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NO. 11 \u003Cbr>Understanding Minimum Qualifications\u003Cbr>by Becky Dean, Vice President\u003Cbr>When a pilot applies to an airline, he or she is is review the document to ensure the candidate has\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>AIRLINES HIRING Size Total Hiring On Fur 2003 04 YTD OCT Majors\u003Cbr>Nationals\u003Cbr>Jet Operators\u003Cbr>Non-Jets\u003Cbr>Fractionals\u003Cbr>Helicopters\u003Cbr>CL/FO/TNG\u003Cbr>Start-Ups 1 4\u003Cbr>3 2\u003Cbr>4 6\u003Cbr>5 0\u003Cbr>4\u003Cbr>1 9\u003Cbr>21\u003Cbr>8 4\u003Cbr>1 2\u003Cbr>6\u003Cbr>1 5\u003Cbr>3 4\u003Cbr>1\u003Cbr>1 8577\u003Cbr>5 7 1\u003Cbr>7 3\u003Cbr>4 0\u003Cbr>6 0\u003Cbr>0 5 1 8\u003Cbr>1900\u003Cbr>1030\u003Cbr>6 8 6\u003Cbr>198\u003Cbr>282\u003Cbr>93\u003Cbr>3 6 9 7 1\u003Cbr>3423\u003Cbr>1830\u003Cbr>1274\u003Cbr>417\u003Cbr>195\u003Cbr>90\u003Cbr>9 9 4\u003Cbr>3 3 9\u003Cbr>5 8\u003Cbr>1 1 3\u003Cbr>6 9\u003Cbr>3 2\u003Cbr>9 Total 1 9 4 4 6 9231 4743 8209 6 8 7\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>687\u003Cbr> Southwestern\u003Cbr> Airline Pilot\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> CAREER SEMINAR, FORUM, & JOB FAIR\u003Cbr>DALLAS, TX\u003Cbr>Majors/Nationals/Regionals/Passenger/Cargo\u003Cbr>FRI, SAT, & SUN January 21-23, 2005 Sheraton Grand Hotel @ DFW Airport\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Office Hours: 9am - 6pm M-F Eastern Sat. Interview briefings by appointment only\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>LEGEND\u003Cbr> = Interviewing\u003Cbr>A = Apply/re-apply/update = ✪ P = Possible future hiring\u003Cbr>W = Watch for change\u003Cbr> = Not interviewing/hiring \\#\\#\\# = ’03/’04 YTD/OCT hiring \\#\\#\\# = ’04 YTD/OCT activity/forecasted furloughs ATL JF-I/A = Job Fair Invited/Attending TBD = To be determined\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>© 2004 AIR, Inc.\u003Cbr>3800 Camp Creek Pkwy, Ste. 18-106, Atlanta, GA 30331\u003Cbr>expected to be “qualified” for the job. Of course, being qualified means different things to different airlines. But nevertheless, pilots must bring with them a certain level of technical qualification and experience tobe considered for an interview. As such, all airlines, from majors to nationals, jet to non-jet operators, establish minimum requirements that the\u003Cbr>pilot must meet just to make the first-round cut.\u003Cbr>When a résumé or application is received in the employment office, the first thing the clerk does\u003Cbr>met the minimum requirements. At AirTran, for example, a candidate would make the first screening providing he or she had at least 2,500 total hours, 1,000 multiengine fixed wing, ATP, and a Class I medical. At other carriers, these minimums may not be so clearly stated. The flight time requirements maybe vague—commensurate with experience and qualifications. What does that mean to a pilot who\u003Cbr>Continued on page 8\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>6 MAJORS\u003Cbr>ABX Air, Inc.\u003Cbr>America West Airlines ASTAR Air Cargo FedEx\u003Cbr>Southwest Airlines United Parcel Service\u003Cbr>23 NATIONALS\u003Cbr>Air Wisconsin\u003Cbr>AirNet Express\u003Cbr>AirTran Airways\u003Cbr>Aloha Airlines American Eagle Airlines Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlas Air Cargo\u003Cbr>Comair\u003Cbr>Evergreen Int’l. Airlines Express One Int’l. ExpressJet Airlines/\u003Cbr>Continental Express Frontier Airlines JetBlue Airways Kitty Hawk Air Cargo Mesa Airlines\u003Cbr>Mesaba Airlines Polar Air Cargo SkyWest Airlines Spirit Airlines Trans States Airlines\u003Cbr>US Airways Express/ Piedmont Airlines USAJet Airlines\u003Cbr>World Airways\u003Cbr>43 JET OPERATORS\u003Cbr>Aero Charter Air America Allegiant Airlines American Jet Int’l.\u003Cbr> 169 COMPANIES ARE RECRUITING \u003Cbr>Ameriflight\u003Cbr>AmeriJet Int’l . 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