United Airlines is expecting to hire as many as 25,000 additional union employees by 2026 in a move to support its largest-ever single order for 270 Airbus and Boeing jets announced on Tuesday.
The Chicago-based carrier plans to add up to 500 new jets with all new interiors equipped with seatback screens and larger overhead bins in years to come.
Currently, United roughly has 68,000 (around 89% of its employees) union, workers. These new hirings would be a 36.7% increase.
According to United, it is looking at as many as 5,000 new jobs at Newark Liberty International Airport, as many as 4,000 new jobs at San Francisco International Airport.
The airline is also looking to hire as many as 3,000 new employees each at Dulles International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Denver International Airport. In addition, the airline will be hiring up to 1,400 new employees at Los Angeles International Airport.
Commenting on this matter, United’s ALPA Chair Captain Todd Insler said:
“This is exactly what we planned for when we reached our industry-leading pandemic recovery agreement last year and kept United pilots on the property, trained and ready to take advantage of the rapid recovery in passenger demand.
“With the strength of our network, fleet, and pilot compensation, we are sure United will remain the destination of choice for the most highly qualified airline pilots.”
Besides Pilots and flight attendants, United will be hiring technicians, contact centres, ramp and customer service agents and dispatchers.
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