Major Airline Pilot Hiring 2019 by MonthReturn to Hiring History
| Airline | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 |
44 |
44 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
30 |
0 |
18 |
23 |
249 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
48 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
|
90 |
65 |
69 |
99 |
92 |
85 |
94 |
0 |
71 |
87 |
83 |
99 |
934 |
|
24 |
42 |
22 |
35 |
18 |
26 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
30 |
251 |
|
38 |
39 |
39 |
25 |
24 |
36 |
44 |
42 |
39 |
58 |
49 |
59 |
492 |
|
41 |
36 |
42 |
35 |
42 |
56 |
40 |
35 |
24 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
370 |
|
28 |
34 |
34 |
15 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
32 |
48 |
227 |
|
56 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
29 |
69 |
29 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
41 |
395 |
|
24 |
28 |
26 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
52 |
12 |
402 |
|
16 |
15 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
54 |
46 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
48 |
379 |
|
72 |
103 |
114 |
58 |
59 |
30 |
64 |
75 |
24 |
107 |
80 |
119 |
905 |
|
53 |
20 |
13 |
23 |
25 |
19 |
21 |
31 |
12 |
1 |
14 |
15 |
247 |
|
| TOTALS | 490 | 461 | 444 | 386 | 358 | 380 | 452 | 330 | 362 | 384 | 436 | 494 | 4977 |
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3. |
Alaska Airlines hired 0 pilots in February. |
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47. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. All furloughed pilots were recalled. |
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357. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. |
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22. |
Hired 40 pilots in February. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. Recruiting for all fleets; including the Southern Air brand: 747, 777, 767, 737. Atlas/Southern is planning to hire 447 pilots in 2021. Will be attending FAPA's FREE virtual Pilot Job Fair Virtual on 5/26. |
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7. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. Propel college intake to open Fall 2021. |
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9. |
Hired 56 pilots in February. FedEx reports it will hire 52 pilots a month until their staffing needs are met. Projecting a total of 560 new pilots in 2021. |
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29. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. Frontier has 150 new Airbus planes on order as of Feb. 2021. |
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34. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. |
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11. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. |
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43. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. Spirit is planning classes in March, April and May 2021 with candidates who were put in a hiring pool because of COVID. Currently FO position is open and accepting applications. |
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12. |
Hired 0 pilots in February. Classes begin in May for 300 pilots whose classes were deferred in early 2019. |
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13. |
Hired 41 pilots in February. UPS reports they expect to hire 227 pilots in 2021. |
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