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United Airlines

Chicago, IL

QUICKTAKE
  • · United pilots approved UPA23 with $10B of contractual improvements including 40% pay raises.

    · United Next is UA’s historic expansion plan including over 500 new aircraft & strong pilot hiring.

    · UA’s Flight Training Facility (FTC) in Denver will have 52 full motion sims & 34 fixed training devices.

    · UA’s FTC will be able to train 860 pilots/day & complete 32,000 training events/year.

    · Aviate is UA's pilot career development program. https://www.unitedaviate.com

    · United has the largest US wide body fleet of 220 aircraft & 150 more 787s on order.

    · 70 Airbus A321NEOs aircraft on order. Deliveries started in 2023.

    · 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft on order. Deliveries start in 2025.

    · UA removed 277 737 MAX 10 aircraft on order from their planning.

    · 200 Archer VTOL aircraft on order. Planned launch 2025?

    · 100 ES-19 electric UAX aircraft on order. Planned launch in 2026?

    · 15 BOOM aircraft on order plus 35 options. Planned launch in 2029?

    · Wi-Fi and Personal Device Entertainment available on all 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: March 22, 2024 (Hiring)

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PILOTS
Total: 17063
Active: 17063
Furloughed: 0
UNION
ALPA
FLEET
737-700: 40
737-8: 85
737-800: 141
737-9: 79
737-900: 12
737-900ER: 136
757-200: 40
757-300: 21
A319: 81
A320: 89
A321: 6
B767-300: 37
B767-400: 16
B777: 74
B777-300ER: 22
B787: 21
B788: 12
B789: 38
DOMICILES
IAH
LAX
ORD
DEN
SFO
EWR
IAD
GUM
CLE
MCO
TPA
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

Currently hiring FO classes scheduled for every Tuesday. Minimums: 1,500 TT, prefer 1,000 fixed-wing turbine time & 100 hours in the last 12 months. Need unrestricted ATP (airplane multiengine), 1st Class FAA medical & FCC RR permit. New hires can expect all fleets, bases and Captain upgrade opportunities to be available immediately or soon after being hired.

Apply online. https://careers.united.com/us/en/first-officer

JUMPSEATS

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

PAY CALCULATOR
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PAY NOTES

CA (years 1-12 vertically), effective 1/1/2026

 

Widebody (787, 777, 767-400):

 

$443.85

$447.45

$451.12

$454.76

$458.40

$462.00

$465.64

$469.22

$472.87

$476.47

$480.09

$483.74

 

Midsize (767-300, 757-200/300, A321 Neo/XLR):

 

$368.14

$371.26

$374.27

$377.31

$380.51

$383.48

$386.33

$389.52

$392.29

$396.50

$400.77

$404.92

 

Large Narrowbody (737-900, MAX-9)

 

$358.02

$360.83

$363.66

$366.61

$369.59

$372.56

$375.48

$378.42

$381.43

$384.27

$387.28

$390.30

 

Regular Narrowbody (remainder of 737 fleet, A-319/A-320):

 

$356.46

$359.23

$362.07

$365.00

$367.95

$370.84

$373.73

$376.65

$379.59

$382.47

$385.40

$388.27

 

First Officer Pay:

 

Widebody:

 

$125.52

$239.41

$280.15

$286.94

$293.79

$301.24

$309.61

$316.72

$320.17

$324.52

$327.42

$330.44

 

Midsize:

 

$125.52

$198.62

$232.42

$238.10

$243.92

$250.02

$256.92

$262.94

$265.60

$270.01

$273.34

$276.56

 

Large Narrowbody:

 

$125.52

$193.02

$225.86

$231.32

$236.88

$242.91

$249.70

$255.47

$258.21

$261.73

$264.13

$266.58

 

Regular Narrowbody:

 

$125.52

$192.22

$224.85

$230.32

$235.86

$241.75

$248.51

$254.25

$256.97

$260.44

$262.83

$265.19

PER DIEM

2024 per diem rates are: CONUS: $2.90 All Other: $3.45 with 2.5% annual increases.

RETIREMENT

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund:

None/17% direct employer contribution to 401K plan increasing to 18% in 2026.

Other:

Profit sharing

Scheduled Retirements:

Remainder of 2026: 505

2027: 562

2028: 696

2029: 682

2030: 672

2031: 700

2032: 551

2033: 504

2034: 495

2035: 554

2036: 482

2037: 444

2038: 493

2039: 487

2040: 492

2041: 477

2042: 485

2043: 487

2044:498

2045: 527

2046: 465

2047: 514

2048: 477

2049: 437

2050: 502