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United Air Hits Pause on Pilot Hiring, Citing Boeing Max Delays
Continued delivery delays and manufacturing missteps at Boeing forced United to take the Max 10 aircrafts out of its 2024 planning in January.
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. is slowing pilot hiring and suspending training classes for new aviators after pulling the Boeing Co. Max 10 aircraft from its flight plans for this year.
“United will slow the pace of pilot hires this year due to continued new aircraft certification and manufacturing delays at Boeing. This includes the pause of new hire classes during the months of May and June,” United executives told pilots in a memo Thursday. It said the airline expects to restart classes in July.