CAL didn't have a TPIC requirement either. A lot of people got hired with lesser qualifications through their connections. And the rest networked and had good qualifications. All we can do is try our hardest. I can't Stand to listen to the folks that gripe about not being a woman or a minority. Tough break, now get ur butt out there and network and do stuff that looks good on a resume.

See below: no PIC required, but what will be competitive?


Thank you for your interest in United Airlines. We plan to hire pilots in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in to 2013.

Please make sure your United (previously Continental) application in Airline Apps is up to date and check back regularly for any announcements regarding application changes.

Our minimum requirements are as follows:

Certification Requirements
•FAA Commercial license with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) and Instrument rating
•Current FAA First Class Medical
•Current FCC license
•Meet all minimum FAA ATP requirements

Flight Time Requirements
•Minimum of 1,500 hours of total flight time
•Minimum of 1,000 hours of fixed-wing turbine time

Applicants invited to interview will be asked to provide documentation of all flight experience. When reviewing flight time, consideration will be given to quality, quantity, and recency of experience as well as complexity of aircraft flown.

General Requirements
•Current Passport
•Legal right to work in the United States
•High School diploma or GED equivalent
•Bachelor’s degree from accredited school is preferred

Any former interns heard anything yet???

Interviews for managements family this week or next.

Curious if management's friends, interns, etc are next in February? Not saying this is a bad thing, because it 100% is not a bad thing. It's just the way it goes.

Most likely they have a list of preferences; management family members, then management preferred hires and interns, then employee recs, then everyone else. Just an example of course, but they undoubtably have a ranking order decided of people to interview.

Good to see things moving!

I like talking to these guys as well. I'm just saying that arrogance comes from all backgrounds and yes, some have flown at many other carriers before. Not all by any means.

I was the first intern in Chicago for flight ops post merger. No official hiring program but it doesn't hurt to hold the connections.. Best experience of my life hands down. Amazing experiences, training, connections, and really just all around everything. Contact me if you need more information.

Do you smoke cigars?

Since the hiring is on the CAL side, how much weight will having connections on the L-UAL side carry over? Like having letter of recs from pilots or chiefs, etc?

Equal weight.