The hiring outlook for flight attendants has brightened considerably over the past few months. Led by United Airlines recent announcement that they would immediately begin to hire up to 2000 new flight attendants, this news has sparked the most attention. If you are interested in becoming a flight attendant, the market is the best it has been in five years. Lets take a look at who is hiring or who can be expected to hire over the next year.
Legacy Carriers Beaten up by high employee costs, surging fuel prices, competition from low priced carriers, and overall inefficiency, two legacy carriers [defined as those air carriers who have helped shape the US airline industry] are turning the corner and are hiring flight attendants. United Airlines and Continental Airlines are hiring for various bases within the US.
Discount Carriers Southwest, AirTran, Mesa, and Alaska Airlines are all hiring right now. In fact, across the board hiring is taking place at virtually all discounters right now as they seek to strengthen their footing in the marketplace.
Regional Carriers Chautauqua, Comair, Champion Air, and Air Wisconsin are all hiring....