{"id":5780,"date":"2026-05-13T06:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:55:45","slug":"emirates-back-in-colombo-on-may-19-20-to-recruit-skilled-aircraft-technicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/emirates-back-in-colombo-on-may-19-20-to-recruit-skilled-aircraft-technicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates back in Colombo on May 19-20 to recruit skilled aircraft technicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emirates, the world\u2019s largest international and most profitable airline, is scouting for top-tier aircraft engineering and technical talent worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline\u2019s next official stop is Sri Lanka, where it is hosting roadshows in Colombo on May 19-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experienced technicians may attend the Colombo session, where Emirates\u2019 recruiters will outline details of the role, remuneration, benefits and life in Dubai. Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage directly with the airline\u2019s engineers to gain practical insights into working life, career progression and professional development within Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Emirates, aircraft technicians carry out maintenance on the airline\u2019s and third-party aircraft under the guidance of licensed aircraft engineers. An approved apprenticeship in commercial aircraft maintenance or any equivalent and at least 5 years of experience are required for the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline offers a competitive tax-free salary, eligibility for profit share, excellent medical insurance, life insurance, education allowance and concessional cargo and deeply discounted flight tickets for self, family and friends. Employees also have access to the Emirates Platinum card that offers a range of exclusive privileges and discounts to employees and dependents across thousands of brand and retail stores, clubs, clinics, hospitality outlets, locally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emirates Engineering is among the world\u2019s most technologically advanced aircraft maintenance facilities. GCAA CAR V approved, Emirates Engineering supports the airline\u2019s fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, which are the world\u2019s largest, and the fleet of 30 other airlines through third-party maintenance contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recruitment event is part of the Group\u2019s global recruitment drive to onboard professionals for multiple roles during the current financial year. The initiative underscores the Group\u2019s strategic focus on strengthening its technical capabilities and further elevating maintenance standards across its international fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates, the world\u2019s largest international and most profitable airline, is scouting for top-tier aircraft engineering&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5782,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780\/revisions\/5782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}