Southwest Airlines to Buy AirTran and Expand into New Markets

Southwest Airlines, the nation’s biggest low-cost carrier, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that it had agreed to buy its smaller rival AirTran Airways for $1.4 billion. The planned merger would be the third in the last two years in the battered airline industry, after Delta Air Lines bought Northwest in 2008, and the [...]

America’s Newest Heroes: Capt. Jack Conroyd and First Officer Larkin Newby

With all of the negative press at times about Airlines and pilot’s training it is great to see a Crew respond to their training and save the day. The Flight Crew who safely guided their stricken airliner to a safe landing at New York’s JFK Airport were Captain Jack Conroyd and ATP Graduate and ATP [...]

American Eagle to Hire 200 Pilots in 2010 – 300 Pilots in 2011

American Eagle has informed ATP that it will continue to hire pilots at a robust rate for the remainder of 2010. In addition, Eagle has reported to ATP that they will hire even more, up to 300 new pilots, throughout the year in 2011. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

American Airlines Parent AMR Says 3Q Revenue Will Rise

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. says a key third-quarter revenue figure will rise between 9.8 percent and 10.8 percent compared with a year ago. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

SkyWest August Traffic Rises 4.6 Percent

Regional airline operator SkyWest Inc. said Thursday that August traffic increased 4.6 percent compared with a year ago but there were a few more empty seats due to an ambitious expansion plan. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Airlines Could Find Experienced Pilots in Short Supply

Airlines seem to be starting to order aircraft in respectable numbers again after a period in which cancellations or postponements dominated. Airlines are ordering new airliners in increasing numbers in what has become a steady stream of new contracts. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

US Passenger Traffic and Profit Up in June From a Year Earlier

U.S. airlines carried 65 million passengers in June, the government said Thursday, 2.3 percent higher than the same month a year ago but still down from pre-recession levels. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

New Airline Pilot Rest Rules Could Require More Pilots Be Hired

In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that reflects the universal nature of pilot fatigue, the FAA on Friday announced a plan to fight crew fatigue at Part 121 carriers by setting new flight time, duty and rest requirements. The proposed rules would be the same for all types of Part 121 flights (passenger and [...]

Help wanted: Boeing Says Airlines Need 1 Million Workers

Boeing says the airline industry will need to hire more than one million workers over the next 20 years to prepare for a wave of 30,000 new aircraft according to CNN. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

AirTran Finalizes Financing for New Boeings

AirTran Airways has signed a new financing arrangement with Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB), one of the largest state-owned banks in Germany, to provide permanent financing to the airline for Boeing 737-700 deliveries in 2011. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Paul Templeton is ATP's Regional Jet Program Director, and a regular contributor to PilotJobs.com. His extensive experience in the Regional Airline environment gives him insight into the continually changing status of the industry. He served as Captain for 12 years at Piedmont Airlines and was also Chairman of the Master Executive Council for ALPA, representing Piedmont Airlines.

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