Etihad hiring in Serbia and Croatia

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SAA sold

South Africa agreed to sell a majority stake in the country’s grounded national carrier to a local jet-leasing company and private-equity firm, ridding the government of an entity that has long been a drain on state finances. A consortium comprised of Johannesburg-based Global Airways, which owns recently launched domestic airline Lift, and private-equity firm Harith General Partners will take a 51% shareholding in South African Airways (SAA), Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said. The government will retain a minority stake. The grouping named Takatso will invest as much as 3.5 billion rand ($258 million) over the next three years, Lift co-founder, Gidon Novick, and Harith Chief Executive Officer, Tshepo Mahloele, said in an interview. “Government will have no further financial obligations to the company, outside of the existing liabilities that they will settle”, Novick said. He added, “Route networks we are still working on, and it will be a phased roll-out based on demand re-emerging post Covid”. The sale of SAA comes about six weeks after the airline emerged from lengthy bankruptcy proceedings, having reduced its workforce by almost 80% and cut liabilities to about 2.6 billion rand. The next challenge is to resume international flights, though South Africa remains cut off from much of the world due to pandemic travel restrictions. A longer-term goal is to list the carrier on a stock exchange, Gordhan said. In the meantime, the government will retain special voting rights to ensure the airline remains in the country, among other national priorities. The deal represents a triumph of sorts for Gordhan, who has argued for the revival of SAA with the help of private investors while others were calling for it to be liquidated. While SAA is now “solvent and liquid,” business-rescue practitioners said when handing over the aircraft, subsidiaries including low cost arm Mango and maintenance firm SAA Technical remain under financial strain and are in the process of being recapitalized. The Department of Public Enterprises and the new consortium will together assess the future of the divisions as part of the due diliegence process, Gordhan said.
Source: Bloomberg

Etihad hiring in Serbia and Croatia

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Etihad Airways will be hiring cabin crew members in Belgrade and Zagreb. The assessment day in the Serbian capital will take place on August 19, while the exact date of the Croatia recruitment event will be announced shortly. Crew requirements at Etihad include: at least 21 years of age at the time of joining, arm reach of 212 cm while standing on tiptoes, high school graduate, fluency in English (written and spoken), no visible tattoos while in Etihad uniform and the applicant must be physically fit to meet crew requirements.

Benefits of working as Etihad crew include an average tax-free monthly salary of 2.040 euros (once the basic monthly salary and flying pay are calculated), layover expenses, free accommodation in Abu Dhabi, staff travel benefits, one firm free annual leave ticket to the staff member's country of origin, 90% discount on Etihad stand-by tickets (also offered to immediate family members for unlimited travel) and guaranteed free cabin upgrades to business class if vacant seats are available, as well as discounted supplementary tickets for ten friends or family members.

Registration for the Belgrade recruitment is available here, while forms for the Zagreb event can be found here.

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