AIR, Inc.

Airlines reporting to AIR, Inc. hired 1,046 pilots in May. The National carriers were well above the hiring curve adding 614 new crewmembers – this number is short by one in equaling the total number of pilots hired for the month of May in 2006, which was 615. The Majors came in second hiring 148 pilots, followed by the Non-Jet Operators with 108 and Jet Operators hiring 70 pilots for the month. The number of pilots currently furloughed continues to decrease from 6,215 in April to 5,666 in May. AIR, Inc. forecasts approximately 10,000 new airline pilot jobs for 2007.

Northwest Airlines exited bankruptcy protection May 31. It's new business plan calls for the carrier to post profits through 2010 even if oil continues to trade at current levels. The airline shed about $4.2 billion in debt and $2.4 billion in annual costs. It also announced a plan to modernize its fleet of jetliners.

AirTran Airways and its pilots, represented by the National Pilots' Association (NPA), reached a tentative 48-month collective bargaining agreement with its 1,500 crewmembers. If ratified, NPA's Board of Directors has thirty days to accept or decline the offer. The new contract will initially increase pilot hourly pay to $160.60 per flight hour for 12-year captains from $152.57, and to $83.30 from $78.37 per flight hour for 7-year first officers. The new contract would also improve pilot pensions by increasing the company's 401(k) match to two percent by the end of the contract. If ratified the contract will take effect July 1, 2007 and will be amendable on June 30, 2011.

JetBlue named Dave Barger the new CEO in May. David Neeleman was elected non-executive Board Chairman.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the nation's largest pilots union, announced that it would support raising the retirement age of pilots to 65 from 60. The FAA said this year that it would issue new rules within two years extending the retirement age by five years. The House and Senate are considering legislation that would require the FAA to extend the retirement age sooner.

The Atlanta Job Fair held May 19 was a huge success. Airlines in attendance included: AirTran, Continental, Delta, Southwest, UPS, Air Wisconsin, AirNet, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast, Champion Air, Mesa, Mesaba, PSA, Pinnacle, Republic Airways, Skywest, Trans States, UASA Jet, World Airways, Cape Air, CommutAir, Gulfstream, Eos, Avantair, Bond Aviation, Cathay Pacific, CitationShares, Compass Airlines, Crew Resources Worldwide, Eagle Jet International, Emirates, Flexjet, Gulfstream Int’l, Hawaii Aviation, and Skybus.

The next AIR, Inc. Job Fair is scheduled for September 22 at the Washington (DC) Hyatt Regency Reston. Airlines already scheduled attend include: Air Wisconsin, American Eagle, Champion Air, Pinnacle, US Airways/PSA, Republic Airlines, Skybus, and Eagle Jet Aviation.

Source: AIR, Inc. • Atlanta, GA • www.jet-jobs.com • 800-JET-JOBS

FURLOUGHS AS OF June 10, 2007
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Majors
Airborne Express	18	730	2.5%
AirTran Airways	0	1,320	N/A
Alaska Airlines	0	859	N/A
American Airlines	2,688	9,139	29.4%
ASTAR Air Cargo	0	550	N/A
Continental Airlines	0	4,650	N/A
Delta Air Lines	0	5,930	N/A
FedEx	0	4,800	N/A
Frontier Airlines	0	630	N/A
JetBlue	0	1,592	N/A
Northwest Airlines	385	5,050	7.68%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,923	N/A
United Airlines	400	6,358	6.3%
United Parcel Service	0	2,814	N/A
US Airways	1,500	5,048	29.7%
TOTAL	4,991	54,393	9.2%

Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Nationals
Air Transport International	9	275	3.3%
Air Wisconsin	0	882	N/A
AirNet Express	0	255	N/A
Aloha Airlines	0	270	.75%
American Eagle	0	3,159	N/A
ATA Airlines	391	769	50.8%
Atlantic Southeast	0	1,800	N/A
Atlas Air	23	694	3.3%
Champion Air	0	134	N/A
Comair	0	1,700	N/A
Evergreen Int’l Airlines	0	230	N/A
ExpresssJet	0	2,750	N/A
Florida West Int'l Airways	0	12	N/A
Gemini Air Cargo	0	178	N/A
Hawaiian Airlines	50	290	17.2%
Horizon Air	0	719	N/A
Kalitta Air	0	293	N/A
Mesa Airlines	0	1,889	N/A
Mesaba Airlines	0	804	N/A
Miami Air Int'l	0	89	N/A
Midwest Express Airlines	0	366	N/A
Omni Air Int'l	0	150	N/A
Piedmont Airlines	0	550	N/A
Pinnacle Airlines	0	1,200	N/A
Polar Air Cargo	0	260	N/A
Republic Airways	0	1,521	N/A
Ryan Int'l Airlines	0	195	N/A
SkyWest Airlines	0	2,191	N/A
Spirit Airlines	0	401	N/A
Sun Country Airlines	39	128	30.5%
Trans States Airlines	0	550	N/A
USA 3000	7	152	4.6%
US Airways/Piedmont	0	470	N/A
US Airways/PSA	0	613	N/A
World Airways	0	430	N/A
TOTAL	519	26,369	2.0%

Total Jet Operators	154	2,840	5.4%
Total Non-Jet Operators	2	3,039	.10%
Total Fractionals	0	4,293	N/A
Total Crew Leasing/Foreign/Training	0	Not Available	N/A
Total Upstarts	0	36	N/A
AIRLINE TOTAL	5,666	90,970	6.2%
Notes: TBD = To be determined