TAP opened a pilot recruitment process, with applications running until 4 November to respond to the launch of 11 new routes and frequencies provided reinforcement for the summer operation.
According to the published announcement will be eligible individuals of both sexes, aged between 21 and 40 years of age (inclusive), enabled with a commercial pilot license airplane and have at least 250 hours of pilot .
official source of TAP confirmed to Lusa that the recruitment of new drivers - without a set number - aims to address the need for renewal of the cadres, but also "has a lot to do with the company's growth plans."
TAP will launch 11 new routes in 2017, of which seven are in Europe, three in Africa and one in North America, announced on 04 October the CEO, Fernando Pinto, in a meeting with workers to publicize the plans for the future of the carrier.
Fernando Pinto said that the launch of new routes, which should take place "in principle in the summer", is part of the growth strategy of the privatized carrier.
Next year, TAP aims to strengthen the operation in the autonomous regions, in Porto, Lisbon and Faro, "due to the growth of tourism in Portugal."
In the presentation to employees, the manager also mentioned the intention to relaunch routes in Brazil, which had a reduction in frequency motivated by political and economic instability that is the main market of TAP, which was also very impacted by the devaluation of the real.
According to Fernando Pinto, this enhanced TAP is only possible thanks to investment in fleet renewal through the interior of 48 aircraft, budgeted at 70 million euros, and the acquisition of aircraft.