Avianca is planning a massive recruitment drive for over 730 posts in Colombia and El Salvador. Its current staff includes 12,400 people, 8,000 of them in Colombia. The positions range from pilots, passenger cabin crew, service agents, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians.
The airline has emphasized that it will value the previous experience of candidates in these markets and that priority will be given to those who come from Viva and Ultra Air, the two low-cost carriers that suspended their operations this year. Viva suspended its operations on February 28, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, after Colombian authorities delayed the approval process for its integration into Avianca. A month later, on March 29, Ultra Air suspended operations due the economic difficulties.
Adrian Neuhauser, Chief Executive, Avianca said: “It is time to think about the future and maintain the country’s connectivity, which is why we plan to add new aircraft to our operations and initiate the process to find the best talent to join Avianca team."
“This effort to open a call for 730 experts seeks to provide options and protect the stability of the sector. It is worth noting that these incorporations will be made respecting the provisions in the existing collective work agreements”, he added.
The actual incorporation will depend on Avianca’s network expansion needs and on the agility of the authorities in approvals for the incorporation of aircraft and personnel, in addition to the fair distribution of slots,” the airline said in a statement.