United Airlines to Expand Colorado Pilot Training Center

Due to United Airlines’ significant growth and their projections to hire 10,000 more pilots by 2030, they need a larger training center. The airline announced they plan to expand their Denver Flight Training center by adding a four-story complex on its 23-acre campus in Central Park. This training center is the largest facility of its kind in the world. The campus encompasses seven buildings, 39 flight simulators, and 15 fixed training devices and is the only training facility for United Airlines pilots.

Pilots need to visit the center every nine months to keep their certifications current. The expansion of the center will add 12 more flight simulators, additional classrooms, conference rooms, and office space. The result of the expansion will provide United with a total of 52 full-motion simulators and 28 fixed training devices. Construction of the expanded complex is to be finished by the end of 2023.