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Airline Pilot Hiring Summary for August 2004

850 more pilots find work in August; 6,672 hired so far this year

More than 850 pilots received jobs within the airline industry in August, bringing the total of airline pilots hired so far this year to 6,672. As of August, airlines reporting to AIR, Inc. announced they still needed over 2,400 pilots before the end of the year -- approximately 230 for the Majors, 1,000 in the Nationals, 770 needed for the Jet Operators, and 400 within the Non-Jet sector. Six out of fourteen (42.9%) major airlines are still hiring pilots, 22 out of 32 (68.8%) in the Nationals, 43 out of 46 (93.5%) within the Jet Operator division, and 47 out of 50 carriers in the Non-Jet Operator region.

There is still much upheaval with a few major airlines struggling to reach profitability. US Airways is threatening to refile for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it does not gain life-saving concessions from its labor unions.

Delta Air Lines announced September 7 that it will cut an additional 7,000 jobs, roughly ten percent of its word force, and discontinue operating DFW as a hub.

In addition to its latest notice that it will not be make any pension fund contributions this year, Continental will reduce its clerical and management staff by 425.

United Airlines has pushed back filing its reorganization plan until December and ATA will run out of hard cash by the beginning of 2005.

On the positive side, Northwest will be recalling 45 pilots in October and 15 in November, leaving 727 pilots on furlough status.

The next AIR, Inc. Career Seminar, Forum, and Job Fair is scheduled for September 18 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Washington (DC). AirNet, AirTran Airways, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, CitionShares, Colgan Air, Comair, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, ExpressJet, FedEx, Flexjet, Gulfstream Flight Academy, JetBlue, NetJets, Southwest, Tab Express, and US Airways/PSA Airlines will be attending.

Major Airlines

Number of Pilots - Furlough

Total Pilots

Percentage of Pilots - Furloughed

ABX Air

32

837

3.82%

Alaska Airlines

0

1,391

N/A

America West

0

1,508

N/A

American Airlines

2,458

11,108

22.13%

ASTAR Air Cargo

0

491

N/A

ATA Airlines

0

1,100

N/A

Continental Airlines

440

4,300

10.23%

Delta Air Lines

962

8,010

12%

FedEx

0

4,280

N/A

Northwest Airlines

787

5,672

15.52%

Southwest Airlines

0

4,126

N/A

United Airlines

2,172

9,343

22.18%

United Parcel Service

0

2,500

N/A

US Airways

1,879

5,639

33.32%

TOTAL

8,730

60,305

14.48%

National Airlines

Number of Pilots-Furlough

Total Pilots

Percentage of Pilots- Furlough

Air Transport Int’l

0

275

N/A

Air Wisconsin

0

700

N/A

AirNet Express

0

200

N/A

AirTran Airways

0

750

N/A

Aloha Airlines

0

300

N/A

American Eagle

0

2,466

N/A

Atlantic Southeast

0

1,424

N/A

Atlas Air

51

758

6.73%

Champion Air

25

170

14.71%

Comair

0

1,700

N/A

Evergreen Int’l Airlines

0

235

N/A

Express One Int’l

0

300

N/A

ExpressJet

0

1,800

N/A

Frontier Airlines

0

420

N/A

Gemini Air Cargo

14

286

4.9%

Hawaiian Airlines

98

451

21.7%

Horizon Air

0

635

N/A

Independence Air

115

1,900

6.05%

JetBlue

0

650

N/A

Kitty Hawk Air Cargo

96

135

71.1%

Mesa Airlines

0

1,375

N/A

Mesaba Airlines

0

900

N/A

Midwest Airlines

84

285

29.47%

Piedmont Airlines

0

405

N/A

Polar Air Cargo

0

271

N/A

Ryan Int’l Airlines

0

550

N/A

SkyWest Airlines

0

1,275

N/A

Spirit Airlines

0

358

N/A

Sun Country Airlines

122

243

50.21%

Trans States Airlines

0

350

N/A

USA Jet Airlines

0

125

N/A

World Airways

0

330

N/A

TOTAL

605

22,022

2.75%

Total Jet Operators

36

3,987

,90%

Total Non-Jet Operators

24

3,018

.80%

Total Fractionals

0

3,649

N/A

Total Helicopters

0

N/A

N/A

Total Crew Leasing, Foreign, & Tng

0

11,280

N/A

Total Startups

0

9

N/A

AIRLINE TOTAL

9,395

104,270

9%

FMI: www.jet-jobs.com, or call 800 JET-JOBS (538-5627), and ask for the Manager of Special Events

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