crflyer

Now they're slowing down hiring, according to the "slowing growth plans" thread. Any truth to that? Seems to be going back and forth.

MPAdriver

From Manpower Planning on 4/15:

As it stands today, there will be around 40 more
aircraft available to schedule for mainline between
now and July 2017. These aircraft are a mix of 787,
777-300ERs, 756 conversions, and narrowbodies. All
in all, our pilot block hours are expected to increase,
at this point in time by over 2.5% from July 2016 to
July 2017.
In addition, between now and June 30, 2017, 319
pilots will reach the mandatory retirement age, thus
increasing our needs. These retirements are just the
beginning of a significant retirement wave. Flight Operations is preparing and managing to. The chart illustrates
our current pilot’s retirement projections by year, for pilots currently on our roster.
By July 2017, it looks like we will need about 560 more pilots than we have today to cover our expected flying.

From Oscar today:

For the first quarter, we recorded a pre-tax profit of $688 million excluding special items, our eighth consecutive quarter of profitability and our highest first-quarter pre-tax profit ever. At the same time, we achieved diluted earnings per share of $1.23, excluding special items, an approximately 30 percent increase versus last year when adjusting for taxes - an achievement that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations

From Training Center 4/15:
Planned recall/new hire class dates **Updated 04/15/2016
Note: dates and aircraft assignments subject to change.

April 05, 2016
- 737, 756
April 12, 2016
- 737, 756
April 19, 2016
- 737, 756
April 26, 2016
- 737, 756
May 03, 2016
- 737, 756
May 10, 2016
- 737, 756
May 17, 2016
- 737, 756
May 24, 2016
- 737, 756
June 21, 2016
- 737, 756

July 19, 2016
- 737, 756
August 23, 2016
- 320, 737, 756
September 20, 2016
- 320, 737, 756
September 27, 2016
- 320, 737
October 11, 2016
- 320, 737
October 18, 2016
- 737
November 8, 2016
- 320, 737, 756
November 15, 2016
- 320, 737, 756
December 6, 2016
- 320, 737, 756
December 13, 2016
- 320, 737, 756

Between aircraft we have purchased and retirements there cannot be any hiring slow down...if classes are fewer in the summer (as originally planned) they will make up for it with larger classes (like they just did in Dec15 with a new hire class of 65).

I know its tuff (I was there in winter/spring 14') but be calm and keep swimming...pool with keep draining.

MPAdriver

Just posted from the MEC:
Training Plan
(See attachment # 6)
Between April and May the company plans to throttle back training in every fleet except for the
756. They will be able to reduce or eliminate most training at outside locations beginning in
May and throughout the summer, except the 737 for Jul and Aug and the 787 for Sept and Oct.
The latter two are due to the moving of our simulators from Houston to Denver.
Any remaining pilots who have not been trained from previous Vacancies and BATs will fill
training slots through June and then the normal summer reduction in training will take place.
Planning for summer 2017, including new aircraft, continuing growth, retirements and new
hires will drive large numbers for transition training starting the end of August thru spring 2017.

Take Priority

When do CJO calls typically go out for interviews that were held this week (4/18-4/22)?

Winston

Starting Wednesday afternoon the week following your interview.

Don't freak out if you haven't gotten a call Thursday. If you don't hear anything by the close of business Friday, start freaking out.

Take Priority

Thanks. For a friend of mine who interviewed.

Natty

MPAdriver,
I start class soon. Lets just say you wanted to start training immediately in an aircraft instead of waiting the whole summer and your options were 756 / 737 (what I was told to expect), would you pick the 756 as according to your post they are not slowing training down? Just curious what people think? Thanks.

ugleeual

I'd take the first class available...

Dat jet

best advice

Take Priority

Ditto. No real way to game when you start specific fleet training. Relax enjoy indoc and get paid. You have a seniority number. It's a long career, we are just along for the ride as to the thing we can't control. Welcome to United.