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United





Chicago, IL
www.united.com

quicktake

  • All 777s and CAL 757s have lie flat seats in Business First
  • New service IAH-Lagos daily using 777; IAD-Manchester, UK using 757s in spring 2012; IAD-Dublin, Ireland using 757s also in spring
  • CAL pilots to receive profit sharing for 2011
  • New 787 sim running at the Houston Training Center
  • United domestic routemap (PDF)
  • United obtained its single operating certificate in Dec 2011
  • New joint pay rates and contract being negotiated
  • United ALPA alleging that poor training is causing safety problems
  • Installing Wi-fi on international routes
  • Receiving 19 737-900ERs and 6 787s in 2012
  • 14 737-500 retirements in 2012
  • All 777s and 767s have lie flat seats installed in business first
  • Averaging 2-3 737NG deliveries from Boeing per month
  • 787 fleet total upon delivery completion: 25
  • United is replacing flight bags with the iPad
  • All international B767s and B747s have lie-flats seats installed first and business class
  • UAL: 25 787s and 25 A350s on order; options: 50 additional 787s and 50 A350s
  • United is the world's largest airline
  • Continental retirement: A-plan 2.20% (frozen); 12.75% B-plan
  • This page last updated: Jan 29, 2012 (most jr capt DOH)
 
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pilots pilots
12,505
Total
10,968
Active
1,537
Furlough

ALPA
(amend. Dec 2009; in negotiations)
pilots pilots
747-400: 
26
777-200: 
74
767-400: 
16
767-300: 
35
767-200: 
8
757-300: 
21
757-200: 
138
737-900ER: 
45
737-900: 
12
737-800: 
130
737-700: 
35
A320: 
97
737-500: 
27
A319: 
55

CLE
DEN
EWR
JFK
IAD
IAH
LAX
ORD
SFO
SEA
Guam

pilots

Not hiring. 1,437 pilots on furlough (ex-United).

Hiring up to 201 furloughed UAL pilots in system bid 12-08. 100-200 UAL furloughees to be recalled.


pilots

List at ticket counter or gate. Unlimited jumpseats. CASS participant.

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Monthly Guarantee: 70 hours (CAL: 72 hours)
Reserve Guarantee: 70 hours (CAL: 72 hours long call; 76 hours short call)

Most junior captain hired: Dec 1995 (A320/SFO); CAL: 2005 (737/Guam)

Above rates reflect the United Airlines Bankruptcy Exit Agreement, Letter of Agreement 05-02 (section 2)

Per Diem :
$2.00/hr (dom)
$2.25/hr (intl)
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
none
A/B Fund:
none/9% B-plan (CAL see Quicktake)
Other:
Profit sharing, C-Fund: 7%