ATM 2022: Aviation staffing bounces back in the UAE

ATM 2022: Aviation staffing bounces back in the UAE

Emirates airlines' aviation training centres working at maximum capacity in a post pandemic world

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. — AP

Published: Tue 10 May 2022, 8:51 PM Last updated: Tue 10 May 2022, 10:16 PM

Hiring is back in full swing at Dubai’s top airlines, Emirates and flydubai, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said staffing across various levels has been opened in the aviation sector — from cabin crew to other team members.

“We’ve been moving with our training facility at maximum capacity now…bringing people to be trained and certified. I would say this has reached over 80 per cent,” Sheikh Ahmed said during a roundtable discussion held on the sidelines of the ongoing Arabian Travel Market (ATM).

A pent-up demand has been driving the robust recovery of the travel and aviation industry, he added.

“I think people really want to see themselves travelling as they haven’t travelled in the past two years. They want to meet their relatives or travel for different purposes. People are coming here to do business and they are satisfied with the policies and that’s a positive