Dubai's ambition to become the world's biggest aviation hub is creating a demand for hundreds of air traffic controllers and engineers. Dubai Air Navigation Services - a government venture between Dubai Airports and UK company Serco - employs more than 400 people in various aspects of air traffic service provision. It plans to recruit more than 100 this year as Dubai International expands and the proposed Al Maktoum International mega hub in the desert slowly takes shape.
Stephanie Hanley, human resources business partner, says the organisation is seeking professionals who "have spent five years in a busy ATC environment and are looking for a career in the Middle East". With 850 movements a day at Dubai International, the job can be demanding. DANS is not interested in "people who want to come for a few tax-free years in the sunshine", says Hanley. "We want career-minded professionals who want to work in one of the busiest and fastest growing environments."
Hanley says the launch of Al Maktoum International also provides a "unique challenge" for air traffic engineers keen to work on a greenfield site, where what could be the world's biggest airport in the next decade opens for operations this year.
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© DANSHundreds of air traffic controllers are needed in Dubai |
Source: Flight International
