in the morning, did it that evening, email to schedule an interview was in my inbox 3 hours later. Application had been in the United system for two years leading up to the assessment. Part of the NK group getting furloughed but did not check the box yet.
how far out were the interview dates offered?
09-09-2025 | 04:47 PM
#949
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09-10-2025 | 08:13 AM
#950
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