Major US airlines are going on a hiring spree after slashing tens of thousands of jobs

Major US airlines are going on a hiring spree after slashing tens of thousands of jobs

Airlines are in need of more staff as air travel makes a comeback after a turbulent year. One year after slashing thousands of employees' jobs due to COVID-19 cutting flight demand, top airline companies in the US are going on a hiring spree. American, Delta, United, and Southwest have all announced they are hiring pilots and other positions before the end of the year. American was in October, while United said cuts would affect . Delta said it planned to in October after federal aid expired. Other carriers such as Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways are also looking to fill more jobs. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said in a on May 30 that the company is "giving priority to people that we let go". The Association of Flight Attendants, a major airline union, predicted the number of flight attendant jobs would climb from 80,000 in June to 100,000 by 2023. The union's president, Sara Nelson, told on Sunday that all of the airlines said at the start of this year they'd be hiring thousands of people. "Really what we're doing is catching back up where we're supposed to be," Nelson said. JSfirm.com, an aviation job website, revealed in