Etihad hires 40 Alitalia pilots

Etihad Airways has recruited 40 fully-qualified pilots from Alitalia, the national airline of Italy, as part of a large-scale global campaign to hire between 500 to 600 captains and first officers over the next three years. The Alitalia pilots are in the process of transferring to Etihad under a three-year contract, with the option to become a permanent employee. Most of the pilots will begin work at Etihad before the end of the year, with the final two joining in the first two months of 2015.