Tue, Jan 13, 2009
Positions Will Replace Those Lost Last Year
Well, there's at least one aviation business actually hiring
more workers right now... contrary to recent, sad trends.
Starting next month, AirTran Airways will call 60 pilots back to
work from furlough, in preparation of what the Orlando, FL-based
low-cost carrier expects will be a busy summer travel season. The
carrier is also hiring as many as 120 new flight attendants,
reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
As is the case with even "good" news out there right now,
however, the rehiring comes with a notable asterisk. In keeping
with industry trends, AirTran continues to slash capacity...
meaning the airline is cutting flights, not adding them.
As ANN reported, AirTran announced plans last
July to cut 480 jobs, through a mix of voluntary furloughs, early
retirements and layoffs. The pilot recalls and "new" FA hires will
help alleviate some of those jobs cut last summer, as AirTran plans
to fly its remaining aircraft more hours, and will need fresh
crews to handle the extra time.
Even with that caveat, the need for AirTran to bolster its
employment ranks comes as good news to Mike Best, president of the
National Pilots Association... who says the union is "very hopeful"
the roughly 110 pilots still on furlough at AirTran will be
recalled later this year.
The new flight attendant positions will replace furloughed
workers who chose to move on from the airline, after being cut last
year.
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