Qantas joins global hunt for pilots
Qantas Group has started a drive to recruit pilots amid a global scramble to secure pilots.
Qantas Group has started a drive to recruit pilots amid a global scramble to secure pilots.
Amid expectations that hundreds of thousands of new pilots will be needed in the next two decades, Qantas says it is focused on building a long-term line-up for its airlines, which already employ 3500 pilots.
The move is the second external pilot recruitment campaign for Qantas in recent years.
Airlines within the Qantas Group have between them hired more than 600 new pilots in Australia since 2016, and want to recruit another 350 by the end of this year.
Airlines in the group, including QantasLink and Jetstar, are now taking applications, with roadshows due to be held across the country next month.
Qantas Group had started an internal recruitment drive for pilots wanting to move within the group before looking externally.
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