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United Airlines

Chicago, IL

QUICKTAKE
  • United pilots approved a LOA in 2020 that includes a 5% pay raise after profitability returns. 
  • No furloughs. 
  • First class deadhead. 
  • UPA contract amendable date passed on 31 Jan 2019. Negotiations continue. 
  • No fleets retired during COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Anticipating 10,000 pilot hires in the next 10 years. 
  • New Hire Classes started in May 2021. 
  • AVIATE expands for future pilots. https://unitedaviate.com 
  • United owns its own flight school. 
  • United has more wide body aircraft than all other US carriers combined. 
  • 19 Boeing 787-10 aircraft on order. Deliveries continue. 
  • 45 Airbus A350-900 aircraft on order. Deliveries start 2027. 
  • Current aircraft order is over 500 new narrow body aircraft: 40 in 2022, 138 in 2023 and 350 in 2024. 
  • 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft on order. Deliveries start 2024. 
  • 70 Airbus A321NEOs aircraft on order. Deliveries start 2023. 
  • 50 Boeing 737-8MAX aircraft on order. Deliveries continue. 
  • 33 Boeing B737-9MAX aircraft on order. Deliveries continue. 
  • 150 Boeing B737-10MAX aircraft on order. Deliveries start 2023. 
  • 15 BOOM aircraft on order plus 35 options. Take flight in 2029. 
  • 100 ES-19 electric aircraft on order. Take flight in 2026. 
  • Wi-Fi available on all mainline aircraft including on most international routes. 
  • PDE, Personal Device Entertainment available on all United mainline aircraft. 
  • United installing individual tv monitors on entire mainline fleet. 
  • United is a founding member of the Star Alliance global airline alliance. 
  • IATA code: UA; ICAO code: UAL -ATC call sign: "United"
  • This page last updated: January 24, 2021 (Hiring)

Company Website

PILOTS
Total: 13023
Active: 13023
Furloughed: 0
UNION
ALPA
FLEET
737-700: 40
737-8: 16
737-800: 141
737-9: 30
737-900: 12
737-900ER: 136
757-200: 40
757-300: 21
A319: 77
A320: 97
B767-300: 38
B767-400: 16
B777: 74
B777-300ER: 22
B787: 12
B789: 38
DOMICILES
IAH
LAX
ORD
DEN
SFO
EWR
IAD
GUM
CLE
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

Currently hiring First Officer Classes scheduled for every Tuesday. Expecting 70 new hires per class. AVIATE interviews and selection on going. Minimums: 1,000 fixed-wing turbine time. New hires can expect all fleets (B737, A320, B756, B787 or B777). 

All bases can potentially be offered to New Hires. SFO, EWR, LAX and DCA being junior. ORD, IAH, DEN, CLE and Guam all having been offered as well recently. Apply online

JUMPSEATS

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

United Airlines PAYSCALES

CAPTAIN PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
  757-200 777 A319 A320 737-7 737-8 737-9 757-3 767-2 767-3 767-4 787
12   283 352 272 283 272 283 283 293 293 293 352 352
11   281 349 270 281 270 281 281 290 290 290 349 349
10   279 347 268 279 268 279 279 287 287 287 347 347
9   277 344 265 277 265 277 277 284 284 284 344 344
8   275 341 263 275 263 275 275 282 282 282 341 341
7   273 339 261 273 261 273 273 280 280 280 339 339
6   270 336 259 270 259 270 270 278 278 278 336 336
5   268 333 257 268 257 268 268 276 276 276 333 333
4   266 331 255 266 255 266 266 273 273 273 331 331
3   264 328 253 264 253 264 264 271 271 271 328 328
2   262 325 251 262 251 262 262 269 269 269 325 325
1   260 323 249 260 249 260 260 267 267 267 323 323
FIRST OFFICER PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
  737-500 737-700 737-800 737-900 757-200 757-300 767-200 767-300 767-400 777 A319 A320 787
12   186 186 193 193 193 200 200 200 240 240 186 193 240
11   184 184 192 192 192 198 198 198 238 238 184 192 238
10   182 182 190 190 190 196 196 196 236 236 182 190 236
9   180 180 187 187 187 193 193 193 233 233 180 187 233
8   178 178 185 185 185 191 191 191 230 230 178 185 230
7   174 174 181 181 181 186 186 186 225 225 174 181 225
6   169 169 176 176 176 181 181 181 219 219 169 176 219
5   165 165 172 172 172 177 177 177 214 214 165 172 214
4   161 161 168 168 168 173 173 173 209 209 161 168 209
3   157 157 164 164 164 168 168 168 204 204 157 164 204
2   134 134 140 140 140 144 144 144 174 174 134 140 174
1   91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91

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PAY NOTES

Monthly Guarantee: 70 hours
Reserve Guarantee: 73 hours*

International Override Pay:
$6.50/hr Capt
$4.50/hr FO

Most Junior CA Award: (SFO) 737 - Hired Fall 2015

PER DIEM

Contract provides 5 cent raise to per diem every year with no end date. 

Current per diem rates are: Domestic: $2.55 International: $3.00

RETIREMENT

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund:

None/16% B-plan

Other:

Profit sharing

Mandatory retirements (as of October 30, 2019):

  • 2020 - 366
  • 2021 - 442
  • 2022 - 436
  • 2023 - 504
  • 2024 – 466
  • 2025 - 582
  • 2026 - 632
  • 2027 - 610
  • 2028 - 727
  • 2029 - 681
  • 2030 - 662
  • 2031 - 686
  • 2032 - 527
  • 2033 - 459
  • 2034 - 433
  • 2035 - 469
  • 2036 - 375
  • 2037 - 348
  • 2038 - 374
  • 2039 - 367
  • 2040 - 332
  • 2041 - 291
  • 2042 - 260
  • 2043 - 261
  • 2044 - 236
  • 2045 - 207