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America West Plans to Boost Workforce

From Bloomberg News

America West Airlines plans to hire more than 1,000 people, expanding its workforce for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as part of a plan to boost the number of passengers carried next year by 10%.

The new hires will raise the carrier’s number of employees 7.7% from 13,000. Phoenix-based America West also will add four leased planes to its fleet.

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