Today, already the 27th group of 15 students began their professional pilot studies at the airBaltic Pilot Academy. They aim to receive a commercial pilot license upon completing the full-time airline transport pilot programme. Pauls Cālītis, interim CEO of airBaltic, said: “It is a ...

Tampa International Airport and its tenant partners are preparing to build up staffing for the busy holiday travel season with a new airport-wide Hiring Day event on 1 October. More than a dozen employers, including aviation maintenance and repair company Airborne, parking services provider ABM a...

easyJet is launching a new cabin crew recruitment drive. The new initiative Flight Paths, is targeting young Brits ‘not in employment, education or training’ (NEET) to help their careers take off, and to show how accessible and rewarding a job as cabin crew can be. The airline is set to recruit...

Heathrow has pledged to have 500 local apprentices through its shared apprenticeship scheme by 2030 as part of its promise to help neighbours tap into the world of work on their doorstep. 157 apprentices have enrolled in the scheme since 2018, with 49 already completing their apprenticeship. I...

The operator of London Luton Airport (LLA) has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting that a record number of 14,000 directly-linked jobs are now sustained in and around the airport. The report charts LLA’s progress and key ongoing initiatives in driving positive social impacts ...

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), in collaboration with around 40 companies from the aviation sector, is set to offer more than 3,000 job opportunities at the Hong Kong International Airport Career Expo 2025. The three-day event, co-organised with the Labour Department, will take place from 27 to...

The aviation industry stands at a critical juncture, grappling with the challenge of attracting and retaining young talent. Despite its allure and technological advancements, the sector finds itself struggling to captivate the interest of the younger generation. This issue stems from a myriad of fac...

Ryanair, the renowned no-frills carrier, is actively seeking to expand its cabin crew at its Stansted base, with plans to recruit 150 new members. The airline is organizing three recruitment events in the region this month, aiming to attract qualified individuals to fill the available positions. T...

Airbus today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata STRIVE, a skill development initiative of Tata Trusts, and the Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council (AASSC) to train young Indians for aviation and aerospace jobs. AASSC is the apex body in skill development in aerospace and...

Alaska Airlines has named Emily Halverson vice president of finance and controller for Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group. As Alaska's vice president of finance and controller, Halverson will set the strategy for and oversee financial reporting, payroll, investor relations and accounting op...

Following the news last week that P&O Ferries is making 800 workers redundant, Wizz Air welcomes those affected employees to attend one of its upcoming open recruitment days and encourages them to apply for current opportunities. Permanent roles are available at all four of Wizz Air UK’s ba...

London Luton Airport (LLA) is recruiting for 400 new roles across the airport as February’s passenger figures indicate a promising recovery for the airport, and the Government announces an end to all covid travel restrictions. A busy ski season and half-term city breaks boosted LLA’s passenge...

Norwegian will open its base for cabin crew again at Arlanda and the new employees will become the first crew based in Sweden that Norwegian has had since the pandemic started in 2020. Norwegian is planning a network of 54 European direct routes from Stockholm Arlanda in time for the summer seaso...

Airport Operators Association share their outlook for 2021: With government taking an overly cautious approach to reopening international travel and with the current green list representing only 1.7% of 2019 passenger numbers, there is a real risk that summer 2021 is as bad or worse than summer 2...

By Kathryn Wylie, pressandjournal.co.uk ICTS Security is planning to cut its workforce at Aberdeen by up to a third, in a a move which could see 34 of the 95 posts there lost. The London-based security and services firm, which serves more than 120 private and public sector organisations includ...