Swiss firm may hire more Filipinos

Philippine officials in Switzerland recently discussed with a leading global aircraft service company the possibility of hiring more  Filipino employees as part of its expansion plans.

Ambassador Leslie Baja met with Jet Aviation senior vice president Christof Spaeth in the company’s offices in Basel, Switzerland.

“Spaeth mentioned to Baja that Jet Aviation will start hiring a wide range of employees this year, including pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and avionics experts,  to beef up its capacity expansion,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Jet Aviation provides a wide range of services, including engineering design and maintenance of executive aircraft, and is the biggest company of its kind in the world.

The company has over 5,000 employees in its facilities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

There are currently 28 Filipino executives  and employees working in Jet Aviation’s headquarters in Basel, the biggest Asian group in the company.

Most of them work as metal sheet workers while others are planning engineers and quality control inspectors.

Spaeth also mentioned that he had previously taken a good look at the Clark Freeport Zone and was keeping all options open depending on the market situation.

Baja offered the embassy’s services in helping Jet Aviation avail itself of quality manpower in the Philippines.