It looks like there is some good news on the horizon for a few of the legacy carriers that have been struggling since 9/11. Continental has announced that they will not only be recalling all 203 furloughed pilots in 2005, but there is a possibility they may hire 80 additional pilots before the year is out.

Northwest Airlines (NWA) is planning to recall 410 pilots in 2005. NWA presently has 593 pilots on furlough, recalled 50 in January with plans to recall 29 in February. United Airlines (UAL) is planning to recall an additional 150 pilots in 2005.

Other major airlines continuing their hiring trend into 2005 include Southwest Airlines with plans to add an additional 404 this year, and America West Airlines with plans to hire 200. JetBlue joined the ranks of the majors this month and plan on hiring 320 pilots by year-end, adding to 2005’s hiring figures.

Pilots are happy to see that FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) will be calling candidates for interviews this year, too. FedEx is hiring 200 throughout the year and UPS will be putting 51 pilots into their flight decks during the first quarter.

Strong pilot movement away from the passenger carriers and into the cargo carrier market, is what Kit Darby, President of AIR, Inc is predicting. With FedEx and UPS hiring a combined total of 400-plus in 2005, many pilots are scrambling for the select flight deck positions. Job security and one of the highest pay scales in the industry are helping to drive the movement.

AIR, Inc. will hold its 2nd Airline Pilot Job Fair and Seminar of 2005 in Atlanta, GA on April 16. AirTran, American Eagle, Ameriflight, ASTAR, FlexJet, Cape Air, CAE Simuflight, Cathay Pacific, FedEx, FlexJet, Gulfstream, JetBlue, LA Air National Guard, NetJets, Skywest, Southwest, Trans States, and US Airways subsidiaries Piedmont and PSA, UPS, and USA Jet Airlines are among the airlines invited to attend. For more details, visit our Web site at www.jet-jobs.com, or call 800 JET-JOBS (538-5627), ext. 187 and speak to our Special Events Coordinator, Diana Lundie or email her at dlundie@airapps.com.

Sincerely,
Kit Darby, President & Publisher
Source: AIR, Inc. o Atlanta, GA o www.jet-jobs.com o 800-JET-JOBS

FURLOUGHS AS OF February 10, 2005
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Majors
Airborne Express	19	837	2.23%
Alaska Airlines	0	1,391	N/A
American West Airlines	0	1,508	N/A
American Airlines	2,775	11,108	24.98%
ASTAR Air Cargo	0	491	N/A
ATA Airlines	173	1,100	15.72%
Continental Airlines	203	4,300	4.72%
Delta Air Lines	688	8,010	8.6%
FedEx	0	4,280	N/A
Northwest Airlines	593	5,672	10.45%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,126	N/A
United Airlines	2,132	9,343	22.82%
United Parcel Service	0	2,500	N/A
US Airways	1,879	5,639	33.32%
TOTAL	8,462	60,305	14.03%
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Nationals
Air Transport International	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	20	758	2.64%
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
Express Jet	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	207	1,900	1.9%
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 Express Airlines	78	285	27.37%
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	120	243	50%
Trans States Airlines	0	350	N/A
USA Jet Airlines	0	125	N/A
World Airways	0	330	N/A
TOTAL	658	22,022	2.98%
Total Jet Operators	145	3,987	3.64%
Total Non-Jet Operators	7	3,018	.23%
Total Fractionals	0	3,649	N/A
Total Helicopters	25	1,589	1.57%
Total Crew Leasing/Foreign/Training	0	11,280	N/A
Total Upstarts	0	9	N/A
AIRLINE TOTAL	9,297	105,859	8.78%