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Friday, January 09, 2009

AirTran recalls 60 furloughed pilots, hires flight attendants

AirTran recalls 60 furloughed pilots, hires flight attendants
AirTran Airways is calling another 60 pilots back to work from furlough and hiring more flight attendants, even though the airline is not growing. Orlando-based AirTran, which has its main hub in Atlanta, announced last summer amid record oil prices it would cut flight attendants, pilots and other employees from its work force. The cuts through voluntary exits, leaves and furloughs were aimed at trimming about $16 million from annual costs. AirTran said in August it was furloughing about 170 of its pilots as it shrank its flight schedule in the last four months of the year.

 



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