AIR, Inc.

Airlines hired a total of 464 pilots in November, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,653. The Majors took the hiring lead once again adding 213 pilots, followed by the National carriers with 115, the Non-Jet Operators hired 52, the Fractionals 27 and Jet Operators hired 25 pilots respectively. Major airlines forecast hiring approximately 2,300 pilots in ’07.

AIR, Inc. added a new category to its monthly newsletter, the Airline Pilot Job Monthly--– Very Light Jets, or VLJs. VLJs are aircraft typically seat one pilot, six to eight passengers, and weigh under 10,000 pounds. The largest VLJ operator, DayJet, is scheduled to launch by the end of December or early in 2007.

US Airways announced on November 15 that it has made a firm offer to purchase Delta Air Lines for $8.6 billion in cash and stock options. US Airways said it has received financing commitments from Citigroup Inc. for $7.2 billion and GE Capital for $4 billion.

Northwest Airlines announced that it would recall all 648 furloughed pilots by the end of 2007 and hire 250 new flight attendants. Delta said it would be recalling 500 flight attendants in January and an additional 500 through the remainder of the year.

FedEx canceled an order for 10 A-380 jets and announced it would be purchasing 15 B-777 instead. Wiring problems have forced Airbus to delay production of the A380.

The International Civil Aviation Organization changed the retirement age for commercial airline pilots on November 23. The new policy allows pilots in all but four countries to fly until age 65. The U.S. will continue to require pilots to retire at age 60 while an FAA committee, the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), reviews current policy.

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, FedEx, Southwest, United Postal Service. Nationals–Air Wisconsin, AirNet Express, Ameircan Eagle, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Mesa. Jet Operators and Non-jet Operators–Cape Air, Compass, GoJet, Skybus. Foreign and Fractionals–Cathay Pacific, Flexjet, Netjets. Others and Exhibitors: Accessible Aviation, ATP, CAE Simuflight, 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 December 10, 2006
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	158	5,930	2.7%
FedEx	0	4,793	N/A
JetBlue	0	1,584	N/A
Northwest Airlines	646	5,050	12.8%
Southwest Airlines	0	4,923	N/A
United Airlines	1,181	6,358	18.6%
United Parcel Service	0	2,736	N/A
US Airways	1,680	5,048	33.3%
TOTAL	6,911	54,191	12.8%

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	28	580	4.8%
USA 3000	7	80	4.8%
US Airways/Piedmont	0	402	N/A
US Airways/PSA	0	613	N/A
World Airways	0	430	N/A
TOTAL	408	25,345	1.6%

Total Jet Operators	228	2,480	9.2%
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	7,549	102,085	7.4%
Notes: TBD = To be determined