Talk to any recruiter at a job fair and they'll tell you this is the first time in a long time that they've had to actively search for applicants in the aviation industry. But it's not just aviation that scrambling for new ways to attract job applicants. At one drive-up fair in Portland, Maine, there were so many jobseekers that organizers ran out of bags of applications. Another in Stockton, Calif., drew thousands of jobseekers and was such a success that organizers plan to do it again soon. Many of the fairs set up places for impromptu interviews in case the jobseeker has time to park their car and talk.
Pigs do fly - and in first class, no less.
Earlier this month, a 300-pound pig was allowed to fly first class on a US Airways 757 from Philadelphia to Seattle. They even had a doctor's note saying the pig was required to fly with them. When first making the arrangements for the flight over the phone, the owners told the airline the pig was only 13 pounds. Based on this information, the airline agreed to let the pig fly with its owners. But when the two women showed up, they had to struggle to get the 300-pound swine onto the plane.