Brussels Airlines goes on hiring spree seeking 288 employees

One carrier set on growth is Lufthansa Group's Brussels Airlines. On Monday, the Belgian carrier announced that it is looking to hire 288 new employees as ticket sales start to pick back up following two burdensome years. As many as 180 of the new staff will be cabin crew on both permanent and temporary contracts. The airline's CEO, Peter Gerber, said Monday: “We see that our booking numbers are increasing and that the willingness to travel this summer is enormous. We have added an additional aircraft to our intercontinental fleet and are looking into additional capacity in Europe. Slowly but steadily we are growing out of this crisis and it is the right time to go for growth.” Beyond flying staff and the addition of 40 check-in agents for Brussels, the airline is also looking for over 20 engineers, technicians, and handypersons for its maintenance and engineering department. Office function hiring for 66 positions will focus on skills within the areas of sustainability, digitization, and innovation - much like the focus of Airbus' new talent acquisition.<br/>