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Aviation and Airline Jobs
Airlines employ thousands of staff for positions onboard, in airports, and in offices around the world. The most common jobs available include:
• Cabin Crew
• Pilots
• Cadets
• Flight Training
• Engineering
• Head Office
• Ground Crew
Benefits of Working as an Air Host/Hostess
Need some convincing a career in the air is for you? Here are some of the top reasons to apply:
• Travel and see the world
• Generous travel benefits
• Competitive salaries
• Meet people from all over the world
Airline Cabin Crew Jobs in the UK & Europe
These are some of the most popular airlines in Europe who recruit staff all year round:
• Easyjet
• Ryanair
• British Airways
• Virgin Atlantic
• Wizz Air
• Jet2
• TUI
• Vueling
• Air France
• Aer Lingus
• Lufthansa Group (Austrian, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings)
• Turkish Airlines
• SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Cabin Crew Jobs in the USA & Canada
These are some of the biggest airlines in North America which hire thousands of staff:
• American Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• Southwest Airlines
• United Airlines
• Air Canada
• JetBlue Airways
• Spirit Airlines
• WestJet Canada
• Volaris
Cabin Crew Jobs in Australia and New Zealand
Airlines who hire staff in Oceania include:
• Qantas Airways
• Air New Zealand
Cabin Crew Jobs in Asia and the Middle East
If you would like to work internationally you might have to live overseas, for example a lot of Middle Eastern airlines have bases in The United Arab Emirates. These are some of the main employers of foreign staff:
• Emirates
• Etihad
• Qatar Airways
• AirAsia
• Singapore Airlines
Requirements
Working as cabin crew can be competitive. Here are some top tips how to get hired as a cabin crew member:
• All airlines have recruitment sections on their website with specific criteria e.g. nationalities, experience and requirements
• If you now any foreign languages this will be a huge advantage
• Some companies offer training courses which can boost your application chances
• Airlines often attend recruitment fairs
Tips How to Get a Job as Cabin Crew
This is some tips and advice from a previous employee of Monarch Airlines which we thought would be helpful to anyone keen to start a career working as airline cabin crew.
I’m going to take a look at what it takes to be cabin crew, and also a little bit about my career ambitions. One question that comes up very frequently is what qualifications you need to become cabin crew. Firstly, it’s not the end of the day if you’re not Einstein. Most airlines look for 5 GCSE’s or equivalent and after that it comes down to how good your application is and how well you interview. Here at Monarch we’re renowned for our friendly onboard hospitality and so it’s important for us to recruit candidates with warm bubbly personalities who are hardworking, motivated and dedicated to a high standard of customer service (I promise I didn’t just slip through the net!).
There are some things that most definitely need to be considered before applying to be crew. The role requires unbelievable commitment. That phone can ring at any moment for any duty, day or night and it’s your job to be ready to greet passengers with a warm friendly smile. That’s why it’s important to be a people person! We greet passengers from a wide variety of backgrounds, some travelling for business, some on a family holiday, some for a party weekend and others just there to test us. Each and every one of them has paid for a service and it’s our job to make them feel it was worth every penny.
Punctuality is strict because it’s obviously absolutely crucial to our customers that we depart on time. Every second of holiday sunshine counts after all, so being late just isn’t an option! Aircraft don’t tend to wait and if you can’t turn up on time, you need to be prepared to explain yourself.
Once you’ve attended your dreaded assessment day and been offered a start date your life will change forever… Only joking! You will start the 5 week intense training program. Airlines upholds very high standards for good reason, so don’t expect it to be easy, however the hard work will be worth it. It’s a really challenging part of your career with lots to learn, however you will meet a bunch of great people that you will go on to be great friends with. I remember some great times, especially when we headed down to Luton for 5 nights to carry out our water drills and train in the aircraft mock up! Let’s say we worked hard and played hard…
So what’s the career path once you become cabin crew? The first milestone is progressing from a temporary summer contract onto a permanent one. It can be a long time coming, but once you’ve got it you really start to feel part of the team. Everyone has different career ambitions and so progression within the airline can move in many ways. Many progress through to cabin managers and then trainers or service excellence managers, others may opt for more ground based roles or even head over to work in head office. Monarch employs a huge workforce and opportunity within it can be vast.
For me progression here is all about achieving my very own lifelong career goal of becoming a pilot. After completing all the required training I’m now hoping that first officer recruitment here at Monarch opens up and with that opportunity arise for me to progress onto the flight deck. Working as cabin crew has certainly gave me an invaluable insight and understanding of the demands of each role onboard, and in doing so will benefit me immensely as and when I do progress.
I’m a true believer that hard work and dedication will eventually pay off and I urge anyone wanting a career in the skies, whatever role it may be not to give up. It’s an industry that requires unbelievably hard work and commitment, but in return the rewards are phenomenal. How many people glare at the Alps as they poke through the clouds or soar above the Pyrenees on an average working day? I know a few, but that’s because we work together.
If working for an airline appeals you might also like to view our guide to working as a holiday rep.