OSM Aviation

JANUARY 2019

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OSM AVIATION

AHEAD IN THE CLOUDS Getting ahead and standing out in the highly competitive aviation industry isn’t easy, as many have found to their cost, but OSM Aviation has taken a different approach, carving itself a niche so specialist that it has soared to the top almost instantaneously.

WRITTEN BY AMY BUXTON

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Think back to the last flight that you took. Now

consider which elements of the experience transformed it from just another journey into a pleasurable experience in its own right. It was the professionals that ensured your comfort and safety, wasn’t it? Of course it was, because flight deck and cabin crews are the glue that hold any airline together, but rarely are they given the praise or recognition that they deserve, - until now.

O

SM Aviation not only recognises the business-critical

manage to really harness the results that OSM Aviation does. The

importance of hiring aircrew that are dependable, experienced

reason for this is that recruitment is just the tip of the iceberg in

and capable of representing international brands to the

terms of services provided, with an integrated roster of support

highest standard, it has actively removed this burden from airlines.

systems in place to maintain high standards.

OSM Aviation is the first company to offer total crew

OSM Aviation supports airlines to continuously stay agile and

management, a full range of services including recruitment, training,

legally compliant in all areas of Recruitment, Training, Planning and

and management to planning and execution of both flight deck and

HR. Through utilizing the opportunities of the global work market,

cabin crew.

operators can outperform market competition by recruiting and

This is the future of the aviation industry. No longer will specialist industries need to concern themselves with identifying,

hiring highly qualified Air Crew to render services to airlines, on permanent contracts worldwide.

developing and retaining talent, as there will be experts on hand to

Despite having only been in operation since 2013, OSM Aviation

do all of that for them, with OSM Aviation very much leading the

has quickly risen through the ranks to become a trusted partner

way for the aviation sector.

to some of the world’s largest and most respected airlines, while

A NAME TO TRUST OSM acknowledges that it operates alongside a philosophy that “It’s all about people” and it shows. Considering not only the rights of the air professionals that it works with, but also the experiences

boasting a staffing contingent of 6000. Quite an achievement for any new organisation, but in this case, the management framework was just too strong to ever fail.

A MEETING OF MINDS

of every airline’s end user, the passengers, there is a concurrent

Having celebrated an illustrious career in the air as a Captain and

theme of making sure that satisfaction is guaranteed. As recipes for

Chief Flight Instructor, Espen Høiby decided to change the industry

success go, this one is fairly straightforward and yet, few operations

he loved, from the ground up. He partnered with Bjørn Tore Larsen,

OSM AVIATION the founder of OSM Maritime, a comparable management specialist

operators need, accessibility, simplicity and quality. As a specialist

for the maritime industry, which led to OSM Aviation taking flight,

company concentrating on crew management, we help to strengthen the competitiveness of our customers while offering employees

“OSM Aviation entered the market in 2013, with a wish to

predictability with competitive pay and working conditions, and

renew the aviation industry, by introducing a new business model

by being globally present, utilizing from our economies of scale,

of how to employ, attract and manage crews as a long-term and

maintaining stabile recruitment across markets and having local

responsible employer.”

knowledge of the places, the people and the culture of where we

By simultaneously identifying and reminding airlines that their

operate provide operators with the comparative advantage and

primary concern needs to be getting the right people on their

agility they need to succeed, - and our employees with the best

aircrafts and then offering to take all of the hard work out of the

working conditions”, Høiby explains.

process, OSM Aviation quickly became the go-to name in aviation

With so many services on offer, busy and often stretched airlines

employment. Garnering an infallible reputation is no easy feat,

simply need to sit back and wait for the flight crews to arrive, on

but the team has managed it with serious aplomb, thanks to some

time, ready to work and delighted to be representing both OSM

genius business strategies,

Aviation and the client. What’s more, OSM Aviation has developed

“It was long overdue to rethink and find a new sustainable

an inspired method of keeping the staffing tanks full as it in

model on how to attract, employ and manage crew in aviation

October 2017 acquired the highly esteemed Scandinavian Aviation

for the benefit of operators and aircrew alike. Our growth serves

Academy in Sweden, rebranded it to OSM Aviation Academy and

as a strong testimony of our ability to merge the requirements

introduced a new and unique “Airline Ready Pilot” concept.

of operators and the expectations and needs of our employees

A future that keeps getting brighter

successfully. I am confident that we are moving towards even

Of course, OSM Aviation is still in the fledgling years, where

more outsourcing and specialization of services. People want, and

processes are streamlined, services are honed and the whole

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business model is made to work just that bit more efficiently, so

offer every candidate a job within OSM Aviation, so it’s a win-win

growth probably isn’t on the cards just yet. Only kidding! Hot off

situation for both us and our candidates.”

the back of a phenomenal first few years in operation, the team

Industry knowledge, firsthand experience and a desire to

is looking for new and increasingly inventive ways to ensure a

innovate is what underpins OSM Aviation, but it’s the people that

constant supply of spectacular staff and it has found the ultimate

represent the operation on the front line that guarantee their

initiative,

continued success. If you want the best, you have to give the best,

“We are excited to announce our plans to open new flight academies in the United States to educate and train ‘airline-ready pilots’. Norway’s former Minister of Transport and Communication, who is now moving to the US, will be heading up the initiative.”

This bold move comes as a result of recognising that an international pilot shortage is imminent. Forecasts show that the demand for air travel will be increasing significantly in the coming years but that qualified pilot numbers will not be able to keep up.

The OSM Aviation Academy proposal, , will certainly swing the balance more favourably, as Høiby concluded, “Our professional and integrated flight training programme, through the OSM Aviation Academy, offers dedicated candidates the possibility of getting all licenses and ratings needed to work as a commercial pilot in just 20 months. We call the concept “airlineready pilots”. Already on the onset of our training programme, we

and that’s exactly what Høiby and his team does, with the results speaking for themselves.

The next few years are going to be an exciting period of evolution for OSM Aviation, but you can be sure that whatever happens, it’s still going to be “all about people”.