Finnair

Type
Business expansion
Country
Finland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.1 - Passenger air transport
350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Finnish airline carrier Finnair is to recruit 350 new employees in Finland during the year. Finnair is now recruiting flight attendants and stewards. The recruitment is due to strong growth and expansion of the company. In addition to the recruitment of 350 new flight attendants and stewards, recruitment of more pilots might be relevant as well, a process that will start in the fall.

Finnair has been expanding for a couple of years and the company has recruited over 1,000 new employees over the past couple of years. The ERM har previously reported on the recruitment of 150 new pilots in November 2016 and 450 new employees in December 2015.

Sources

  • 9 May 2017: YLE

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Finnair, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 90954, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90954.