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The announcements of job loss in June for the airline industry are staggering:

• At the start of June, Continental Airlines shared is plan to eliminate roughly 3,000 jobs and ground planes.
• Tuesday, June 24th, USA Today reports plans by United Airlines of cutting 950 pilots. That is 15% of the total number of their pilots.
• At the end of week, American Airlines is discussing a job cut of about 8% of its job force.
• Airline bankruptcy tally for 2008: Aloha Airlines, ATA, Frontier Airlines, Gemini Air Cargo

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The bad news continues for the airline industry, with United Airlines announcing a 6.3% drop in traffic in April.  The Chicago Tribune had a speculation on this, saying

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Career as a Flying Attendant

Start your career as a flying attendant and you will be in the air in no time. You meet all the people coming from different background, real challenge in case if a mid-air emergency, all demands for a strong heart and passion for adventure. A career in a reputed commercial airline will definitely broaden your mind and makes you more experienced.

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 One more airline files backruptcy this week!  As did Aloha Airlines, ATA also had a large stake in flights to Hawaii. SouthWest used ATA for many of its flights.

From ATA’s own website (www.ata.com)

After filing for Chapter 11 on April 2, 2008 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis, IN, ATA Airlines has discontinued all operations and cancelled all current and future flights. Following the loss of a key contract for our military charter business, it became impossible for ATA to continue operations. Unfortunately, we were not in a position to provide our customers or others with advance notice.

Customers who purchased tickets from Southwest Airlines for flights operated by ATA under the codeshare agreement should contact Southwest Airlines directly at (800) 308-5037. Southwest has implemented a plan to take care of all customers who purchased a ticket on Southwest and are scheduled to travel on ATA service by rebooking them on a new itinerary, or offering a full refund for any unused portion of a ticket.

Aloha Airlines is stopping all passenger service after Monday, March 31st.  If you go to their website, you now see:

Aloha Airlines to shut down passenger operations after March 31, 2008:

This is the end of a 60-year-old business which filed for bankruptcy for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 20. Aloha Airlines could not compete in the fierce competition and rising fuel prices.