Airlines hired 910 pilots in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,353 – an increase of more than 680 new pilot jobs over this time last year. The National carriers continued strong in August hiring 301 pilots, followed by the Majors with 217, and the Jet Operators finished in third, hiring 149 new pilots for the month. AIR, Inc. estimates that more than 10,000 new pilot jobs will be created in 2005!

Delta Air Lines announced that it would downsizing Cincinnati operations by 26% and cutting 1,000 jobs by December 2005. Daily departures will reduced from 600 to 445. "It sounds like they’re still trying to avoid Chapter 11, even at this late date," said Calyon Securities analyst Ray Neidl. Cincinnati is Delta’s second-largest hub, behind Atlanta.

Northwest Airlines’ (NWA) mechanics, aircraft cleaners, and ramp workers honored their strike threat at 11:01 p.m. on August 19. The NWA MEC did not authorize pilots to participate in a sympathy strike. NWA is replacing the workers using management, veteran technicians, and contract/vendor mechanics to meet flight needs.

AIR, Inc.’s Los Angeles, CA Job Fair- is set for September 17. Airlines that have signed on to attend include Majors: Continental, JetBlue, Southwest; Nationals: AirNet, American Eagle, Mesa, Pinnacle , SkyWest; Jet / Non-Jet Operators: AmeriJet, Gulfstream Int’l ; Fractionals: Avantair, Bombardier Flexjet, CitationShares; Foreign: China Airlines; Others: CAE Simuflight, CTSC. 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

FURLOUGHS AS OF September 12, 2005
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Majors
Airborne Express	16	760	2.1%
AirTran Airways	0	1,100	N/A
Alaska Airlines	0	1,932	N/A
American West Airlines	0	1,915	N/A
American Airlines	2,860	13,186	2.176%
ASTAR Air Cargo	0	491	N/A
ATA Airlines	368	998	36.7%
Continental Airlines	0	4,200	N/A
Delta Air Lines	550	8,800	6.25%
FedEx	0	4,516	N/A
jetBlue	0	1,057	N/A
Northwest Airlines	522	6,000	8.7%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,698	N/A
United Airlines	1,983	9,343	21.2%
United Parcel Service	0	2,500	N/A
US Airways	1,974	5,639	35%
TOTAL	8,253	67,135	12%
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Nationals
Air Transport International	0	275	N/A
Air Wisconsin	0	850	N/A
AirNet Express	0	240	N/A
Aloha Airlines	8	336	2.4%
American Eagle	0	2,740	N/A
Atlantic Southeast	0	1,424	N/A
Atlas Air	20	758	2.64%
Champion Air	25	170	14.7%
Comair	0	1,800	N/A
Evergreen Int’l Airlines	0	235	N/A
ExpresssJet	0	1,800	N/A
Frontier Airlines	0	483	N/A
Gemini Air Cargo	0	286	N/A
Hawaiian Airlines	98	400	24.5%
Horizon Air	0	680	N/A
Independence Air	691	1,684	14.37%
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo	84	135	62.2%
Mesa Airlines	0	1,375	N/A
Mesaba Airlines	0	900	N/A
Midwest Express Airlines	0	285	N/A
Piedmont Airlines	0	405	N/A
Polar Air Cargo	0	271	N/A
Ryan Int'l Airlines	95	422	22.5%
SkyWest Airlines	0	2,034	N/A
Spirit Airlines	12	348	3.4%
Sun Country Airlines	100	226	44.2%
Trans States Airlines	0	680	N/A
USA 3000	0	80
USA Jet Airlines	0	90	N/A
World Airways	0	400	1.25%
TOTAL	1,131	21,812	5.2%
Total Jet Operators	0	4,330	N/A
Total Non-Jet Operators	155	2,831	5.5%
Total Fractionals	0	3,714	.06%
Total Helicopters	1	1,663	1.1%
Total Crew Leasing/Foreign/Training	0	12,520	N/A
Total Upstarts	0	70	N/A
AIRLINE TOTAL	9,570	114,075	8.4%
Notes: TBD = To be determined