China Airlines (CAL, 中華航空), the nation’s largest carrier, yesterday announced it would hire 400 new flight attendants this year.
The airline said it is now accepting applications to fill positions for 400 flight attendants — including 48 Thai and 48 Japanese applicants — as it prepares to expand its destinations in Thailand and Japan.
The evaluation process will begin late next month and the selected applicants will be offered a starting salary of NT$50,000 per month, including allowances, CAL said.
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The airline, which is the most popular choice among job seekers in the nation’s aviation industry, last year held five recruitment drives that each attracted about 6,000 applicants.
With the addition of 400 new recruits this year, CAL’s flight attendant staff is expected to total 3,500 by the middle of the year.
Earlier this month, EVA Airways (EVA, 長榮航空), another of Taiwan’s leading international carriers, said it would hire 500 new employees this year as part of a plan to expand capacity and increase its number of destinations.
EVA said it is accepting applications for 400 flight attendants and 100 new ground service and office staff, including financial and computer experts, who are to begin work from June to August.
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