The multinational aviation firm with headquarters in Dubai is looking to hire customer service representatives for both Emirates and data as well as flight attendants, pilots, engineers, and IT specialists.
Oliver Grohmann, senior vice president of human resources, stated that “we are using the most cutting-edge technologies, such as digital assessments, artificial intelligence, and other top-notch recruitment systems, to shortlist, select, and react to candidates in the most efficient and effective ways.”
On March 31, Emirates Group reported having more than 102,000 employees, having hired 17,160 people for a variety of positions throughout the course of the year. For employment across the organization, it received around 2.7 million applications globally during the most recent fiscal year.
The group’s “mammoth” employment drive coincides with the airline expanding its network following a strong recovery from the Covid-19 epidemic and adding capacity with the arrival of new Airbus A350s commencing in mid-2024 and Boeing 777X wide-bodies from 2025 onwards.
In anticipation of growth amid a “buoyant travel market” and a “optimistic outlook overall,” Emirates Airline is expanding operations and its employees, it stated.
Emirates’ intentions to increase its workforce come at a time when the global aviation sector is struggling to find workers for all positions, including pilots, luggage handlers, ticket agents, flight attendants, and aircraft mechanics.
According to the International Air Transport Association, passenger traffic will return to 2019 levels in 2024. North America will take the lead in 2023, followed by Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East in 2024, and then Africa and the Asia-Pacific area in 2025.
Airlines continuing to make investments in new aircraft and technology to expand their operations after the pandemic prompted them to ground planes and retire older types, encouraged by the rise in travel demand.
When opposed to the faster-than-expected rebound in travel demand, hiring has been rather gradual. This is because many aviation personnel were laid off during the epidemic and transferred into other, more adaptable jobs.
Nevertheless, as travel demand increased, UAE airlines like Emirates and Etihad Airways employed flight attendants and pilots during recruitment drives in locations all over the world. More applications than there are open positions has been submitted.
By 2032, the commercial aviation industry will require the recruitment and training of an estimated 1.18 million new employees to replace open positions brought on by retirement, attrition, and industry growth.
The Canadian aviation training organization estimated that in ten years, the Middle East’s commercial aviation sector would need 28,000 commercial pilots, 22,000 commercial maintenance technicians, and 78,000 cabin crew.
The positions for which Emirates is hiring as well as how to apply
Emirates outlined the qualifications for each type of position in its most recent call for pilots, cabin crew, and other staff members while directing candidates to its website for more information.
Emirates hosts open houses and invite-only events to hire cabin crew all year long in hundreds of cities all over six continents. According to the statement, the hiring procedure is planned to be finished in a single day, and candidates are contacted 48 hours after the assessment.
The airline has announced that it will have a series of open days in August to find new pilots in the UK and Ireland, notably in Dublin and Manchester, as well as at London Gatwick and London Stansted. Following the holding of comparable events in Budapest, Madrid in June.
In July and August, Emirates’ engineering division is organizing open houses in Australia, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, and the UK.
Along with more than 400 opportunities in engineering support and aircraft maintenance engineering, the airline is seeking 75 structural technicians.
The airline needs the extra engineers and technicians as it embarks on a significant refit program for its cabins and gets ready to receive the A350 and 777X in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
More than 400 IT professionals are also being sought by the Emirates group for a variety of positions in software engineering, DevOps, hybrid cloud, agile delivery, technical product management, digital workplace, cyber security, IT architecture, innovation, and service management.
According to the statement, the group is also looking to fill positions with dnata, Emirates SkyCargo, and airport services.