AIR, Inc.

Airlines hired a total of 581 pilots in December, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,256. The Nationals took the hiring lead adding 289 pilots, followed by the Major carriers with 106, the Fractionals hired 49, and Non-Jet Operators hired 44 pilots respectively. Out of the 102,085 pilots employed industry wide, 7,235 are currently on furlough. Major airlines forecast hiring approximately 2,300 pilots in ’07.

Delta is Hiring Up To 200 First Officers - Delta Air Lines recalled the last 158 furloughed pilots and is now actively recruiting first officers for their mainline operations. Minimums for interested applicants are as follows: 1,200 total time, 1,000 fixed-wing turboprop or turbofan, ATP written, Class I medical, four-year degree, and at least 21 years of age. Delta said they may hire up to 200 new pilots in 2007.

On January 10 US Airways raised it s offer to purchase Delta Air Lines (DAL) to $10.2 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from its original offer of $8.6 billion. The increased bid includes 89.5 million shares of US Airways stock and $5 billion in cash. Two days later the Wall Street Journal reported that DAL and Northwest Airlines have started merger talks.

UAL and CAL May Join Forces - Two of the nation's largest airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, are in the very early stages of merger talks. United CEO Glenn Tilton is for airline consolidation and would negotiate a deal if it were advantageous to United and its shareholders.

John Prater Takes Over as ALPA President - Continental Airline pilot John Prater took over as president of the Air Line Pilots Association on January 1, 2007. Prater is taking a hard-line stance and has stressed the need for more collaborative action from all airlines and has pledged to "make sure the union grabs hold of any advantages placed before us." Prater beat out incumbent Duane Woerth in an election last October.

AIR, Inc.’s January 27th DFW Atlanta Job Fair, to be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, has a roster of prominent airlines and exhibitors already signed up to attend. Majors–AirTran, Continental, FedEx, Southwest, UPS. Nationals–AirNet Express, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair, Mesa, Skywest. Jet Operators and Non-jet Operators–Amerijet, Cape Air, Colgan, CommutAir, Compass, GoJet, Pinnacle, Skybus. Foreign, Crew Leasing, and Fractionals–Cathay Pacific, Contractair, Flexjet, Hawaii Aviation, Netjets. Others and Exhibitors: Accessible Aviation, ALPA, ATP, CAE Simuflight, Crew Pilot Training, Eagle Jet Int’l, Louisiana Air Nat’l Guard, PremAir. For information on all current and future seminars visit our Web site at www.jet-jobs.com, or call 800 JET-JOBS (538-5627).

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

FURLOUGHS AS OF January 10, 2007
Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Majors
Airborne Express	23	671	3.4%
AirTran Airways	0	1,250	N/A
Alaska Airlines	0	859	N/A
American Airlines	2,832	9,139	31%
ASTAR Air Cargo	0	550	N/A
ATA Airlines	391	800	49%
Continental Airlines	0	4,500	N/A
Delta Air Lines	0	5,930	N/A
FedEx	0	4,793	N/A
JetBlue	0	1,584	N/A
Northwest Airlines	583	5,050	11.5%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,923	N/A
United Airlines	1,231	6,358	19.4%
United Parcel Service	0	2,736	N/A
US Airways	1,639	5,048	32.5%
TOTAL	6,699	54,191	12.4%

Airline	Number of Pilot Furloughs	Total Pilots	Percentage of Pilots Furloughed
Nationals
Air Transport International	9	275	3.3%
Air Wisconsin	0	800	N/A
AirNet Express	0	255	N/A
Aloha Airlines	0	270	.75%
American Eagle	0	3,159	N/A
Atlantic Southeast	0	1,800	N/A
Atlas Air	6	694	1%
Champion Air	0	134	NA
Comair	0	1,934	N/A
Evergreen Int’l Airlines	0	230	N/A
ExpresssJet	0	2,400	N/A
Florida West Int'l Airways	0	12	N/A
Frontier Airlines	0	630	N/A
Gemini Air Cargo	0	286	N/A
Hawaiian Airlines	66	290	22.8%
Horizon Air	0	700	N/A
Kalitta Air	0	293	N/A
Mesa Airlines	0	1,814	N/A
Mesaba Airlines	191	950	20.1%
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	56	322	17.4%
Republic Airways	0	722	N/A
Ryan Int'l Airlines	6	195	3%
SkyWest Airlines	0	2,191	2.1%
Spirit Airlines	0	401	N/A
Sun Country Airlines	39	128	30.5%
Trans States Airlines	0	580	N/A
USA 3000	7	80	8.8%
US Airways/Piedmont	0	402	N/A
US Airways/PSA	0	613	N/A
World Airways	0	430	N/A
TOTAL	380	25,345	1.5%

Total Jet Operators	154	2,480	6.2%
Total Non-Jet Operators	2	3,039	.07%
Total Fractionals	0	4,198	N/A
Total Crew Leasing/Foreign/Training	0	12,520	N/A
Total Upstarts	0	136	N/A
AIRLINE TOTAL	7,235	102,085	7.1%
Notes: TBD = To be determined