Latvian Airline “airBaltic“It is planned to hire an additional 320 flight crew members – 120 pilots and 200 flight attendants by the summer of 2022, the company’s representatives inform.
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airBaltic plans to mainly recruit former pilots who had to be made redundant due to the pandemic and graduates of the airBaltic Pilot Academy.
“We are pleased to see a growing demand for travel, and this year we have launched flights to various new destinations. Given the increase in vaccination coverage worldwide and the review of travel restrictions, we are ready to expand our flights again. So we have decided to go back to work next summer. to hire our former employees and add new employees to our crew team until next summer season, “says airBaltic CEO Martins Gauss (Martin Gauss).
“We plan to receive eight more new ones in 2022”Airbus A220-300 “aircraft. By increasing the number of crew members now, we will continue our preparations for a fleet of 40 aircraft, which will be reached by the end of 2022,” adds Gauss.
In addition to pilots, the airline will also invite experienced flight attendants as well as candidates with no previous knowledge of the aviation industry to apply. The staff selection process will start this autumn and will be implemented in stages until the beginning of summer 2022. airBaltic currently employs a total of 1,366 people, including 200 pilots and 342 crew members.
