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Along with the AirTran news last week, we announced our plans to hire additional Flight Crews for the first time since 2008. As I mentioned, a successful acquisition would bring more planes and more flights, and therefore we would need additional Pilots and Flight Attendants to support the growth. We are tentatively planning to add 150-200 new Pilots and 250-300 new Flight Attendants next year. Since we haven’t hired Flight Crews since 2008, our hiring Teams will soon begin an aggressive schedule to interview and process qualified candidates. We expect to have 100 Pilots begin New Hire training in first quarter 2011, and start rolling into our system in March. Additional Pilot classes will follow as required. Flight Attendant classes also will begin in first quarter 2011, and will include three classes of approximately 100 each. They will start rolling into our system in April. I know many of you have been eagerly anticipating growth for our Company, and I’m looking forward to adding to our Family.
At last week’s press conference, I also shared an update on our plans to change our reservation system. A new reservations system will allow us to fully realize our intent to sell international itineraries and to fly our metal to international destinations. I am very excited about the possibilities this change could bring to our Company. While we are still at least a couple years away from flying our own international routes, we have narrowed our search to two vendors, and will proceed with our diligence process to select the best vendor. Until we make a final selection, I don’t have a lot of additional information or a timeline, but we will keep you updated and informed throughout the process.
Along with the AirTran news last week, we announced our plans to hire additional Flight Crews for the first time since 2008. As I mentioned, a successful acquisition would bring more planes and more flights, and therefore we would need additional Pilots and Flight Attendants to support the growth. We are tentatively planning to add 150-200 new Pilots and 250-300 new Flight Attendants next year. Since we haven’t hired Flight Crews since 2008, our hiring Teams will soon begin an aggressive schedule to interview and process qualified candidates. We expect to have 100 Pilots begin New Hire training in first quarter 2011, and start rolling into our system in March. Additional Pilot classes will follow as required. Flight Attendant classes also will begin in first quarter 2011, and will include three classes of approximately 100 each. They will start rolling into our system in April. I know many of you have been eagerly anticipating growth for our Company, and I’m looking forward to adding to our Family.
At last week’s press conference, I also shared an update on our plans to change our reservation system. A new reservations system will allow us to fully realize our intent to sell international itineraries and to fly our metal to international destinations. I am very excited about the possibilities this change could bring to our Company. While we are still at least a couple years away from flying our own international routes, we have narrowed our search to two vendors, and will proceed with our diligence process to select the best vendor. Until we make a final selection, I don’t have a lot of additional information or a timeline, but we will keep you updated and informed throughout the process.
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