Hans Airways has entered into a partnership with Resource Group as the UK start-up airline begins to hire Captains and First Officers for its A330 fleet, allowing it to continue to make progress towards gaining its Air Operator Certificate.
Using its UK subsidiary ContractAir, Resource Group will work alongside Hans Airways in hiring the Captains, First Officers and Training Captains required to fly its planned fleet of A330-200s.
“This recruitment agreement is a well-timed development as we prepare to launch our direct non-stop flights to India later in 2021,” says Nathan Burkitt, Director Flight Operations and Crew Training at Hans Airways.
“It will allow the leadership team to focus on our launch preparations while at the same time filling the essential flight crew roles that we need. Resource Group brings decades of invaluable experience in this field, having worked with the likes of British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet, to name but a few of their other airline partners.”
The alliance with Resource Group follows swiftly after Hans Airways signed an agreement with cargo General Sales and Service Agent Air Logistics Group in July.
“Our intention from the beginning has been to work with industry-leading partners, like Resource Group, who are recognised as best in class at what they do. This strategy will continue as we move closer to launch,” adds Burkitt.
“We welcome Hans Airways to our ever-expanding portfolio of airline partners, and we look forward to helping them on their start-up journey,” comments Robin Hepworth, Business Manager at Resource Group.
“We have been serving the recruitment and resourcing needs of the aviation and aerospace sector for more than 40 years and we are confident of maintaining a strong relationship with Hans Airways as its network expands.”
“We are getting ready for our proving flight in October as part of the process to obtain Hans Airways’ AOC,” explains Burkitt.
“We have determined a planned launch date internally, and we will make an announcement once all regulatory requirements are complete.”
