Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
Last year was a better than expected year for pilots entering
the airline market or those moving up to larger airlines. Hiring
numbers almost doubled last year, up from 4,743 in 2003 to 9,382 in
2004. As they have for the past seven years, the National sector
hired the most pilots, 3,948, up 48% from 1,990 in 2003. The majors
made a strong showing by adding 1,139 pilots to their flight decks,
up 45.5% from 518. Non-jets definitely doubled their figures,
increasing their hiring trend 47.4%. The Jet Operator division held
their weight, hiring almost 51% more pilots than last year.
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