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UPS FlightPath internship
About UPS Airlines
UPS Airlines is a cargo airline based in the United States. It flies under the IATA code 5X and ICAO code UPS. UPS Airlines operates from Louisville (SDF), Anchorage (ANC), Columbia (CAE), Chicago/Rockford (RFD) and 6 more. The fleet includes the Airbus A300-600RF, Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-8F, Boeing 757-200PF and Boeing 767-300F. UPS FlightPath is part of UPS Airlines and has its own page here.
UPS Airlines runs a cadet route for future pilots: the UPS FlightPath programme. Programme partner: Ameriflight. The link to its careers website is in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers flying hours, licence, education and right to work. PilotinQ currently lists 1 open pilot position at UPS Airlines. This page sets out the selection in 4 stages.
The four phases
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Fleet training and assessment
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Recommendation and move to Ameriflight
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Guaranteed UPS first officer interviewPractise this phase
UPS Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- 5X / UPS1
- Country
- United States
- Hubs
- Louisville (SDF), Anchorage (ANC), Columbia (CAE), Chicago/Rockford (RFD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Miami (MIA), Ontario (ONT), Philadelphia (PHL), Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Hong Kong (HKG)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A300-600RF, Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-8F, Boeing 757-200PF, Boeing 767-300F1
- Cadet programme
- UPS FlightPath23
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESUPS FlightPath · selection guide
What does UPS Airlines ask of pilots?
- Hours
- UPS FlightPath II: minimum 1,000 hours total time and turboprop captain by the end of the programme.5
- Licence
- UPS FlightPath II: ATP qualified by the end of the programme; FlightPath I: commercial pilot certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings.56
- Education
- UPS FlightPath II: bachelor degree or started in a bachelor programme; FlightPath I: graduated within 24 months or junior or senior in a degree programme, GPA 3.0 or higher.56
- Right to work
- UPS FlightPath I: US citizen or national, permanent resident or otherwise authorised to work in the US.6
- 1UPS Airlines (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Careers at United Parcel Service · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3UPS FlightPath | Ameriflight · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4UPS Jobs · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5UPS FlightPath: Phase 2, Ameriflight · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 6UPS FlightPath I, Ameriflight · accessed 11 Oct 2026
