American Airlines just hired their first new flight attendant since 9/11!
As part of a new union contract, American Airlines offered an early retirement incentive to flight attendants last year. 2000 people took that offer, leading to American offering 1500 new job openings.
American was able to be selective, as 24,000 people applied for the job. The news is good not just for aspiring flight attendants, but also for the others that remained. A lot of existing flight attendants were unable to rise up the ranks, but now with new people in, that will be possible.