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Qantas
is to hire 900 new long haul flight attendants by the end of 2008 in the first phase of its largest ever cabin crew recruitment drive.
The airline
will continue to build its fulltime flight attendant numbers through to 2010 to cater for the airline’s growth.
“By the end of 2010, we will have around 2,000 new flight attendants flying on our international fleet
of A380, B747 and A330 aircraft,” Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff
Dixon said.
The new jobs
are the direct result of the landmark EBA agreement reached with the Flight
Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA) International Division last year.
“The competitive terms and conditions negotiated under the EBA have enabled us to create these
new positions,” said Mr Dixon.
The new flight attendants
will be based in Sydney and Melbourne, where they would undergo six weeks’ initial training in
superior customer service and hospitality skills, security, medical and emergency procedures, and product knowledge.
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