United Airlines To Hire 2,500 Employees At Newark Airport

United Airlines (UAL) announced on Tuesday that it expects to hire more than 2,500 Newark employees between 2025 and 2026 and will be the first airline to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use at Newark Airport.

The company currently employs over 14,000 people in the Newark, New York City area, including more than 3,000 pilots at its pilot base and over 5,700 flight attendants.

The company stated that, looking ahead to this fall and winter, United plans to serve more than 160 domestic and international destinations from Newark, adding flights to popular cities such as Rome, Venice, Porto, Marrakesh, and Dublin.

Retail sentiment on United Airlines remained unchanged in the ‘bullish’ territory, with message volumes at ‘normal’ levels, according to data from Stocktwits.

The company added that domestically, the airline will add flights to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, as well as new cities including Palm Springs, California; Columbia, South Carolina; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. United Airlines reported that more than six million people flew United through Newark this summer, the highest number in the airline's history.

The firm stated that in April and May, challenges associated with air traffic control staffing, technology outages, and runway construction resulted in a concentrated number of delays and cancellations at Newark. However, since that time, bookings and customer confidence in flying through Newark have rebounded, the company added.

"We're building a brand new air traffic control system, and we started by addressing the challenges of outdated technology at Newark," said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. "This summer, the FAA took immediate action to relieve substantial inconveniences to the traveling public—deploying a temporary satellite backup system, upgrading fiberoptic technology, expanding high-bandwidth telecommunications, increasing controller staffing, and limiting arrivals and departures,” Bedford added.

Shares of United Airlines have gained nearly 8% this year and have more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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