Eurowings snaps up Air Berlin pilots

Eurowings has taken on its first Air Berlin pilots, after attracting a wave of job applications since Air Berlin filed for insolvency last month. Lufthansa is bidding for some of Air Berlin's assets, including holiday airline Niki, regional carrier Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter, and talks are set to run until Oct 12. Eurowings has in the meantime moved to attract experienced crew amid stiff competition. Rivals EasyJet, Norwegian, and Wizz are in the midst of record recruitment drives, with pilot hiring in the spotlight after a rostering problem at Ryanair left it short-staffed. Eurowings said Friday that more than 2,000 people had applied for jobs, after it advertised for over 1,000 pilots, cabin crew and ground staff. <br/>