For sure many of you who constantly google cabin jobs have noticed this new airline which proposes job opening these days: SMARTLYNX.
I gathered news around the net to share with you all since this new airline is still not really famous in the cabin crew world.
SmartLynx Airlines, previously LatCharter, is a charter airline based in Mārupe, Mārupe municipality, Latvia, operating flights on wet lease out (ACMI), holiday charter flights, and ad hoc passenger charter flights across Europe, Africa and Asia. It also performs flight crew training– SmartLynx ATO is a leading approved airline pilot training company in the Baltic States providing type rating courses for Airbus A320 series. In 2017 SmartLynx Airlines celebrates its 25th anniversary.
SmartLynx flight crew members represent more than 17 nationalities, speak multiple languages, and the average experience of captains is above 5300 block hours and first officers — above 1900 block hours.
Based on the aggregated financial data for 2015, with a net turnover of EUR 84.5 million which is a 9.3% increase over 2014, Latvian charter airline SmartLynx Airline is the second among passenger air carriers and third among all passenger carriers in Latvia.
Overall the number of passengers transported by SmartLynx is rapidly increasing with every year — in 2015 it reached 1.6 million, and in 2016 – 1.9 million. SmartLynx flight precision (On Time Performance) is constantly improving — in summer of 2016 this indicator reached 89% for all charter flights. The company is rapidly growing and in 2016 its turnover increased by 18%, reaching 108.4 million EUR.
The privately owned company was established in 1992 by four professional pilots and one flight engineer as LatCharter (the name derived from Latvia) and started operations in 1993 with leased Tupolev Tu-134B aircraft. The Tupolev fleet was replaced with the larger Yakovlev Yak-42 in April 2001, and then Airbus A320-200 by December 2003.
In July 2006, Loftleiðir, the aircraft lease arm of Icelandair Group, acquired a majority 55% shareholding in the LatCharter stock, and eventually the whole company. The airline expanded its fleet by adding five more A320-200 and two B767-300 aircraft in 2007. The aircraft were wet-leased to different airlines around the world. Since then the ACMI market has been company’s primary focus and it has operated for numerous carriers such as Air Malta, SBA Airlines, Finnair, Condor Flugdienst.
In 2008, commemorating the airline's 15th anniversary, it was renamed SmartLynx Airlines, new logo and livery were introduced.
In 2012 the airline was bought from Icelandair in a management buy-out and is now a completely separate entity. In 2012 the airline also formed a subsidiary Smartlynx Airlines Estonia with one Airbus A320-200 to serve the Estonian tour operators.
In 2016 a Netherlands-based investment fund became the owner of the company.
A new logo was introduced.
The fleet consists of:
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10 Airbus A320-200
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1 A321-200
(Source: Wikipedia)
As you can see from their revenue the company is growing very fast.
For the cabin crew contracts/ conditions they offer:
Monthly Fees – €300
Block Hour Fees – €5
Perdiem – €30
One year contract.
Hotel accommodation and transport on duty paid by the company.
Regarding the bases, since they are an ACMI company they have different bases around the globe depending on where they signed a contract. As far as I know they are now working for Thomas Cook and Monarch in the U.K. and Vietjet in Vietnam so you might be based in Uk or Vietnam, but this can vary as they sign new contracts around the globe.
Cabin crew requirements:
Graduated from high school
Willingness to work in service field
Caring and service oriented attitude toward employees and clients
Excellent English skills
Good swimming skills
Availability to travel on regular business trips and stay abroad on long-term
Valid European passport
Clean criminal record check
Excellent health and fitness.
How to Apply?
You can apply in two different ways:
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by showing up to one of their recruitment events:
upcoming days:
*ZAGREB
Date: 13th March
Time: 15:00
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Date: 14th March
Time: 9:00
Place: HOTEL DUBROVNIK
Ljudevita Gaja 1 (GPS - Praška 5)
Zagreb, 10 000
Please, see the link with the detailed information of the location: https://hotel-dubrovnik.hr/about-us/
(After the presentation, those who will be willing to join SmartLynx as a Cabin Crew member will be asked to stay for group tasks and interviews.)
*WARSAW
Date: 15th March
Time: 9:00
Place: Hotel Ibis Warszawa Stare Miasto
Ul. Muranowska 2
00-209 Warszawa
Please, see the link with the detailed information of the location: http://www.accorhotels.com/pl/hotel-3714-ibis-warszawa-stare-miasto-old-town/index.shtml#section-location
(After the presentation, those who will be willing to join SmartLynx as a Cabin Crew member will be asked to stay for group tasks and interviews.)
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or applying through the agency FIRST2RESOURCE (http://www.first2resource.com/)
If you meet the basic criteria you will be contacted for a telephone interview with the agency and eventually with the Smartlynx human resources team and if you pass both interviews you must go the assessment day either in the UK or somewhere else.
The salary of this company may not seem too good but remember that accommodation is paid by them which is a great advantage and you may travel to wonderful places!
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