Avianca has opened a call for various operational positions in Colombia and El Salvador, with plans to incorporate more than 730 new employees. Its current staff includes 12,400 people, 8,000 of them in Colombia.
The airline 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 Colombian companies that suspended their operations this year.
The positions range from pilots, passenger cabin crew, service agents, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians.
“It is time to think about the future and maintain the country’s connectivity, which is why we will seek to add aircraft to our operation and initiate the process to find the best talent and join it to the Avianca team,” said Adrian Neuhauser, Avianca CEO.
“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.
According to the press release, 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”. Positions available will be posted on official channels.
“During the sector crisis in Colombia, Avianca has protected nearly 186,000 users at no cost, and more than 29,500 with a special discount rate and we have operated 71 additional flights. This represents 90% of the passengers affected protected by the industry to date“, the company concluded.
Data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium shows that during 2023, Avianca will have an offering of 37.5 million seats on its network, which represents a growth of 1.3% compared to all of 2019, prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, and 21% compared to 2022.
Viva suspended its operations on February 28th, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded both in Colombia and other countries in the region, after Colombian authorities delayed the approval process for its integration into Avianca.
A month later, on March 29, Ultra Air took a similar measure when it couldn’t overcome the economic difficulties amplified by an unfavorable context. The ultra low-cost had completed a year of operations.
