Jet Airways has received a huge response to its job ad for cabin crew members as it looks to hire employees ahead of its launch. The airline hasn’t officially announced a date for starting operations, but it will likely be flying again within months. In the run-up to its launch, Jet is looking to fill up several positions and, from the looks of it, will not find it difficult to attract candidates.

Hundreds apply within hours

It only took one social media post for a job advert from Jet Airways to attract more than 700 resumes within 5 hours of putting it up online. When the carrier went down in 2019, several Jet employees took to the streets demanding fair compensation and even asking the government to intervene.

Now, the airline is inviting former Jet cabin crew members to fill up the first available posts ahead of its launch. Jet will restart operations with an all-female cabin crew in its startup phase and will hire male crew members once it reaches a certain operational scale.

The airline has picked up pace in its recruitment drive after getting the all-clear from India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, which granted Jet its AOC on May 20th, after a series of successful proving flights.

Other positions

In a separate tweet, Jet’s CEO Sanjiv Kapoor commented that the airline would invite applications for pilots and engineers in the coming days. While finding pilots for junior roles to sit on the right seat of the cockpit would be relatively easier for Jet, it remains to be seen from where it will attract more experienced senior-level captains for its Boeing 737 fleet of aircraft.

At the moment, the carrier owns nine aircraft, four 737s and five 777s. But a new deal is likely to include a lease or order for fresh 737-800s and possibly the 737 MAX.

The airline also needs people for several key corporate and operational roles for which it had started looking last month. On its official Twitter account, the airline posted that it is looking for a Senior Manager in Finance, Manager of Cargo Operations, Assistant Manager of Cargo Pricing, Deputy General Manager - Tech Procurement, Senior Manager - Schedule Planning, and Senior Executive - Network Planning.

Recruitment drive in India

With the pandemic receding, two new airlines coming up, and the reshuffling of the four Tata airlines, there’s plenty of active aviation recruitment taking place in India right now. While Air India may have given some of its older employees an option of voluntary retirement, it actively seeks skilled cockpit crew – exploring fresh and retired pilots.

Soon-to-be-launched Akasa Air is looking for a DGCA-approved and qualified Safety and Emergency Procedures (SEP) trainer for cabin and flight crew working on the Boeing 737 MAX, a DGCA-approved Ground Instructor (GI), first aid instructor, and Crew Resource Management (CRM) trainer.

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India’s largest airline IndiGo also has several open positions in various domains like cabin crew, engineering services, flight safety, sales, and human resources.

For anyone looking to join the airline industry in India, now seems to be the right time.

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