Highest Levels In Eight Months, With 833 New Jobs
AIR, Inc.'s latest
numbers show hope for those looking for airline jobs. The Nationals
and the Jet Operators were neck and neck in their hiring totals for
the month of April., hiring 168 and 162 pilots respectively. The
Majors led the hiring race, raising their total to 276 in April,
an increase of 44% over last month's total of
191.
The Nationals levels dipped slightly from 235 to 168, a
difference of 29%. Jet Operators hired 162 pilots last month, an
increase of 26% over March's total of 128. The Non-jet division
hired an additional 10 pilots, raising their total from 116 to 126,
an increase of 9%.
US Airways announced to its labor groups that, in order to stay
alive, it must downsize further or merge with another airline, such
as America West Airlines. If an agreement is reached, the initial
plan would be to fly under the "US Airways" brand immediately but
to keep the operations separate for a time. Talks between the two
major carriers are currently in the advanced stages with a decision
expected by mid May.
Republic Airways Holdings, parent company of Chautauqua Airlines
and Republic Airlines, purchased Shuttle America for $1 million and
assumption of $1 million in debt. Shuttle will be flying Republic's
EMB170s (shown below) as United Express with service scheduled to
being in June.
Skyway Airlines announced it would furloughing 80 pilots after
Delta Air Lines Inc. announced a deal with rival carrier Freedom
Airlines for its regional jet service. Freedom Airlines, a
subsidiary of Mesa Air Group Inc., will become a carrier for Delta
Connection and take over Delta Connection flights previously
handled by Atlantic Coast Airlines.
Size
|
Total
|
Hiring
|
Furloughed
|
2004
|
05 YTD
|
APR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majors |
16
|
7
|
8225
|
1139
|
869
|
276
|
Nationals |
31
|
8
|
775
|
3948
|
896
|
168
|
Jet Operators |
42
|
11
|
0
|
2012
|
458
|
162
|
Non-Jets |
48
|
14
|
153
|
1446
|
448
|
126
|
Fractionals |
4
|
2
|
0
|
482
|
207
|
53
|
Helicopters |
19
|
4
|
0
|
218
|
82
|
18
|
CL/FO/TNG |
23
|
13
|
0
|
118
|
40
|
20
|
Start-Ups |
12
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
45
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
195
|
60
|
9153
|
9382
|
3045
|
833
|
The next AIR, Inc. Airline Pilot Job Fair is scheduled for June
17-19 in Miami, FL at the Radisson Hotel - Miami. AirTran, America
West, Continental, FedEx, JetBlue, UPS, AirNet, American Eagle,
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair, SkyWest, US Airways
subsidiaries Piedmont and PSA, USA Jet, World Airways, Ameriflight,
Colgan Air, Gulfstream, Pinnacle, Tab Express, Cathay Pacific, CAE
Simuflight are just some of the airlines invited to attend.