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Airline JAN FEB YTD

Alaska Airlines
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27

57

84

Allegiant Air
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30

10

40

American Airlines
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196

190

386

Atlas Air
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35

28

63

Delta Air Lines
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302

188

490

FedEx
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0

0

0

Frontier
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44

48

92

Hawaiian Airlines
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18

15

33

JetBlue
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62

66

128

Southwest Airlines
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174

165

339

Spirit Airlines
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70

80

150

United Airlines
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235

208

443

UPS Airlines
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9

4

13

TOTALS 1202 1059 2261


          Figures in future months represent anticipated class sizes. Carriers that have not published a complete monthly breakdown may have a YTD total.


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Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines hired 57 pilots in February.

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Allegiant Air

Hired 10 pilots in February. Quick Link

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American Airlines

Hired 190 pilots in February.

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Atlas Air

Hired 28 pilots in February. 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. Interested candidates should click here to apply. Atlas will be exhibiting at FAPA's Pilot Job Fairs in Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Honolulu, HI; Denver, CO and Dallas, TX this year.

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Delta Air Lines

Hired 188 pilots in February.

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FedEx

Hired an estimated 0 pilots in February.

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29

Frontier

Hired 48 pilots in February.

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Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines hired 15 pilots in February. Pilots commanding the cockpit at Hawaiian Airlines serve to share the Aloha spirit with the world.  Their primary role of operating safe and smooth flights to 28 destinations throughout the Hawai'i islands, the mainland, and foreign countries helps them maintain an industry-leading on-time record. Hawaiian's new agreement with Amazon to operate 10 A-330s will demand record pilot hiring in 2023 and 2024. Hawaiian Airlines will be exhibiting and reviewing pilot résumés at FAPA’s Pilot Job Fair in Honolulu, HI. Quick link for more info. Quick Link

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34

JetBlue

Hired 66 pilots in February.

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11

Southwest Airlines

Hired 165 pilots in February.

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43

Spirit Airlines

Hired 80 pilots in February.

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12

United Airlines

Hired 208 pilots in February.

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13

UPS Airlines

Hired 4 pilots in February.

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