UAE airlines Emirates and Flydubai hiring Pilots, Cabin crew

Major airlines Emirates and flydubai confirm they're in hiring mode as they prepare for new aircraft deliveries, expand in key markets.

This year may not be the best of times to hunt for a new job, but some companies are still in hiring mode and opportunities are now up for grabs for professionals looking to pursue a career in the aviation industry.

Two of the region’s major airlines, Emirates and flydubai, are now looking to recruit flight attendants and pilots to support their expanding fleet of jets. The Dubai-based carriers, which started a codeshare deal last year, have recently launched new flights to a number of destinations in 2018.

Airlines across the region continue to post positive growth, with demand for air transport within the Middle East rising by 4.1 per cent in April and capacity climbing 3.2 per cent, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Hiring

Emirates has scheduled a number of recruitment “open days” for cabin crew in at least 45 cities in Asia, the Middle East and Europe for the month of July alone.

Over the next few days or weeks, the airline’s hiring team will be scouring the globe for new flight attendants, particularly in the cities of Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Lebanon, Brazil,  Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, South Africa, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, Argentina and United Kingdom.

In August, Emirates' hunt for new cabin crew members will be taking place in Russia, Indonesia, Canada, Portugal, Croatia, Australia, Montenegro, Belgium, Romania, Belarus, Switzerland, Greece, Algeria, Cyprus, Moldova, Chile and Turkey.

“We continue to recruit cabin crew from across the world in line with our growing operational requirements,” a spokesperson told.“We have ‘open days’ in a number of cities and even if candidates are not able to attend ‘open days,’ they can register their application online.”

At flydubai, there are a number of vacancies for first officers and captains, as the Dubai-based carrier prepares to receive new aircraft and expand in key markets. There will be recruitment drives to be held abroad later this year, a source has confirmed.

“We are currently recruiting for cabin crew in the UAE and we have a recruitment programme to hire from overseas later this year,” a spokesperson told.“flydubai’s recruitment of new staff is in line with its future aircraft deliveries and network expansion plans,” a spokesperson told.

The airline currently employs more than 1,700 cabin crew and more than 800 pilots. When asked how many employees the airline is looking to add this year, the spokesperson said the number of new recruits “will be matched” to the company’s aircraft deliveries.”

Emirates’ recruitment campaigns for cabin crew

(open days and assessment days)

Beirut, Lebanon: July 6 and August 27, 8 am

Venue: Mövenpick Hotel Beirut (for July 6); venue for August 27 not yet confirmed

Osaka, Japan: July 23 (by invitation only)

Paris, France: July 7, 8am

Venue: Hotel: Le Méridien Etoile

Marseille, France: July 10, 8am

Venue: Mercure Marseille Centre Vieux Port Hotel

Hamburg, Germany, July 7,

Venue:   Grand Elysée Hamburg

Cologne, Germany: July 9, 8 am

Venue: Hyatt Regency Köln

Plovdiv, Bulgaria: July 7, 8am

Venue:  Ramada Plovdiv Trimontium

Sofia, Bulgaria: July 10, 8am

Venue:  InterContinental Sofia Hotel

Naples, Italy: July 7, 8 am

Venue:  Palazzo Caracciolo MGallery by Sofitel Hotel

Palermo, Italy: July 10, 8 am

Venue: Grand Hotel et des Palmes Hotel

York, United Kingdom (UK): July 7, 8 am

Venue: York Marriott Hotel

Manchester, UK: July 14, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Casablanca, Morocco: July 9 (by invitation only)

Rabat, Morocco: July 11 (by invitation only)

Belgrade, Serbia: July 10, 8 am

Venue: Hilton Belgrade

Katowice, Poland: July 13, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Warsaw, Poland: July 16, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Sao Paulo, Brazil: July 14, 9am

Venue: Bourbon Convention Ibirapuera

Sao Paulo, Brazil: July 21, 8 am (by invitation only)

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: July 14, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Dublin, Ireland: July 14, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Galway, Ireland: July 18, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Vienna, Austria: July 19, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Bratislava, Slovakia: July 20, 8 am

Venue: Double Tree by Hilton Bratislava Hotel

Kosice, Slovakia: July 23

Venue: To be confirmed

Kiev, Ukraine: July 21 and 22 (by invitation only)

Pretoria and Durban, South Africa: July 21 and July 23, respectively (by invitation only)

Madrid, Spain: July 21, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Valencia, Spain: July 24, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Seoul, South Korea: July 21 and July 22 (by invitation only)

Bangkok, Thailand: July 21 and July 22 (by invitation only)

Buenos Aires, Argentina: July 25, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Budapest, Hungary: July 27, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Debrecen, Hungary: July 30, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Ljubljana, Slovenia: July 30, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Prague, Czech Republic: July 30, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Brno, Czech Republic, August 30, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia: August 2 and 4, respectively (by invitation only)

Jakarta, Indonesia: August 4, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Toronto, Canada: August 7, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Vancouver, Canada: August 11, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Lisbon, Portugal: August 7, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Porto, Portugal: August 10, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Split, Croatia: August 12, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Perth, Australia: August 14 and August 17, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

Budva, Montenegro, August 15, 8am

Venue: To be confirmed

Brussels, Belgium, August 19, 8 am

Venue: To be confirmed

New Job openings in UAE Based Airlines Emirates and Etihad

UAE-based airlines - Emirates and Etihad - are looking for pilots and first officers for their ever-expanding fleet of aircraft. Both airlines consistently feature among the best carriers across the world, and it's no surprise that they are looking for the very best to fly them into the skies.

Etihad Airways

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways posted some job positions, including that of aircraft captain, first officer and flight instructor.

Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to or has announced plans to serve 111 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 117 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and 10 Airbus A380s, according to the website.

The vacancies are for A320, B777 and B787 services.

A captain for passenger A320, B777 and B787 will get a starting monthly salary of Dh35,200 a month and an annual salary increment of 2 percent. Meanwhile, a first officer flying a passenger A320, B777 and B787 will take home Dh26,000 every month and an annual salary increment of 2 percent.

Captains and first officers with passenger services get 42 days of annual leave every year, and flight duty allowance of Dh40 per flying hour.

All captains and first officers will get life and accident insurance, staff travel benefits, and end of service benefits. They are also eligible for housing allowance up to Dh160,000 per year and allowance of Dh36,000 for primary education and Dh50,400 for secondary education of up to 4 children.

Emirates Airlines

Emirates is one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, operating a modern fleet of over 200 wide-bodied aircraft across a global network of more than 155 destinations across six continents.  Emirates is also the world's largest operator for the Boeing 777 and Airbus 380.  According to a job posting on the Emirates website, the airline is looking for captains and first officers for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft.

The vacancies are for A380 and B777 passenger, and B777 Skycargo freighter.

A captain for passenger A380 and B777 will get a total monthly salary of Dh58,770 tax-free (accommodation allowance included), while a B777 Skycargo freight captain will earn Dh47,875 tax-free (accommodation allowance included) per month.

A first officer flying a passenger A380 or B777 will take home a total salary Dh44,450 (tax-free, accommodation allowance included) every month, while a first officer with the freight services will earn Dh35,935 tax-free (accommodation allowance included) monthly.

Captains and first officers with passenger services get 42 days of annual leave every year, while those associated with the freight services get only 12 days a year.

Looking at the roster, captains and first officers with passenger services get minimum eight days off a month and work on average 800-900 hours every year.

Those associated with freight services have '28 days on/13 days off' roster and work on average 500-600 hours yearly.

All captains and first officers will get life and accident insurance, medical and dental coverage, and loss of licence insurance.

They also get chauffeur drive facility, platinum discount cards, company uniforms and dry cleaning.