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Recruitment News
Vistara is Set for Huge Expansion: Actively Recruiting for New and Experienced Cabin Crew
On this site we very often focus on the state of Cabin Crew recruitment at some of the biggest airlines in the Middle East – notably Emirates, E…
easyJet Launches New Cabin Crew Apprenticeship Scheme: But What Does That Even Mean?
Europe’s fifth largest airline, easyJet has just launched the first ever cabin crew apprenticeship scheme which will see 25 apprentices go throu…
Norwegian Introduces Guaranteed Flying Pay for Gatwick Cabin Crew After Staff Complaints
In the last couple of years, Norwegian has embarked on a huge expansion at London Gatwick in the South East of the United Kingdom. The airline has be…
Emirates Makes Unusual Plea for Lebanese Recruits to Join its Cabin Crew Ranks
By now, we all know that Emirates is on a massive recruitment drive as it looks for hundreds (if not thousands) of new recruits to join its cabin crew…
Top Airline Recruiter Shares the Six Most Important Things She Looks for in New Hires
We all know that landing a job as cabin crew with your favourite airline is no easy feat. It takes a lot of preparation and with so many candidates t…
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: When You Can and Can’t Attend an Open Day – and When You Need to Apply Online
One of the most frequent questions we receive about the Emirates cabin crew recruitment process is whether to apply online or to attend an Open Day in…
Were You Affected by this Big Error in Qantas’ Job Ad for New London-Based Cabin Crew?
Last week, we reported on the news that Qantas was advertising for new cabin crew to join its London-based team who operate the airline’s histor…
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: If You’re Applying from Russia, Here’s What You Need to Know
Eagle-eyed followers of where Emirates is holding cabin crew recruitment events may have noticed that the airline will be visiting Russia twice in Jun…
Our Manifesto for Cabin Crew Recruitment Equality: Here’s How to Make the Process Fair for All
By and large, airlines from across the Middle East – including the likes of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways – have been fantastic for e…
What’s it Really Like to Work for Qatar Airways as Cabin Crew? What We Know, The Rumours, Secrets, and Cover-Up’s
Last week, Akbar Al Baker, the chief executive of Qatar Airways appeared at a committee hearing of the European Parliament, becoming the first foreign…
Qantas is Hiring Cabin Crew for its UK Base at London Heathrow Airport
For the first time in over a year, Australian airline Qantas has started a recruitment campaign for new cabin crew at its UK base at Heathrow Airport …
CORRECTION: There Might Still Be Hope For Etihad Airways Cabin Crew Recruitment This Year!
Last week, we reported on the news that a number of cabin crew hopefuls who were waiting to start training courses with Etihad Airways had been told t…
Attending an Emirates Open Day Overseas? This Change to the Recruitment Process Could Seriously Benefit You
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen Emirates seriously ramp up its Cabin Crew recruitment drive with Open Day’s scheduled in multiple citi…
This Has Got to Stop: Cabin Crew Are Still Victims of Gender Stereotyping and Discrimination
Remember last year when Akbar Al Baker, the outspoken chief executive of Qatar Airways seemed to imply that youth was an important pre-requisite for b…
Etihad Drops Hundreds Of Aspiring Cabin Crew – After Nearly Two Years Of Keeping Them On Hold
In a surprising and disappointing turn of events, Etihad Airways has just announced plans to drop hundreds of aspiring cabin crew who had passed the a…
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: Hardly Anyone Showed Up To The Hamburg Open Day – Here’s Why
The latest round of Open Day’s for cabin crew recruitment at Emirates got underway in Manchester, Rome and Hamburg on Saturday but attendance at…
British Airways Is Doubling The Number Of Chinese Cabin Crew On Flights To Beijing And Shanghai
British Airways has announced plans to double the number of Chinese cabin crew working on its flights to Beijing and Shanghai from its hub at London H…
Ryanair Plans Big Cabin Crew Recruitment Drive in United Kingdom – More Positions Available Throughout Europe
Ryanair is planning a big cabin crew recruitment drive in the United Kingdom with 200 new positions available at its cabin crew bases around the count…
Iberia Is Looking For Japanese Flight Attendants Living In Spain To Crew Its Tokyo Flights
The Spanish airline, Iberia has announced plans to hire Japenese cabin crew who will be dedicated to working on the carrier’s Madrid to Tokyo ro…
Low-Cost Carrier, Air Arabia Is Recruiting New Cabin Crew For Its Bases In Egypt And Sharjah
The Middle East’s largest low-cost airline, Air Arabia has announced plans to hire new cabin for its bases in Egypt and Sharjah (the next Emirat…
Oman Air Is Now Recruiting New Cabin Crew: Applications Close 19th April
A fantastic opportunity has opened up to join Oman Air’s growing team of cabin crew as the national airline embarks on an ambitious expansion pr…
Iberia Regional Franchisee, Air Nostrum Is Looking For New Cabin Crew: Open Day In San Sebastián On 12th April
Air Nostrum, a privately owned Spanish airline which holds the franchise to operate Iberia’s regional services has announced plans to recruit ne…
Lufthansa Closes Cabin Crew Applications Due To “Overwhelming” Numbers: But Other Opportunities Exist
In an Instagram post, the German flag carrier, Lufthansa has said that while it continues to hire new cabin crew, it will be unable to accept any furt…
Europe’s Newest Airline Is Now Hiring Cabin Crew: But Be Warned – The Selection Criteria Are Tough!
It’s not every day that a brand new airline takes to the skies but that’s exactly what will be a happening later this month with the addit…
Equal Opportunities In Reverse: Indian Airline, Vistara Hires Male Cabin Crew For First Time
Here’s an interesting development from Vistara – a relatively new Indian domestic carrier formed from a joint venture between Singapore Ai…
Emirates Is Once Again Holding Open Day’s to Recruit New Cabin Crew: Anyone Can Turn Up and Apply!
We didn’t expect this to happen – at least not as quickly as it did. A few weeks ago, an eagle-eyed reader pointed out that the official …
The Official Emirates Guidelines For How To Wear Afro Style Hair: Get The Official Approved Look
Preparing your photos for the Emirates cabin crew application or Assessment Day can be a daunting task – recruiters will be judging what you loo…
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Is Expanding At Heathrow: Looking For Experienced Cabin Crew Now!
Here’s a really exciting opportunity for experienced cabin crew who want a new challenge based out of Heathrow Airport in West London. The Scan…
Virgin Australia is Now Hiring Cabin Crew For Its Domestic And International Short Haul Networks
Virgin Australia is now accepting expressions of interest for cabin crew to join its domestic and international short haul fleets based in either Sydn…
STUDIES: How You Wear Your Makeup Could Have A Huge Impact On What Recruiters Think Of You
We all know that most airlines have exacting grooming standards for their cabin crew. Female flight attendants are expected to wear makeup at all tim…
Malaysia Airlines Faces Criticism for Hiring New Cabin Crew, Three Years After it Made Thousands Redundant
In 2015, Malaysia Airlines was forced to cut 6,000 jobs as part of a massive restructuring plan at what was at the time an ailing airline. Now, Malay…
Emirates is Looking for a New Vice President of Cabin Crew: Charged with Creating a “Performance Based Culture”
The Dubai-based airline, Emirates is now advertising for a new Vice President of Cabin Crew – Just a couple of months after the previous title h…
Emirates is Hiring New Cabin Crew Recruiters After Airline Was Forced to Make Redundancies Last Year
Is there any better indication of how much Emirates plans to upscale its recruitment of new cabin crew than the news that the airline is currently hir…
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: The Questions You Want Answered and How Emirates Responded
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve been inundated with questions about the new Emirates cabin crew recruitment process. We’ve done our be…
Emirates Advertises Cabin Crew Recruitment to the World: Website Promptly Crashes
Just over a week ago, Emirates took us by surprise when it suddenly reopened cabin crew recruitment via the airline’s official careers website. …
What Are The Emirates Video Interview Questions? And How Should You Answer Them?
When Emirates first announced they would be introducing a video interview as part of their cabin crew recruitment process, we initially thought only s…
Happy 2018: Emirates Has Finally Reopened Cabin Crew Recruitment – Applications Being Accepted Now
Wow! Back in mid-January, Emirates’ chief operations officer, Adel Al Redha said his airline would “soon start recruiting cabin crew.” T…
CAUTION: Emirates Hasn’t Opened Cabin Crew Recruitment for Everyone Yet
UPDATE: Emirates has now reopened cabin crew recruitment for everyone (Sunday 28th January 2018) – The official link can be found below. If you&…
The Biggest Questions Surrounding Emirates’ Plan to Start Cabin Crew Recruitment “Soon”
Yesterday, we learnt the pretty exciting news that Emirates is planning to reopen its cabin crew recruitment process – possibly in the very near…
CONFIRMED: Emirates Will Restart Cabin Crew Recruitment “Soon” – Here’s What We Know
Senior executives at Emirates have finally laid out plans to restart recruitment for cabin crew at the Dubai-based airline. It’s been well over…
A Secret U.S. Government Airline is Hiring Flight Attendants to Operate Flights to Area 51…. No, Really
As unusual flight attendant job openings go, this is pretty high up there. The United States Air Force is looking for flight attendants for Janet Air…
Major Recruitment News: Lufthansa to Recruit Nearly 8,000 Flight Attendants in 2018
Wow! In a major recruitment news announcement, Lufthansa has laid out plans to hire around 8,000 new employees in 2018 – the airline says the &…
Singapore’s SilkAir is Recruiting Cabin Crew: Will You Be Attending the Open Day on 8th January?
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines will be holding a Cabin Crew recruitment event on the 8th January at Changi Airport in Singapore R…
Norwegian is Opening Yet Another New U.S. Base for Cabin Crew and Pilots – Recruiting Now
The European low-cost airline, Norwegian has announced plans to open its fourth Cabin Crew based in the USA. The airline plans to recruit around 150 …
Azerbaijan Airlines Proves Sexism is Alive & Kicking With This Shockingly Misogynistic Flight Attendant Job Ad
So here we are, it’s nearly 2018 and yet sadly sexist attitudes continue to persist in the aviation industry. And while many airlines moved wit…
The UAE Temporarily Banned Tunisian Women from Entering the Emirates Yesterday. And Nobody Knows Why.
UPDATE (Sun 24th December 2017 – 22:00 GMT) – Emirates Airline has confirmed it will suspend services between Tunis and Dubai indefinitely…
easyJet Cabin Crew Recruitment – Step by Step Process 2018
easyJet is quickly turning Europe orange – the low-cost airline now operates more than 600 routes across 30 countries with cabin crew bases loca…
easyJet Cabin Crew Salary and Benefits 2018
During the summer, low-cost airline easyJet embarked on the biggest ever cabin crew recruitment drive in its history. The airline planned to add 1,50…
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Vivi, An Experienced American Flight Attendant Who Chose to Work for Norwegian
Back in 1993, Norwegian Air Shuttle started life as a small regional wet lease airline using ageing Fokker F-50s aircraft and connecting tiny airports…
