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April 20, 2007
U.S. airline employment has increased for the first time in more than two years -- a move consultants say is a sign the industry reached its staffing low point.
"The vast majority of the fat's been cut out of this business," industry consultant Jon Ash in Washington told USA Today. "There's not a lot left."
Airlines employed the equivalent of 405,400 full-time workers, up 0.2 percent from February 2006, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said.
The increase, though small, followed 25 months of declines on a year-over-year basis, the bureau said.
"Most airlines are hiring right now," said aviation consultant Jerry Glass, who recruits airline workers. "We're seeing increased activity at all levels -- executives, management and front-line employees."
Staffing increases will likely continue as the big traditional U.S. airlines, which employ two out of every three airline workers, complete their restructurings, the consultants said.
The last two carriers in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, plan to exit by June.
But staffing will not return to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels anytime soon, the consultants said.
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