Aviation News

​After another challenging year in 2021, the aviation industry is trending towards a steady recovery. We are seeing many positive indicators in the market and from our partners, with increased hiring activity in many areas. We look back at developments in 2021, and at what staffing opportunities and challenges the first half of 2022 will hold. 2021 in review People want to...

​Throughout the month of October airlines in the US have been forced to cancel thousands of flights due to staff shortages, with little signs of easing for the remainder of 2021. While many factors have contributed to this situation, the effects on the profitability of airlines remains sore point after many months of reduced flight scheduling and reliance on federal support....

​First Officers Babic and Radulovic are on assignment with Air Peace on the Embraer E195-E2. They share their experience with the airline, the new fleet, and working in Nigeria. ​Air Peace is the first airline in Africa to operate the Embraer E195-E2 fleet, with four of the type delivered as at October 2021, and another nine on order. This fleet of modern aircraft is a k...

Cristina started with Rishworth Aviation in 2015 and has worked with most of our clients across Europe and Africa. Originally from Romania, Cristina lives and works in Sweden as part of our recruitment team. She shares her experience and views as a Recruitment Consultant. ​How did you get started in aviation recruitment?While I was completing my Law studies I was working wit...

​RwandAir has won Best Airline Staff in Africa at the 2021 Skytrax awards, and was also recognized as second best regional airline in Africa. Skytrax commented: “This is a key award that reflects an airline’s quality improvement across the entire awards programme, evaluating an airline’s change in the global rating, and their performance improvements in different award categ...

​Cabin Crew In-Flight Service Instructor Esme Eloff joined Uganda Airlines in 2021, and shares her experience. ​"I joined Uganda Airlines now almost 2 months ago through Rishworth Aviation. I am very privileged to be part of this amazing and unknown journey. This airline took to the skies on their brand new A330-800-Neo and I was part of the team on the 1st commercial flight...

​We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rafael Moyano as the Managing Director of Rishworth Aviation.Rafael says:"I’m excited to join such a well-established business within the aviation sector. Rishworth Aviation has been a highly regarded recruiter of choice within the aviation industry for more than 35 years. This has been a challenging year in aviation. However, I...

Many organizations will be struggling to re-staff their business as their operations increase on the back of growing travel demand. The technical nature aviation recruitment can create many bottlenecks and frustrating administrative processes when several roles need to be filled in the same time period. This is where RPO solutions can create efficiencies by outsourcing these...

As we’ve reached the halfway mark of 2021, we see the aviation landscape continuing to slowly but positively evolve throughout the remainder of the year. Industry analysts remain optimistic about significantly increased leisure and business travel demand on the back of vaccine roll-out and easing travel restrictions. Our clients continue to recall staff and hire specialist r...