US Airline’s Revenue High Enough to Balance Higher Fuel Costs
The largest United States Air Carriers reported increases in revenue, in most cases because of boosts in passenger fares. Operating revenues jumped $3.2 billion collectively for the large airlines, and every company except American Airlines parent AMR saw revenues climb in double digits, and they cut their operating loss from first quarter 2010. Did you [...]
Despite Fuel Costs Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Report Increased Traffic and Make a Profit
Southwest Airlines reported passenger traffic increased 9.8 percent for the month of March. The percentage of available seats filled by passengers for the month improved 0.6 percentage points from last year. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet are Busy Hiring Pilots
One of the most interesting aspects of my job as Regional Jet Program Director for ATP is speaking with airline recruiters about hiring the graduates of our Regional Jet Standards Certification Program. Recently I have been speaking with a lot of recruiters as airline hiring builds momentum, and today I had a chance to speak [...]
Airlines Soar In Spite of Spike in Oil Prices
The United States Airline industry has performed very well as of late, with many airlines reporting a speedy return to profitability after deep losses related to the worst economic recession in 80 years. The airlines are benefiting from a return in travel demand. Going forward airline industry experts expect airlines to solidify their turnaround despite [...]
SkyWest Inc. Reports 50.3 Percent Increase in Combined Traffic for March
SkyWest Inc. said Monday that passenger traffic in March on its airlines rose 50.3 percent compared with a year earlier after it bought ExpressJet Airlines. The company reported that its combined, wholly-owned subsidiary airlines’ paying passengers flew 2.46 billion miles last month, compared with 1.63 billion miles a year earlier. Did you like this? Share [...]
American Eagle’s March Passenger Traffic Rose 18.8 Percent
American Eagle Airlines boosted the number of flights being flown and increased passenger traffic by 18.8 percent in March compared to the same time period a year ago. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
PilotPool.com – The Most Direct Path to the Airlines
For decades aspiring airline pilots have looked for ways to keep their professional profiles in front of recruiters for the airlines that they hope to fly for. These attempts were focused on various traditional hiring aids from companies offering notebooks of printed information about how to apply to various airlines, to more internet-assisted efforts to [...]



