A different way into United...

[DeltaJulietTango]

Check out this job posting.

It does say "5 years proven experience in operations."

But...for a lot of folks here, this might be a nice stepping stone from a career at a regional or Part 135 to United.

Aircraft Router in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States | Corporate at United Airlines

Apply for Aircraft Router job with United Airlines in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Corporate at United Airlines

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[thegoose]

Aircraft Routing is a fun job, I did it for Flexjet. A lot of career destination folks in routing at my legacy, and I hear its the same thing at UA. Its apparently one of the "places to be" in the airlines.

 

[TAF_Master]

It's interesting to see how different airlines treat that position. I've seen it be anything from a low paid graveyard shift only position well behind crew schedulers in the path to dispatch all the way to a full union position with an override paying more than regular dispatch. Depends on the airline.

 

[PHL_Approach]

2 of the internals that were hired in this new class were Routers, hence the posting. You rarely saw Routers go to DX at UA before. However, in the past 2 years, more and more have moved over so yes it would not be a terrible stepping stone and you don't have to worry about being berated by crews as if you went the Scheduling route.

 

[Dispatch94]

What is the salary and schedule like for this position?

 

[DeltaJulietTango]

What is the salary and schedule like for this position?

The posting says mid-senior level...I would think somewhere between a regional top-out and full dispatch.
I don't work at UA, and I'm not qualified for this position...so I didn't apply and I would have no idea, really.

 

[Flagship_dxer]

I have mixed feelings on these internal ops center jobs. They are risky and can lock you in to that airline and job.

If you are good at the internal job, are well liked by people in dispatch, have managers that support upward movement, and have good timing then its a great route to go.

These jobs often work with dispatchers. If you struggle in the job or dispatchers dont like you then you will likely not make it to that airline's dispatch group.

If the job you are in wants to retain talent then you might get stuck if the department managers limit
or block movement.

When dispatch needs warm bodies quickly, current and experienced dispatchers tend to be favored as they are on average easier and faster to train.

These jobs can have a minimum wait time to apply for other positions. You can miss a hiring boom if you get stuck waiting for that airline to allow you to apply.

If you really want to work for a specific airline and dont care which position then I would definitely recommend these jobs.

If you want to dispatch then go the regional route. A substantial portion of major hires come from them and you get to do the job.

 

[padx25]

Does anybody know when this job posting closes? Thank you in advance!