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Attracting and retaining young talent in the aviation sector

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 announces 150 cabin crew jobs at London Stansted

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...

According to WTTC and ETC, 1.2 million Travel & Tourism jobs across the EU will remain unfilled

According to WTTC and ETC, 1.2 million Travel & Tourism jobs across the EU will remain unfilled

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) warn the Travel & Tourism sector’s recovery could be put at serious risk if almost 1.2 million jobs remain unfilled across the EU. The challenging summer labour shortfall has been revealed by WTTC in its ...

Airbus, Tata STRIVE collaborate with AASSC

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 names new vice president of finance and controller

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...

Wizz Air encourages P&O Ferries employees to apply for cabin crew roles

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...

400 jobs available at London Luton Airport as busy summer looms

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 prepares for 54 new routes and to recruit 270 new cabin crew

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...

Airports stand to lose at least £2.6bn in revenue over summer 2021 – AOA

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...

Almost 40 jobs at risk at Aberdeen airport as security firm proposes redundancies

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...

Southwest CEO says the airline won’t have furloughs

Southwest CEO says the airline won’t have furloughs

Southwest Airlines says it will not furlough any employees for now, despite the damaging effects of COVID-19 to major airlines. Earlier this month, both United Airlines and American Airlines sent warnings of possible furloughs to roughly 60,000 employees. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said in an i...

Swissport to cut 4,175 Baggage handler jobs

Swissport to cut 4,175 Baggage handler jobs

As pressure grows on the government to produce a financial package for the aviation industry Swissport is set to make 4,175 job cuts. “At its core, our business relies on a high volume of flights taking place. When aircraft aren’t flying, our source of revenue disappears,” Swissport...

airBaltic to Decrease Capacity Further and Reduce Staff

airBaltic to Decrease Capacity Further and Reduce Staff

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis airBaltic, the company will reduce the capacity for the upcoming three months further. In line with the additional capacity reduction, the number of employees, mainly crew, will be temporarily reduced by up to 250 people. The company will seek voluntary solu...

Flybe Collapse Threatens ‘Domino Effect’ On Jobs and Puts Regional Airports at Risk

Up to 2,000 direct jobs hang in the balance after airline's collapse The tragic developments threaten a further 1,400 jobs in the supply chain, GMB analysis reveals. GMB members working for Swissport provide ground services for Flybe at Liverpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh and Jersey airports. ...

Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take 21 days unpaid leave as Coronavirus spreads

Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take 21 days unpaid leave as Coronavirus spreads

As the Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the aviation industry Cathay Pacific airline has made the unprecedented move of asking all of its 27,000 staff to take three weeks of unpaid leave in the coming months as demand crashed thanks to the outbreak. The virus has infected more than 20,000...

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