It’s not just employers looking to fill vacant positions at the airport. It’s expected to open in the spring of 2023. He said YLW is working with BC Transit to expand the bus schedule to ensure people can arrive earlier and get to the airport on weekends.Īs well, ground will be broken this year on a new 86 space child care facility, being built in partnership with YMCA Okanagan, KF Aerospace and the provincial government. “There’s transportation issues, and there’s childcare issues and we believe we’re working towards solving both of those.” I think it would be a good start,” he said.Įlchitz acknowledges the airport needs to up its game to attract and keep workers. That’s something I’m interested in, moving up into the aviation world. “So anything physical on aircraft, driving cool vehicles, fuelling even. He’s looking for a ground-handling position. Michael stopped by the booth, and a couple of others. We also do aircraft grooming as well,” explained Braydon Wilkinson, who has worked for EA for seven years. And then we also do ground handling, which is loading baggage, marshaling in and out aircraft. “We’re a company that does above the wing, which is customer service, checking guests in and boarding them on the plane.
“We really are in a situation now where we need employees in all areas of this sector,” said Phillip Elchitz, senior manager airport operationsĪ dozen employers took part in the hiring fair, including the airport itself, two airlines, food services companies, and contractors responsible for ground support servicesĮxecutive Aviation was there looking for 10-15 new employees for a variety of roles. YLW hosted a hiring fair Wednesday, in the ground-side White Spot, which hasn’t been able to open because it doesn’t have enough employees Now that the vaccine mandate has been suspended for federally regulated workers in the aviation industry, employers at Kelowna International Airport are hoping to find some new people with the right stuff.
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