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Old November 19th, 2005, 01:20 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default United Swamped With Flight Attendant Applications

On 17 Nov 2005 22:06:41 -0800, "Tchiowa" wrote:


PI wrote:
"Bankrupt United Airlines said on Monday it received about 7,500
applications for flight attendant jobs on Sunday, the first day of a
round of hiring that will add 2,000 jobs at the carrier. A spokes-
woman for the airline said the number of applications on Sunday
was more than seven times the expected response."

http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1132056175.html

This directly contradicts the generally-held, but naive belief that the
American economy is doing well.


That's a rather wildly absurd statement, don't you think? The fact that
airlines are in trouble and that a lot of people are applying for jobs
doesn't have anything to do with the overall state of the economy.

Unemployment is down (well below historical averages). Growth is good
and steady (and sustainable rather than being a bubble). Companies are
profitable.

I'm not sure how you call that a "naive belief".


What planet do you live on? Unemployment is extremely high in the US.
The economy is sluggish, at best. The US has incurred a series of
staggering trade deficits, war debts, etc.

You're just plain wrong.