William (Bo) McGowan
Pilot • Pilot with over 42 years of experience • B-787 First Officer
Flight Experience & Aircraft
7 type ratings • 15,381 total hours
Total Hours
15,381
Multi-Engine Hours
14,436
Jet Hours
15,381
Turboprop Hours
0
Type Ratings
B-787
Training date: Jul 2025
Training facility: United Airlines
1,732 hours in type
B-737
Training date: Nov 2012
Training facility: United AirLines
3,251 hours in type
T-38
Training date: Jun 1989
Training facility: USAF UPT
T-37
Training date: Nov 1988
Training facility: USAF UPT
B-757
B-767
Training facility: United Airlines
5,200 hours in type
F-16
Training facility: USAF
990 hours in type
Certificates & Qualifications
ATP - Airplane Multiengine Land
Issued Apr 2024
FAA First Class Medical
Issued Dec 25
Expires Jun 2026
Work Experience
First Officer
United Airlines
• Earned and maintained full qualifications as a United Airlines First Officer as a 737 First Officer in Chicago, Guam, and Houston; as a 757/767 First Officer in Newark; and currently a 787 First Officer in San Francisco • Prepare, participate, and advocate to the Captain and First Officer on assigned pairings across the full spectrum of flight operations using Crew Resource Management (CRM) tools and Threat Error Management (TEM) processes • Served the Houston pilots as a fill-in Flight Manager; advocated for positive outcomes for pilots in time-critical issues that involved United Pilot Agreement (UPA) applications and interpretations; ensured Chief Pilot and Assistant Chief Pilot were fully informed on all issues • United Airlines First Officer of the Year
Fighter Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Standards Side Chief, Commander/Leader
United States Air Force
• Fully combat qualified and mission ready Instructor Fighter Pilot • Designed and developed streamlined talent recruiting program that resulted in hiring 15 new instructor pilots when host organization faced a critical manning shortfall; built capacity and capability of future leaders; all 15 promoted to leadership positions across the host organization; $5.0M penalty averted • Authored 200-plus performance assessments detailing impact and effectiveness in exceeding expectations and organizational goals; fostered professional development of over 80 pilots; 70 earned advanced degrees • Advised, mentored and advocated for students in US-European pilot training program that produced over 1,300 graduates from Turkey, Germany, Italy, United States, Denmark, United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands, and Greece; over 4,000 flying hours as instructor/evaluator pilot; 17 exceptionally qualified ratings on flying evaluations • Facilitated efforts of 12 team members from 6 separate divisions in designing and implementing a newly designed training environment; created top-to-bottom education program to include training materials, multiple informational briefings, collaborative feedback sessions and inclusive environment design; project delivered on-time and on-cost
Education
Master Business Administration
Baker Center for Graduate Studies at Flint, Michigan
Bachelor Fine Arts
Valdosta State College at Valdosta, Georgia
Profile Overview
15,381
Total Flight Hours
7
Aircraft Types
42
Years Experience
Personal Interests
42 years of leadership and flying experience in collaborative environments. Will retire on 1 June 2026 from United Air Lines at age 65 with more than 26 years of employment and more than 10,000 accident/incident free hours as a United pilot. Ratings include ATP with type ratings in B-787, B-767/B-757, B-737. Retired from United States Air Force on 1 January 2009 as a Lt. Colonel with more than 5,200 hours as an Air Force pilot and 25 years of service to our country. TOTAL FLYING TIME United Airlines: 10,184 United States Air Force: 5,200 Grand Total: 15,384
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