Airlines Now Hiring
Posted on | July 6, 2011 | No Comments
- Ameriflight – is hiring pilots.
- ASA/ExpressJet – Will be hiring 600 pilots in 2012.
- Air Wisconsin – Is accepting resumes for hiring in 2012.
- Cape Air – is hiring pilots.
- Colgan Airlines – is hiring pilots.
- CommutAir – is hiring pilots.
- Compass Airlines – is hiring and new-hires will receive an ATP with a PIC ERJ170/190 type rating.
- Great Lakes – is hiring pilots.
- Piedmont – is hiring pilots.
- ExpressJet Airlines – is hiring pilots.
- GoJet – is hiring hiring pilots.
- Mesaba – is hiring pilots.
- Pinnacle Airlines – is hiring pilots.
- PSA Airlines – is hiring pilots.
- SkyWest Airlines – is hiring pilots.
U.S. Airlines Report a Profitable Year in 2011
Posted on | January 27, 2012 | No Comments
Despite everything that has been working against them, from a dismal global economy to rising fuel prices, the nation’s top airlines — United Continental Holdings, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, and Southwest Airlines — all turned a profit in 2011.
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US Airways and Delta Airlines Report a Very Profitable 2011
Posted on | January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Signalling the continued profitability and demand for new pilots, US Airways (US) reported 2011 net income of $71 million, down from reported profits in 2010. The earnings result nevertheless marked the carrier’s second consecutive year in the black despite a steep rise in spending on fuel.
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JetBlue Airways Reports Passenger Traffic Continues to Surge in December
Posted on | January 16, 2012 | No Comments
JetBlue Airways Corporation reported an encouraging 14.3% year-over-year increase in traffic for the month of December. Airline traffic is measured in revenue passenger miles, which is the measure of one mile flown by one passenger.
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Business Travel Steadily Growing
Posted on | January 13, 2012 | No Comments
Business travelers are very important to the continued profitability of the Airline Industry, and the growth of Business Travel will spur the forecasted expansion of the Airlines and the continuing need for new pilots. Business travel finished 2011 with stronger growth than expected and the industry will see steady expansion in 2012 that is greater than anticipated GDP growth, according to the latest Business Travel Quarterly Outlook. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), producer of the Quarterly Outlook reported that despite the uncertainties in the global economy, the business travel environment will remain healthy going forward.
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Spirit Airlines Orders 75 A320s, including 45 A320neos
Posted on | January 11, 2012 | No Comments
Spirit Airlines has finalized an agreement to purchase 75 Airbus A320 aircraft, consisting of 45 A320neos and 30 A320s, previously announced at the Dubai Airshow in November of last year. The purchase further expands the need for new airline pilots to fly these aircraft as well as those purchased by the airline industry around the world over the next decade.
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US Airways, Alaska Airlines Report Spike in December Passenger Traffic
Posted on | January 6, 2012 | No Comments
US Airways said Thursday that its passenger revenue per available seat mile rose 11% in December. US Airways also said Thursday that its passenger traffic rose 3.6 percent in December as more people flew to their destinations during the busy holiday season. US Airways also began hiring new pilots this month as the airline industry is expecting a 5% growth that is forecast to last for the foreseeable future.
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United Continental Airlines Expects Strong Growth in 4th Quarter
Posted on | December 29, 2011 | No Comments
United Continental Holdings Inc. expects strong growth in the ongoing fourth quarter and fiscal year in the back drop of rising fuel prices and a slow moving economy.
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Airlines Enjoy the Safest Year in History
Posted on | December 28, 2011 | No Comments
This year is on course to be the safest ever for commercial aviation, with roughly one passenger fatality for every 7.1 million air travelers worldwide, a tribute in part to the quality of flight training available in the United States Flight Training Industry, and the growing industry overseas.
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FAA Grants American Airlines Permission to use iPads as Electronic Flight Bags
Posted on | December 16, 2011 | No Comments
American Airlines is set to be the first major commercial carrier to use Apple’s iPad in all phases of flight just six months after receiving approval from the FAA to test iPads as replacements for traditional paper navigational charts.
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It is a Great Time To Be An Airline Pilot
Posted on | December 14, 2011 | No Comments
I attended the FltOps.com Job Fair in Orlando Florida this past Saturday. FltOps Vice President Judy Tarver and her crew ran the event like a well oiled machine as usual and a good time was had by all.
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