Bases, pay, training, hiring windows and the interview process — from dated sources.
Last updated August 2026 — dated facts carry their own as-of dates below.
GoJet Airlines is a privately held regional (Trans States Holdings, headquartered in the St. Louis area) flying United Express with a single aircraft type: the CRJ550, United's two-class 50-seater — 10 First, 20 Economy Plus, 20 Economy, no middle seats, a walk-up snack bar. GoJet is the original operator of the type and it is the airline's only aircraft. That shapes the FA job: premium first-class cabin service skills matter at GoJet in a way they don't on single-class 50-seaters. The fleet is modestly shrinking, not growing — 11 United-owned frames were returned and redeployed to SkyWest between 2024 and early 2026, settling GoJet around 54 aircraft.
Two GoJet-specific rules deserve top billing because they change whether you should apply at all. First, the residency rule: verbatim intent from the careers page — you must "live within one and a half hours of your assigned base." That is unusually strict; the live-anywhere-and-commute advice that works at CommuteAir is wrong at GoJet, and base choice becomes a real pre-application decision. (One prep-site claim says GoJet is one of the only regionals where the base you apply for is the base you get — unverified against GoJet's own materials, but if true it pairs neatly with the residency rule.) Second, appearance: the careers page requires a professional appearance "free from visible tattoos" — stricter than SkyWest or CommuteAir. No official appearance-standards PDF was located, so that one-line phrasing is all that's verified; no size/location workaround rules exist to cite.
Baseline requirements (careers page, checked August 2026): minimum age is genuinely unclear — GoJet's own site has listed 19+, while posting mirrors say 21+. Both cannot be current; confirm on the live posting for your base and don't treat either number as settled. Also: high-school diploma or GED; valid unexpired U.S. or foreign passport with applicable visas and unrestricted travel to all countries United serves (including Canada); a documentation-consistency rule (driver's license, Social Security card, and passport must all match); English fluency; height between 4'11" and 6'0" (CRJ-driven — the 6'0" max is a hard aircraft gate; shoes-on/off is unspecified); navigate the aisle facing forward, move quickly through the overwing exit, occupy the jumpseat without seatbelt-extension modifications. Piercings: no facial or multiple upper-ear piercings. No extreme hair colors or styles. No swim test found.
FA bases: EWR, IAD, ORD, and STL (prep-site consensus mirroring the pilot-base map; ORD is confirmed directly via posted ORD interview sessions and an ORD FA posting). Verify base availability against live postings — with the fleet shrinking from ~57 to ~54 frames, base needs can contract.
Because of the 1.5-hour residency rule, pick your base before you apply, not after — you are committing to live near it.
GoJet FAs are paid per flight hour — boarding, standby, and ground delays before door close are not paid at the hourly rate. Use the 75-hour monthly guarantee for first-year math, not 160 duty hours.
The big caveat: every public pay number predates the current contract. GoJet's AFA-CWA members ratified a 2025–2029 agreement with roughly 90% voting yes, with new pay rates effective June 2025 — but post-contract rate tables were not publicly posted where our research could reach them.
GoJet Airlines requires a high school diploma or GED and a height between 4'11" and 6'0"; its minimum age is disputed between postings (19 vs. 21), so confirm it.
Requirements change between hiring windows — confirm them on the GoJet Airlines careers page before you apply.
Data compiled from airline careers pages, union publications, industry press, and candidate-reported interview intel — wave-dependent facts carry as-of dates. Candidate reports are unofficial; confirm requirements on the airline's own careers site.