United Airlines Profile

Active Pilots

12,491

Union

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

United Airlines At a Glance

United Airlines is a founding member of the Star Alliance global airline alliance
Opened a consolidated training center in 2018
All Boeing 747s are retired
United Airlines has a Pilot Pathway Program

Hiring

United Airlines is hiring pilots. Pilots applicants may apply on United Airline’s third party application system.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

Unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with multi-engine class rating
Current first class medical certificate
Minimum 1,000 hours of fixed-wing turbine time
Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university is preferred

Airplane Fleet

737-700
737-800
737-900ER
737 Max 9
757-200
757-300
767-300ER
767-400ER
777-200
777-300ER
787-8
787-9
787-10
A319
A320

Airplane Orders

737 Max 9
737 Max 10
787-9
787-10
A319
A350-900

Pilot Domiciles

Houston International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Denver International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Newark International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Guam International Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport

United Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – Captain

Year	B777/B787/B767-400	B767-300/200	B757	B737-800/900	B737-700	A320	A319
12	352	293	283	283	272	283	272
11	349	290	281	281	270	281	270
10	347	287	279	279	268	279	268
9	344	284	277	277	265	277	265
8	341	282	275	275	263	275	263
7	339	280	273	273	261	273	261
6	336	278	270	270	259	270	259
5	333	276	268	268	257	268	257
4	331	273	266	266	255	266	255
3	328	271	264	264	253	264	253
2	325	269	262	262	251	262	251
1	323	267	260	260	249	260	249

United Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer

Year	B777/B787/B767-400	B767-300/200 - B757-300	B757-200	B737-800/900	B737-700	A320	A319
12	240	200	193	193	186	193	186
11	238	198	192	192	184	192	184
10	236	196	190	190	182	190	182
9	233	193	187	187	180	187	180
8	230	191	185	185	178	185	178
7	225	186	181	181	174	181	174
6	219	181	176	176	169	176	169
5	214	177	172	172	165	172	165
4	209	173	168	168	161	168	161
3	204	168	164	164	157	164	157
2	174	144	140	140	135	140	134
1	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

Compensation Notes

International override/ETOPS is $6.50/hr for captains and $4.50/hr for first officers

Per Diem

$2.45/hr domestic
$2.80/hr international

Retirement

B fund paid at 16%

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated close to 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, and working as a manager in charge of a part 135 and part 121 training programs. Greg took a 5 year hiatus from flying and worked in software development and marketing. He has returned to flying and works for a major airline. Greg enjoys educating and helping pilots improve their professional lives and is passionate about applying technology and new methods to help with traditional challenges.