United Airlines Will Spend $100 million to Expand Pilot Training Center Amid Pilot Shortage

United Airlines is expanding its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, to support its efforts of hiring 10,000 pilots by 2030.

Michael Wildes

Thursday, June 02, 2022 at 05:17 PM ET

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United expects to add more than 2,000 new pilots in 2022. [Courtesy: United Airlines]

Key Takeaways:

United Airlines is investing $100 million to expand its Denver Flight Training Center, adding a new four-story building and 12 advanced flight simulators by late 2023.
This expansion aims to support United's goal of hiring 10,000 pilots by 2030 and address the worsening industry-wide pilot shortage.
The project will enhance the airline's already world-leading training capabilities, allowing for increased capacity to train new hires and maintain certifications for its existing 12,000 pilots.

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United Airlines is expanding its Flight Training Center in Denver to support its efforts of hiring 10,000 pilots by 2030. The company said it would add a new four-story building on the 23-acre campus in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood to house 12 additional advanced flight simulators, training classrooms, conference rooms, and offices. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2023 and will cost approximately $100 million.

Executives from the airline were joined by Denver’s mayor, Michael Hancock, and Phillip Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport (KDEN), at a groundbreaking event to kick off the expansion project that is expected to complete before the end of 2023. Meanwhile, United was represented by executives Marc Champion, the managing director of the Flight Training Center; Toby Enqvist, United’s executive vice president and chief customer officer; and Matt Miller, United’s vice president of airport operations in Denver.