How to use this guide
A short preparation route on the website. The full explanations, examples and sources are in the PDF.
01 · Check the hiring pathway
This guide covers direct First Officer hiring. Open United’s current vacancy and access the application from there. Compare the requirements with your documents. Figures and conditions in the PDF reflect its edition date; the current form and employer instructions take priority.
02 · Build one consistent timeline
Prepare addresses, education, employment, promotions, unemployment periods and qualifications. Answer each field according to its full wording. Duties must match the role, reasons for leaving must agree with other answers, and flight time needs a clear reference date.
03 · Verify submission
Confirm referee details and the actual status of recommendations. Review every page of the export if available. Check dates, totals, answers and attachments. A saved draft is not a submitted application: look for a confirmation or final status.
Your checklist
This is practical RSA guidance, not an official employer or regulator instruction. Current requirements and your documents take priority.