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Ground operations, cabin crew top jobs projection survey

By Wole Oyebade
24 August 2018   |   3:29 am
Potential jobs in aviation in the next two years have been projected to largely come from ground operations, cabin crew and customer service sections of the industry.International Air Transport Association ...

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Potential jobs in aviation in the next two years have been projected to largely come from ground operations, cabin crew and customer service sections of the industry.International Air Transport Association (IATA), in a global survey of Human Resources professionals in the industry published recently, showed where the prospects are.

An approximately 75 per cent of respondents expected an increase in customer service, ground operations and cabin crew jobs over the next two years.That is higher than the 65 per cent of respondents that expect growth in security jobs and 63 per cent that expect growth in regulatory positions.About 48 per cent of the informants reported that finding new talent was a challenge, both because of the lack of availability of candidates with the right skill levels and qualifications as well as, in some cases, salary demands of new applicants.

In addition to the salary and benefits package of each employee, the HR professionals identified career progression opportunities (49 per cent) and development and training (33 per cent) as high priorities in job satisfaction and retention.Only 28 per cent of respondents reported that current training is effective, with many organisations seeking to complement their in-house training with external partners to improve the effectiveness of the training.

Safety and customer service skills are priorities for hiring managers across the industry. While technology is indeed changing the customer service role, it is not replacing it.Vice President, Talent Development of Qatar Airways Group, Brendan Noonan, said as an airline, “We need to find out where the new touchpoints are that we can bring in customer service to support and complement technology to make the overall customer experience quicker and more enjoyable. There is an expectation from customers and we have to meet that.”

IATA’s Director of Training and Consulting, Guy Brazeau, added that it is an exciting time to be in the aviation business. Brazeau said: “We were really looking forward to receiving the results of this industry survey and we hope it can be helpful to guide HR professionals in their decisions regarding staffing planning, training opportunities and areas to focus on as our industry grows to unprecedented levels.”

The forecast growth in passenger traffic will necessitate careful planning in the appropriate staffing levels across many job categories in the industry. IATA commissioned market survey experts Circle Research to learn more about how HR decision-makers were managing the retention, training and recruiting of skilled professionals to fill the anticipated job gaps. Respondents were from airlines, airports and ground service providers, spanning all geographic regions and representing a range of organisational size.

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