Emirates Group, which owns Emirates Airline, has renewed a
recruitment drive for Kenyan aeronautical technicians and ground
handling staff just a year after Kenya Airways
had indicated it was considering higher wages to entice back staff who had been poached by Gulf carriers.
Emirates Group’s aviation and travel services unit, Dnata, on Wednesday called on local airline technicians to apply for jobs.
“We
are one of the largest air services providers with over 41,000
employees across six continents…We are seeking qualified maintenance
professional to join our Dnata technical services team in Dubai,” said
the UAE-based air services provider in a notice posted in local dailies
yesterday.
It has singled out maintenance technicians in its latest hiring
spree. In 2016, it also sought local engineers for various roles. The
move piles pressure on troubled national carrier KQ that in the past
grappled with mass staff exits and labour disputes.
Dnata
is owned by the Emirates Group, the State-controlled international
aviation holding company which also owns the top Gulf carrier.
The
aviation services company provides ground handling services at 17
airports and the Emirates Airlines, the largest airline in the Middle
East.
Early last year, KQ revealed it had lost more
than 100 aeronautical engineers and technicians to rival airlines, in
addition to losing 60 pilots to profitable Gulf carriers. The staff
poaching, KQ said then, is not confined to its best engineers and has
sometimes spilt over to non-technical employees too.
The
national carrier blamed the attrition to poaching of skilled staff by
Middle East airlines offering lucrative perks and salaries to KQ’s
highly trained specialists.
Late last year, Kenya
Airways moved to sack 131 engineers it accused of participating in an
illegal strike at a time of mass exodus of technical staff.
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