FLIGHT OPS FLYER JULY 3, 1998 **************** ************ TWO ADDITIONAL SIMULATORS AT THE FLIGHT CENTER ---------------------------------------------- A TEAM OF EMPLOYEES FROM UAL SERVICES, FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND PURCHASING HAS DEVELOPED A NEW WAY FOR UNITED TO ACQUIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS. UNITED HAS ENTERED INTO A REVENUE- SHARING ARRANGEMENT WITH THOMSON TRAINING AND SIMULATION (TTS), A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF FLIGHT SIMULATORS, TO OBTAIN AN A320 FULL-FLIGHT SIMULATOR AND A BOEING 777 FULL- FLIGHT SIMULATOR. THE SIMULATORS WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE AT THE FLIGHT CENTER IN AUGUST 1998 AND MARCH 1999, RESPECTIVELY. UNITED WILL NOT PAY FOR THE SIMULATORS INITIALLY. INSTEAD, UAL SERVICES WILL MARKET FLIGHT TRAINING TIME IN THE SIMULATORS, AND THE REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF THAT TIME WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN UNITED AND TTS. UNITED WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE TWO SIMULATORS WHEN THE MANUFACTURER EARNS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE SALES PRICE. TTS IS BUILDING THE SIMULATORS TO UNITED'S SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH WILL GIVE UNITED ADDITIONAL TRAINING CAPACITY FOR THE TWO FLEETS, AS NEEDED. "TRAINING UNITED PILOTS IS THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR THESE SIMULATORS," SAYS VICE PRESIDENT-FLIGHT STANDARDS AND TRAINING CAPTAIN J.D. WHITLATCH. "HAVING THEM AT OUR FLIGHT CENTER SHOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR OUR A320 AND B777 PILOTS TO CONDUCT EXPENSIVE TRAINING AT OTHER FACILITIES." WITH DELIVERY OF THE TWO SIMULATORS TO THE FLIGHT CENTER, UNITED WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 FULL-FLIGHT SIMULATORS AT THE FACILITY. SUMMER DOMICILE MEETINGS SET FOR AUGUST --------------------------------------- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FLIGHT OPERATIONS CAPTAIN HART LANGER WILL HOST THREE DOMICILE MEETINGS IN AUGUST. JOINING HART WILL BE MANAGING DIRECTOR-LINE AND SYSTEM CHIEF PILOT CAPTAIN DAVE RINGWALT AND NEW DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT CREW RESOURCES RICHARD LUNG. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES: SFO AUGUST 5 MIA AUGUST 11 ANC AUGUST 20 UNITED CHAIRMAN JERRY GREENWALD WILL ATTEND THE SFO AND MIA MEETINGS, AND PRESIDENT JOHN EDWARDSON WILL ATTEND THE ANC MEETING. DETAILS ABOUT LOCATIONS AND TIMES WILL BE PROVIDED AS THEY ARE FINALIZED. DOMICILE MEETINGS IN HNL, SEA AND LAX ARE SCHEDULED FOR FALL. DISPATCH HOSTS ORIENTATION FOR LATIN AMERICAN STATION REPS ---------------------------------------------------------- FLIGHT DISPATCH AT WORLD HEADQUARTERS THIS WEEK CONDUCTED THE FIRST OF FOUR ORIENTATION SESSIONS FOR UNITED STATION OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. THE PURPOSE OF THE SESSIONS, WHICH INCLUDE A TOUR OF THE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH AND OBSERVE DISPATCHERS, IS TO FAMILIARIZE STATIONS REPS WITH THE DISPATCH MISSION AND THE NOTAM DESK. STATION REPS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE OPERATION, PROVIDING REAL-TIME INFORMATION ON WEATHER, AIRPORT FACILITIES AND NAVAID OUTAGES, FOR BOTH ON-LINE AND ALTERNATE AIRPORTS. ACARS CONNECTING GATE FUNCTION RECONNECTED ------------------------------------------ DUE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FROM PILOTS, THE ACARS CONNECTING GATE FUNCTION HAS BEEN RECONNECTED. THIS IS FOR PILOT INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY. CONNECTING GATE INFORMATION IS NOT INCLUDED ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT PAPERWORK, AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NO LONGER MAKE CONNECTING GATE ANNOUNCEMENTS. IN OTHER ACARS NEWS, MANY PILOTS ARE AWARE THAT IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMONPLACE FOR ARINC AND SITA VHF ACARS MESSAGES TO BE INTERCEPTED AND POSTED ON THE INTERNET. WHILE SEVERAL AIRLINES HAVE SUGGESTED LEGAL ACTION TO HALT THIS PRACTICE, UNITED FEELS A BETTER APPROACH IS CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE CONTENTS OF ACARS MESSAGES. EVERY MESSAGE SHOULD BE EDITED CAREFULLY TO ENSURE IT IS CONCISE AND PROFESSIONAL. EDITORIAL COMMENTS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN ACARS MESSAGES. WELCOME ABOARD -------------- TWENTY NEW-HIRE PILOTS BEGAN TRAINING AT THE FLIGHT CENTER THIS WEEK, BRINGING OUR 1998 TOTAL TO 210. THE LATEST ASSIGNED PILOT NUMBER WAS 9475. THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ARE: 14 B727 S/O 7 TO ORD, 4 TO JFK, 3 TO DEN 6 B737 F/O 6 TO SFO SAFETY ISSUES ------------- THERE WERE NO SAFETY INQUIRIES THIS WEEK. ************************************************************ FLIGHT OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS, WHQVF 847/700-7288 JULY 3, 1998 ************