Major Airline Pilot Hiring 2018 by MonthReturn to Hiring History
| Airline | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 |
34 |
16 |
22 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
134 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
81 |
50 |
68 |
78 |
101 |
47 |
56 |
79 |
39 |
138 |
85 |
75 |
897 |
|
53 |
37 |
59 |
33 |
35 |
31 |
23 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
25 |
324 |
|
116 |
94 |
95 |
97 |
97 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
580 |
|
20 |
20 |
20 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
48 |
51 |
55 |
26 |
24 |
36 |
413 |
|
38 |
34 |
28 |
31 |
27 |
16 |
14 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
30 |
278 |
|
84 |
84 |
77 |
78 |
67 |
29 |
78 |
54 |
52 |
78 |
52 |
26 |
759 |
|
58 |
56 |
54 |
50 |
50 |
8 |
7 |
40 |
40 |
26 |
10 |
5 |
404 |
|
38 |
41 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
36 |
75 |
67 |
66 |
78 |
77 |
599 |
|
39 |
21 |
23 |
19 |
20 |
12 |
16 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
216 |
|
| TOTALS | 541 | 471 | 470 | 445 | 446 | 306 | 278 | 352 | 302 | 370 | 281 | 342 | 4604 |
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3. |
Alaska Airlines hired 20 pilots in August. |
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47. |
Hired 27 pilots in August. Allegiant has announced their plans for new aircraft, new crew bases in Flint, MI and Appleton, WI, and 22 new routes. FO position currently intaking applications. Quick link for more info. Quick Link |
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357. |
Hired 156 pilots in August. Projecting 2300+ new pilots in 2022. Offering $150,000 in upgrade and retention bonuses with their wholly-owned partner airlines. |
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22. |
Hired 123 pilots in August. Atlas Air will pay you to “earn your wings”! They’re highly committed to having the best fly with them and have created pathways to make sure they can. Through their Pathway To Success First Officer Trainee Program, these benefits start right away for trainees and include a $2,000 per month stipend, transportation and accommodations, medical benefits, 401(k), ATP/CTP course and ATP written exam, ATP check ride and prep and an intro to Boeing course. Upon successful completion of their comprehensive training program, candidates with a restricted ATP may transition to the 737, and those with an unrestricted ATP may become eligible for wide body fleets. Atlas Air will be exhibiting at our August 20 Pilot Job Fair in Washington, DC. |
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7. |
Hired 216 pilots in August. |
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9. |
Hired 59 pilots in August. |
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34. |
Hired 71 pilots in August. Reached an agreement to purchase Spirit Airlines. |
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11. |
Hired 38 pilots in August. |
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43. |
Hired 99 pilots in August. Spirit agreed to purchase by JetBlue Airways. |
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12. |
Hired 263 pilots in August. Announced plans to hire 10,000 new pilots by 2030. |
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13. |
Hired 40 pilots in August. Quick link for positions. Quick Link |
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