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

UAE airlines announce New vacancies for Cabin crew, Pilot, Ground staff

UAE-based airlines announced recently that they’re opening hiring opportunities for a number of positions, including flight attendants and pilots.Among those hiring, Emirates Airlines confirmed that it is looking to expand its cabin crew team, while flydubai just announced that it is hiring pilots, and the positions are open to candidates based in the UAE and other markets as well. Other roles have also popped up at Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, which is currently recruiting for a number of positions on the ground.

“Emirates hires talent from around the world in order to meet its operational requirements. We are currently inviting applications from candidates to join our cabin crew team,” an Emirates spokesperson told. Applicants are encouraged to visit the airline’s careersportal for up to date information.

A cabin crew position at Emirates offers a tax-free starting salary of approximately Dh9,500 per month, and applicants who want to join the team need to have at least a high school diploma to qualify. The airline announced last month that it is buying at least 36 new A380s.

Overall, analysts say that airlines will continue to be conservative in recruiting new talent, especially for roles not related to customer service, as they face tough competition with global industry players.

“We are well positioned geographically, but our competition is global, international and technological advances. So, airlines and aviation-related companies will need to be conservative in hiring non-customer/passenger facing roles,” added Kelly, who works as senior client partner and global co-lead for civil aviation practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa – Asia Pacific, at Korn Ferry.

Vacancies at Etihad, flydubai

Kelly said the positions in demand these days at aviation companies are for IT and tech-savvy professionals or so-called “holistic IT talent” that can work with mobile apps, cybersecurity, data analytics, business intelligence and social media.There are also opportunities for commercial talent, as well as engineering and maintenance personnel at all levels.

At Etihad Airways, the positions available so far this month include finance officer, online sales, head of customer engagement and data insights manager, which are all based in the UAE.For other markets, there are vacancies for guest services agent and chief commercial officer in Seychelles; digital sales manager in Sydney, Australia, cargo supervisor in Rome, Italy and sales representative in Delhi, India. The airline has so far not announced vacancies for cabin crew positions.

In 2016, Etihad said it would freeze the hiring of non-operational employees but would continue to add new pilots, cabin crew and engineers.

At flydubai, vacancies have just opened for first officer and captain