Sat, Jul 10, 2004
Total hiring has already rocketed past initial estimates by
more than ten percent
At the beginning of 2004, airlines reporting to AIR, Inc.
forecasted hiring a total of 4,300 pilots. With only a half-year
behind us, the airlines have already topped that figure at 4,876,
133 more than were hired in 2003!
Size
|
Total
|
Hiring
|
On Fourlogh
|
2003
|
2004 YTD
|
June
|
Majors
|
14
|
3
|
8828
|
518
|
455
|
71
|
Nationals
|
32
|
15
|
622
|
1900
|
2151
|
359
|
Jet Operators
|
46
|
14
|
111
|
1030
|
1099
|
181
|
Non-Jets
|
52
|
16
|
1
|
686
|
804
|
114
|
Fractionals
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
198
|
170
|
59
|
Helicopters
|
20
|
4
|
0
|
282
|
151
|
12
|
CL/FO/TNG
|
21
|
2
|
0
|
93
|
46
|
10
|
Start-Ups
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
195
|
58
|
9562
|
4743
|
4876
|
806
|
National carriers had
the highest hiring volume in June with 359 pilots, followed by the
Jet operators with 181, and the Non-jet division finished third
with 114. Feeder airlines will continue their hiring spurt
throughout the rest of the year. National airlines have forecasted
hiring an additional 1,200 pilots, Jet Operators will add more than
500, and the Non-Jet division will put approximately 250 into the
cockpit. Furlough levels showed a 7.5 percent increase in June over
the same period last year, but decreased 1.67 percent from 9,721 in
May to 9,562 in June.
AIR, Inc. is set to host its largest Pilot Job Fair and Seminar
September 17-19, at the Hilton McLean Tysons corner in Washington,
DC. Major, National, and Regional carriers will be attending, along
with various vendors and training academies. For more
details, visit our Web site or call 800 JET-JOBS (538-5627),
extension 102 and ask for Gayle Kemmerer, AIR, Inc.'s Manager of
Special Events.
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