Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- Emirates, the world's largest airline, is expanding its fleet by adding several aircraft in the coming years, with chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum announcing 131 vacancies for various posts.

According to the Khaleej Times, the Emirates Group has 124,000 employees. "The airline plans to have 5,000 pilots onboard in the next eight to 10 years," Adel Al Redha, deputy president and chief operating officer (COO) of Emirates Airlines, said.

Some of the vacancies in Dubai's flagship carrier are as follows.

Direct Entry Captain

Candidates aspiring to be direct entry captains at Emirates A350 or A380 need to have a minimum of 7,000 hours flying time in multi-crew, multi-engine aircraft (only time in the operati...