New Hire Captains within 5 years
07-26-2015, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by PVpilot
Word is based on current projections due to retirements, AC orders, and future growth that new hires can expect to be Captains within 5 years. Of course not all bases apply, but I agree it's very attainable. Wanted to throw it out there and see what others predict.
Get real. Not going to happen. In 5 years most new hires will be lucky to be RSV WB FO's commuting to SFO.
07-26-2015, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by cadetdrivr
(WARNING: math in public)
Assumptions:
1) UAL will grow to 15,000 pilots in 5 years
UAL could grow to a 17,000 pilot airline in five years.
Assumptions:
1) UAL will grow to 15,000 pilots in 5 years
UAL could grow to a 17,000 pilot airline in five years.
Only if you merge with your regionals......
Or they all speak Chinese as a first language!
07-26-2015, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Piklepausepull
Only if you merge with your regionals......
Or they all speak Chinese as a first language!
07-26-2015, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Piklepausepull
Only if you merge with your regionals......
That said, UAL plans to hire 1000 more pilots than needed for straight retirements in the next 18 months. Maintain that tempo for just a little while and UAL is suddenly at 15,000. Working strictly from the publicly announced fleet plan the "airline" (UA + UAX) is not growing dramatically but mainline is adding airframes while UAX is parking aircraft. There is definitely a shift in flying in progress while the "end state" plan admittedly remains cloaked in secrecy.
07-26-2015, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bigboeings
Either way, are any of these conjectures based on facts?
Anything could happen (good or bad). Anybody making plans based on conjecture will learn a hard lesson one way or the other.
07-26-2015, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cadetdrivr
Anything could happen (good or bad). Anybody making plans based on conjecture will learn a hard lesson one way or the other.
07-26-2015, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 10Lover
I'm planning on enjoying myself at the job I've dreamed about for almost 25 years, watching from the outside. I'm planning on flying my fanny off in cool airplanes with "United" on the outside. Anything else is just gravy....
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