American Airlines – Plans to hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants

American Airlines Inc. today said it would hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants in the next year to serve its international flight and training needs.

American will begin the recruiting and hiring process next month and training will begin in January.

The hiring news comes three weeks after 2,250 American flight attendants signed up for the early-out option and a $40,000 bonus as part of a new union labor contract. Last month, American said that response meant that it would would not have to furlough any flight attendants and that it would begin recruiting new flight attendants…

via American Airlines says it plans to hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants (Updated with American’s Virasb Vahidi comments) | Airline Biz Blog.