DENVER, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United
Airlines unveiled its state-of-the-art flight training center in
Denver, Colorado. The single-site
training center is the largest in the world and home to the
company's more than 30 full flight simulators representing all of
United's fleet types.
The flight training center is visited by United's more than
12,000 pilots at least once a year for new and recurrent training
and is also the largest single-site training facility for other
airline pilots. More than two dozen other airlines and government
agencies send their personnel to train at the industry-leading
facility. In addition to pilot training, the facility hosts flight
attendants and maintenance technicians for emergency training and
other activities.
"This state-of-the-art flight training center symbolizes the
investments we're making in our people and our company, both in
Denver and throughout our
network," said Oscar Munoz, CEO of
United Airlines. "In addition to providing industry-leading
training for our pilots, flight attendants and other vital work
groups, this facility will become a thriving center where we foster
the professional culture, commitment to safety and dedication to
customer service that's at the heart of the United success story we
are seeing take shape."
United has been training pilots in Denver since 1943. The current campus first
opened in 1968 with four buildings, expanded in 1992 with a fifth
building and expanded again in 1997 with the addition of a sixth
building. In 2015, the company made the decision to consolidate its
flight training centers in Denver,
kicking off the renovation and nearly doubling the number of flight
simulators at the facility. United recently broke ground on a
seventh building, which will bring the campus to nearly 540,000
square feet including eight more full flight simulator bays.
United in Denver
United is Denver's largest
airline offering more flights and more seats from the Mile High City to more destinations around the
world than any other carrier. United operates more than 450 daily
flights to over 150 airports worldwide from Denver. United will launch 12 new markets in
Denver by the end of 2018 and is
planning additional new markets for 2019. United has a storied
history in Denver, serving the
community for more than 80 years, and benefits from a great
partnership with local leaders at the city and state levels,
including Governor John Hickenlooper
and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, who understand the
importance of a thriving aviation sector. The company has a
commitment to giving back to the community where many of its
customers and employees live and work. United supports local
organizations like Girls Inc., Mile High Youth Corps, Wings Over
the Rockies and the Denver Public
Schools Foundation and, earlier this year, announced a $1 million grant to local Denver nonprofit Warren Village.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,700
flights a day to 356 airports across five continents. In 2017,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 760 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 546
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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