Emirates Airline Recruits Brazilians as Flight Attendants

First-class service at Emirates Airline The United Arab Emirates' airline, Emirates, will have a direct flight between Dubai and São Paulo, Brazil, starting in October. As preparation for those interested in working as flight attendants on the airline's aircraft, the UAE company is offering on Sunday, March 18, workshops in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, and Brazilian capital BrasÀ­lia.

According to information supplied by the company, the workshops, called "Cabin Crew Open Days", will serve to present to candidates the operation of the company, the work conditions and the lifestyle in Dubai, where the company's head office is.

Emirates usually only promotes this kind of event in Dubai and Europe, but with the start of operations in South America they also decided to start promoting the activity in Brazil, then in Bolivia and Venezuela.

The "Open Days" are going to take place in São Paulo on the 18th, in Curitiba on the 20th, in Brasí­lia on the 22nd and in Belo Horizonte on the 25th. According to a spokesperson for Emirates, videos about the company and about the culture of Dubai will also be presented.

According to the company's general director for Brazil, Ralf Aasmann, apart from details about the work and about the Arab country, the candidates will be able to leave their curriculums for future analysis. The selection process itself should take place between May and June.

The company already has 106 Brazilians working as flight attendants on its flights. The organization employs people from 120 different nationalities. With the inauguration of the flight to São Paulo, Emirates wants to increase the number of Latin Americans working for the company. In São Paulo, the "Open Day" will take place at Congonhas Aviation School.

Emirates currently counts on 8,000 flight attendants. The organization has a fleet of 101 aircraft and flies to 88 different destinations in 59 countries in Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America.

Since 2004, the United Arab Emirates have had an aerial agreement with Brazil, permitting the organization of flights between both countries. But Emirates only announced the official launch of a direct flight between São Paulo and Dubai in January this year.

Further information:

Congonhas Aviation School (Eacon)
Tel.: (55 11) 5041-4700
Address: Av Washington Luí­s, 6055, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Anba

Tags:

You May Also Like

Brazil’s Bank to Finance Mercosur’s Auto Sector

Brazil’s Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, says that the ...

Lower Ethanol Prices Help Brazilian Inflation Go Down

The Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) rose 0.21% in April, a slackening down from ...

Brazil Added to World’s Top Destinations for Medical Tourism

Medical Tourism is becoming a very popular concept in the United States. And, with ...

Brazil’s Challenge: Avoiding Oil Curse, Says Minister

According to a close aide to Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil ...

Brazil and Argentina Need to Clean House First, Says Ferrer

The alliance between Brazil and Argentina, together with the South American integration process as ...

Now It’s Our Turn to Tell the Gringos What to Do, Says Lula on Economic Crisis

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, blasted the US and Europe for ...

Brazil’s MST: ‘Despite Police Provocation Our 230-Km, 12,000-People March Was a Success’

On May 17, after walking more than 230 kilometers, the 12 thousand workers who ...

Brazilian Mayor Tries to Smother Critical Newspaper

Brazilian weekly newspaper Jornal Atual, which is based in the inland town of Itaguaí­, ...

First Woman to Open UN General Assembly, Brazil President to Defend Palestine’s Statehood

Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, will become on Wednesday the first woman ever ...

Bradesco Expects Key Brazil Interest Rate to Jump from 8.75% to 13%

According to Bradesco Asset Management, Brazil will boost interest rates to as high as ...