Hiring surges at Delta Air Traces with give attention to seasonal prepared reserves
The increase in hiring with seasonal reserves suggests Delta Air Lines’ willingness to reduce the high demand for travel.
- The company’s seasonal reserve job postings accounted for around 25% of total job postings in March and April 2021
- Seasonal reserve job postings are aimed at customer service agents, ticket / gate agents, freight service agents, baggage handlers and ramp operators
- The Delta Cargo team is committed to identifying innovative and aggressive revenue growth opportunities for the EMEA region
Delta Air Lines’ hiring accelerated from 101 job postings in January 2021 to 330 in April 2021. The company’s seasonal job postings accounted for roughly 25% of total job postings in March and April 2021 as the airline prepares to expand operations.
The increase in hiring with seasonal reserves suggests Delta Air Lines’ willingness to reduce the high demand for travel. The company’s seasonal on-call job postings are aimed at customer service agents, ticket / gate agents, freight carriers, baggage handlers and ramp operators, indicating that Delta Air Lines expects higher consumer demand in the summer of 2021 with an improved vaccination campaign. The company’s recent hiring trend also suggests that the airline is focusing on its cargo segment and expansion in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
The Delta Cargo team is committed to identifying innovative and aggressive revenue growth opportunities for the EMEA region. The company is building joint venture partnerships with companies such as Air France-KLM Group, Alitalia and Virgin Atlantic to maximize cargo profitability across EMEA.
The company is also optimizing its internal logistics to reduce transportation costs for technical operations, in-flight services and freight. Delta covers import and export for the US and 60 other countries and tries to adhere to the general corporate trade compliance program.
Delta quickly listed and closed jobs in March and April 2021. An example of this is the General Manager – Crew Resources (flight operations analysis and performance) job role, which was closed within seven days of posting, indicating that the company is no longer accepting applications.
Key responsibilities include supporting general managers, hospitality and service providers. SkyMiles Co-Branded Strategy, Portfolio Management; Managing Director, Health Analysis and Innovation; and brand experience co-op autumn 2021; Director, International Human Resources; General Manager, General Manager, DLCC; Trade compliance; Portfolio management and partnership strategy; and General Manager, EMEA Freight Sales, Amsterdam.
