United Airlines

[bafanguy]

When UAL & CAL were combined, was the size and capacity of each airline's training department left intact or did one/both get "resized" as a result of the overall corporate changes ?

 

[Flopgut]

Btw, the comment that the Airbus is a pig compared to the Boeing is amazingly ignorant. We have 767's and A330's for our Transpac flying. The Airbus outperforms the 767's across the board. The most obvious being our ability to top weather that the 767's can't. The 767 simply is not in the same league as the 767, although the 767 are lot better than the 757, but even the 757 is way better than the 737 for transpac flying.

Thanks for making that nice and clear:/

 

[waveflyer]

I think we're all picking up what you're putting down.
But I'm proud of you for putting them down so early in a Hawaiian day

That said, I think united posters are talking about their narrowbody fleet which is mostly A32 & b73 fleets, not your widebodies

From what I've heard the a321 can be a pig, but more than a loaded up transcon 738 or 739?

Hard to imagine

I'd learn a new plane in a heartbeat for that flight deck
I'm not sure there is any arguing that the A32x is the best narrowbody work environment

 

[pianoman]

737-9 is a pig, but the newer ones with the 27,000# engines are a little better.

At the end of the day it's QOL for me or else I'd be flying the 757.

 

[fastback]

Another opinion from someone that never flew it.

Well, his profile clearly states that he's flown it.

 

[difete]

Good info here. Thanks for sharing.

 

[densoo]

Planned recall/new hire class dates **Updated 05/01/2014

May 6, 2014

May 20, 2014

June 3, 2014
- Planned aircraft assignments (subject to change)
6 - 76Ts
12 - 737s

June 17, 2014
- Planned aircraft assignments (subject to change)
6 - 76Ts
16 - 737s

July 8, 2014

July 15, 2014

July 22, 2014

July 29, 2014

August 12, 2014

August 26, 2014

 

[whymeworry?]

RE: the AB vs Boeing debate.

WTF cares whether a pig or not, whether you can top storms or not? You get paid by the minute, if there's weather, go around it. THe worst storms are too tall for any plane to top anyway.

AB is better. No doubt about it. And a much better company. Boeing is anti-labor, anti-worker, anti-anything that doesn't benefit the lawyers running Boeing.

Wish I were on a AB.

 

[redflyer65]

The 767 simply is not in the same league as the 767.

???????

 

[HDA]

So you are just thinking about applying?? I and thousands of others have had Aps in since the first week they were open to Aps, been to job fairs etc and now they are not even interviewing. so?? good luck, keep thinking.

I bet he gets hired well before you

 

[densoo]

I have been thinking about applying to the legacies. How is life at United?

Delta just announced it's committed to hire from it's feeder carrier so the legacies by and large may be down to two.

http://news.delta.com/Endeavor_to_Delta

 

[flyboyike]

I bet he gets hired well before you

Or it could be neither one of them gets hired. I'm always down for a healthy dose of pessimism.

 

[Ex737Driver]

RE: the AB vs Boeing debate.

WTF cares whether a pig or not, whether you can top storms or not? You get paid by the minute, if there's weather, go around it. THe worst storms are too tall for any plane to top anyway.

AB is better. No doubt about it. And a much better company. Boeing is anti-labor, anti-worker, anti-anything that doesn't benefit the lawyers running Boeing.

Wish I were on a AB.

320 does carry more cargo and has bigger cabin but cannot carry same paxs 73 can or do regular trans-cons. 320 is under powered for what it should be able to carry, clunky in the cabin, and very MX intensive, at least the ones we have and UAL.

73 can't haul the cargo the 320 can but will do trans-cons in winter with a full boat. 73 has smaller cabin and noisier cockpit with smaller cabin seats. Cabin seats are better on the 320 but entertainment on 73 is better.

I prefer the 73 simply because of destinations, bases and I like to see in the controls what the aircraft is doing.

 

[chppr5]

320 does carry more cargo and has bigger cabin but cannot carry same paxs 73 can or do regular trans-cons. 320 is under powered for what it should be able to carry, clunky in the cabin, and very MX intensive, at least the ones we have and UAL.

73 can't haul the cargo the 320 can but will do trans-cons in winter with a full boat. 73 has smaller cabin and noisier cockpit with smaller cabin seats. Cabin seats are better on the 320 but entertainment on 73 is better.

I prefer the 73 simply because of destinations, bases and I like to see in the controls what the aircraft is doing.

I have been on the Bus doing transcons for 11 years and have never been wt restricted. You may want to check your facts...

 

[Ex737Driver]

I have been on the Bus doing transcons for 11 years and have never been wt restricted. You may want to check your facts...

With how many paxs and how many "tech" stops?