The airline industry kicked off the new year by hiring 762 pilots in January, only two pilots less than same period in 2005. The National airlines added 290 pilots, followed by the Majors with 224, the Jet Operators with 98, the Fractional division hired 81, and the Non-Jet sector put an additional 62 crewmembers into their flight decks.

United Airlines (UAL) won approval for its reorganization plan on January 20, which set the stage for its emergence from Chapter 11 on February 1. UAL signed a 6-year, $3 billion financing loan with JPMorgan, CitiGroup, and GE Capital, which included a $300 million revolving line of credit and a $2.7 billion term loan. UAL recalled 50 pilots in January, 25 in April and 20 in May.

FlexJet, a fractional ownership carrier, announced that they would be hiring between 50 and 60 pilots in the next two months. In November it placed an order for 15 Lear 60XRs. FlexJet hired 108 pilots in ’05.

Virgin America, Sir Richard Branson’s American start-up carrier, filed its certification application with the FAA on January 19. It already filed with the Department of Transportation last December. "We would like to see the process accelerate in a reasonable time frame," said CEO Fred Reid. Reid added that unit costs would be 25%-50% lower than those of current legacy airlines. Virgin America anticipates launching transcontinental service later this year.

World Airways pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, reached a tentative contract February 6 ending a nine-day strike. The agreement provides improvements in job security, retirement benefits, life insurance, wages and other benefits.

AIR, Inc.’s first Job Fair of the year in DFW last month was a huge success! 550 pilots met with over 100 recruiters from 35 airlines - Air Wisconsin, Pinnacle, PSA, FlexJet, and WASINC were conducting on-site interviews during the Job Fair.

AIR, Inc.’s next Job Fair will be held in Los Angeles on March 18, already has a list of formidable airlines signed up to attend which include: Majors: JetBlue and Southwest. Nationals: AirNet, American Eagle, Pinnacle, and SkyWest. Jet/Non-Jet Operators: Cape Air, Focus Air, and Island Air. Fractionals: Avantair, FlexJet, and NetJets. Crew Leasing: Hawaii Aviation and IASCO. Foreign: Emirates. Others: Jet University /Custom Air Travel.

For details on our upcoming Job Fair and Seminar in Los Angeles, CA on March 18, 2006, visit our Web site at www.jet-jobs.com, or call 800 JET-JOBS (538-5627.

Sincerely,
Kit Darby, President & Publisher

FURLOUGHS AS OF February 10, 2006
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Majors
Airborne Express	16	760	2.1%
AirTran Airways	0	1,200	N/A
Alaska Airlines	0	1,490	N/A
American West Airlines	0	1,915	N/A
American Airlines	2,847	12,817	22.2%
ASTAR Air Cargo	0	550	N/A
ATA Airlines	309	800	38.6%
Continental Airlines	0	4,500	N/A
Delta Air Lines	539	7,971	6.13%
FedEx	0	4,450	N/A
jetBlue	0	1,245	N/A
Northwest Airlines	712	5.700	9.7%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,800	N/A
United Airlines	1,775	7,157	24.8%
United Parcel Service	0	2,700	N/A
US Airways	1,974	7,554	26.1%
TOTAL	8,172	65,609	12.5%
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Nationals
Air Transport International	0	275	N/A
Air Wisconsin	0	2,600	N/A
AirNet Express	0	288	N/A
Aloha Airlines	26	336	6.5%
American Eagle	0	3,116	N/A
Atlantic Southeast	0	1,732	N/A
Atlas Air	0	694	.53%
Champion Air	26	150	17.33%
Comair	0	1,934	N/A
Evergreen Int’l Airlines	0	235	N/A
ExpresssJet	0	2,400	N/A
Florida West Int'l Airways	0	12	N/A
Frontier Airlines	0	503	N/A
Gemini Air Cargo	0	286	N/A
Hawaiian Airlines	98	400	24.5%
Horizon Air	0	700	N/A
Kalitta Air	0	300	N/A
Mesa Airlines	0	1,375	N/A
Mesaba Airlines	21	950	2.2%
Midwest Express Airlines	0	285	N/A
Piedmont Airlines	0	550	N/A
Pinnacle Airlines	0	1,200	N/A
Polar Air Cargo	0	322	N/A
Ryan Int'l Airlines	0	427	N/A
SkyWest Airlines	0	2,250	N/A
Spirit Airlines	0	401	N/A
Sun Country Airlines	93	235	41.2%
Trans States Airlines	0	650	N/A
USA 3000	0	80	N/A
US Airways/Piedmont	0	476	N/A
US Airways/PSA	0	613	N/A
World Airways	0	459	N/A
TOTAL	264	27,206	.97%
Total Jet Operators	82	2,453	3.3%
Total Non-Jet Operators	13	3,108	.42%
Total Fractionals	0	4,006	N/A
Total Helicopters	5	1,663	.30%
Total Crew Leasing/Foreign/Training	0	12,520	N/A
Total Upstarts	0	131	N/A
AIRLINE TOTAL	8,531	115,033	7.4%
Notes: TBD = To be determined