PRECISION
Air will spend more than 400m/- on recruitment of local pilots through a
special programme that will see more than 30 employed as part of the airline’s
turnaround plans and restructuring of its operations.
The
airline said in a statement issued that they had already recruited 15 local
pilots and 10 among them were attending training at the company’s headquarters
before they go for further training abroad under partial sponsorship of the
airline.
“We have
been facing challenges in recruiting well trained local pilots with
qualifications to fly our aircraft therefore we had to establish this programme
to ensure that we build on a pool of local pilots to fill up vacancy gaps
within our company,” Precision Air’s Managing Director, Ms Sauda Rajab said.
The
recruitment goes hand in hand with the company’s turnaround plans and
restructuring of its operations, that have so far contributed to significant
improvement in operations of the airline, she said citing On Time Performance
that has shot to an average of 90 per cent at zero minute.
“This is
a great achievement considering most airlines measure their OTP at 15 minutes,
thus only considering a delay 15 minutes after the actual departure time,” she
said.
Precision
Air will also recruit 10 university graduates who would be employed under a
management trainee programme to run for one year.
The
programme is aimed at developing skills required to run and manage the airline
business. Commenting, Precision Air’s Human Resource Director Ms Reynada Sikira
said that airline business was a very complex business which required highly
experienced and qualified professionals.
Given
the status of aviation sector in Tanzania, at times it may be difficult to get
the desired candidates, she added. “Through this programme Precision Air
expects to develop such desired skills.
This
programme will be continuous and strictly for Tanzanians. Based on their
performance and vacancies available at the end of this programme we will
accommodate these graduates in different posts within the company,” she added.
Source: Dailynews
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