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IATA offers free training for laid-off cabin crew
February 11th 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said earlier this week its three-hour "Cabin Crew – Leveraging Professional Skills" online course would be offered free to laid-off airline cabin crew members to help them re-enter the job market. Read More » IATA director of training, Stéphanie Siouffi, noted tens of thousands of cabin crew members had lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. "This offering is a salute to their service to the industry. We hope to welcome them back to aviation, but for now many will need to seek opportunities to earn a livelihood in other sectors," Siouffi said in a statement. Those wishing to undertake the course free of charge had to register by February 23, IATA said.
