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02-02-2017 | 11:53 AM
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02-02-2017 | 02:25 PM
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Heres the latest update, I'm not sure if it's been posted somewhere else:
It's been a very good year at United with a strong operational performance, a variety of exciting product and route launches, and many improvements to both the customer and employee experience. It was also a good year for our pilot hiring department, as we welcomed 502 new pilots to the seniority list. We also had 77 pilots return from furlough and 61 additional pilots return from various leaves of absence. In summary, we hired and welcomed back a total 640 pilots in 2016. Ten of our newest pilots were graduates of our Career Path Program with CommutAir and ten were graduates of our CPP with ExpressJet.
Now that 2016 is in the books, we turn our attention to the upcoming busy summer flight schedule. With a planned incremental increase in narrowbody block hours for the summer, we are setting our sights on hiring 263 new pilots in the January - April timeframe. Their assignments will be primarily on the B737 and A320. We don't have hiring numbers yet for the second half of 2017 but as our retirements continue to increase each year, we will likely have a busy fall as well.
As always, plans are subject to change and we will update this site with any significant modifications.
Classes so far for 2017:
January 10, 2017
January 24, 2017
February 7, 2017
February 14, 2017
February 21, 2017
March 7, 2017
March 14, 2017
March 21, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 11, 2017
April 25, 2017
May 2, 2017
It's been a very good year at United with a strong operational performance, a variety of exciting product and route launches, and many improvements to both the customer and employee experience. It was also a good year for our pilot hiring department, as we welcomed 502 new pilots to the seniority list. We also had 77 pilots return from furlough and 61 additional pilots return from various leaves of absence. In summary, we hired and welcomed back a total 640 pilots in 2016. Ten of our newest pilots were graduates of our Career Path Program with CommutAir and ten were graduates of our CPP with ExpressJet.
Now that 2016 is in the books, we turn our attention to the upcoming busy summer flight schedule. With a planned incremental increase in narrowbody block hours for the summer, we are setting our sights on hiring 263 new pilots in the January - April timeframe. Their assignments will be primarily on the B737 and A320. We don't have hiring numbers yet for the second half of 2017 but as our retirements continue to increase each year, we will likely have a busy fall as well.
As always, plans are subject to change and we will update this site with any significant modifications.
Classes so far for 2017:
January 10, 2017
January 24, 2017
February 7, 2017
February 14, 2017
February 21, 2017
March 7, 2017
March 14, 2017
March 21, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 11, 2017
April 25, 2017
May 2, 2017
May 16
June 6
June 20
02-02-2017 | 10:56 PM
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02-04-2017 | 05:19 PM
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From: Captain
4 year degree is almost a must
5 pilots without a 4 year degree got hired since hiring begun
2018 total n ew hires , 4 did not have a degree... your chances are slim to none unfortunately so get a Bachelors
02-04-2017 | 06:37 PM
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02-05-2017 | 07:21 AM
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If cost is the issue there are ways to reduce the overall bill while ending up with the same piece of paper from a big name college. There are cheap associates degrees that can be transferred into almost any 4 yr program. There are also CLEP tests and DSST exams to get college credit for $80 per test. The 4 year degree will carry a lot more weight when it comes time for the job search.
02-06-2017 | 11:14 AM
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If cost is the issue there are ways to reduce the overall bill while ending up with the same piece of paper from a big name college. There are cheap associates degrees that can be transferred into almost any 4 yr program. There are also CLEP tests and DSST exams to get college credit for $80 per test. The 4 year degree will carry a lot more weight when it comes time for the job search.
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