Airline pilot positions represent the pinnacle of commercial aviation careers, offering opportunities to fly sophisticated aircraft across domestic and international routes. From regional carriers operating turboprop and regional jets to major legacy airlines flying wide-body aircraft, airline pilots enjoy structured career progression, competitive compensation packages, and comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and travel privileges.
Most airline positions require an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) with 1,500 total flight hours, though some regional carriers may hire pilots with lower minimums under specific programs. Type ratings for aircraft like the Boeing 737, Airbus A320 family, or wide-body equipment are typically provided by the hiring airline. Experience requirements vary significantly, with regional airlines often serving as stepping stones to major carrier positions.
AeroScout aggregates airline pilot opportunities from hundreds of carriers worldwide, from established legacy airlines to emerging low-cost carriers and cargo operators. Our platform provides real-time access to the most current openings, helping pilots at every experience level find their next airline position efficiently.
100 Airline Pilot Jobs Available Now
First Officer - ATR-42DHL
ATR-42First OfficerGuatemala CityNon-type rated
Total Time250 hrs
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Captain ATR 72-600NAYSA
ATR 72-600CaptainFuerteventuraType-rated
Total Time1,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Captain ATR-42DHL
ATR-42CaptainGuatemala CityType-rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Captain C909Air Cambodia
C909CaptainPhnom PenhType-rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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Captain A320Vietravel Airlines
A320CaptainHo Chi Minh CityType-rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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First Officer A320Vietravel Airlines
A320FFirst OfficerHo Chi Minh CityType-rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
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Pilot Cadet - A320SalamAir
A320First OfficerMuscatNon-type rated
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Saab 340 CaptainLink Airways
Saab 340CaptainBrisbane, AustraliaType-rated
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Part 135 Line Pilot - Cessna 208 CaravanReliable Airlines
Cessna 208 CaravanCaptainAlbuquerque, NMNon-type rated
Total Time1,200 hrs
Salary$75,000-$100,000/yr
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PilotNorthern Territory Air Services (NTAS)
Cessna 208 / PA31 ChieftainFirst OfficerCairns, Australia / Alice Springs, AustraliaNon-type rated
Total Time750 hrs
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First Officer Dash 8-300Voyageur Aviation Corp.
Dash 8-300First OfficerNorth Bay, ONType-rated
Total Time750 hrs
PIC150 hrs
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Test PilotAirbus
CaptainTianjin AreaType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Second Officer B737NGFlyDubai
B737NGSecond OfficerDubaiNon-type rated
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BE-1900 Captain Location TBDAmeriflight
BE-1900CaptainUSAType-rated
Total Time1,800 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$87,006/yr
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Kaptain B737 – BuzzRyanair
B737CaptainGdansk, Katowice, Kaunas, Krakow, Poznan, Vilnius, Wroclaw AirportType-rated
Total Time3,500 hrs
PIC800 hrs
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ATR Captain (Home Base)Empire Airlines
ATRCaptainUSANon-type rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$110,032-$117,936/yr
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First Officer B737NGJetconnect
B737NGFirst OfficerAucklandNon-type rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
PIC250 hrs
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Pilot in Command T303 CrusaderBackcountry Aviation
T303CaptainPacific NorthwestType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
PIC500 hrs
Salary$100,000/yr
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First Officer - Various AircraftNetwork Aviation
A320, F100First OfficerPerthNon-type rated
Total Time500 hrs
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Direct Entry First Officer - Various AircraftQantasLink
First OfficerAdelaideNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time500 hrs
Salary$51,513-$61,348/yr
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First Officer A220National Jet Systems
A220First OfficerBrisbaneNon-type rated
Total Time500 hrs
PIC200 hrs
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EMB-120 Captain Cargo PilotAmeriflight
EMB-120CaptainSpokane, WAType-rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$97,091/yr
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Captain A350Edelweiss Air
A350CaptainSwitzerlandType-rated
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,500 hrs
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Captain A320 familyBeOnd
A320 familyCaptainMaldivesType-rated
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,500 hrs
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Captain E170/E190BA CityFlyer
E170/E190CaptainLondonNon-type rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
Salary$86,782/yr
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Captain ATR 72-500/600Green Africa Airways
ATR 72-500/600CaptainLagosType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time6,000 hrs
PIC2,000 hrs
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First Officer A320 familyBeOnd
A320First OfficerMaldivesType-rated
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Head of Operations & Chief Pilot - Cessna 208 CaravanWilderness
C208CaptainNairobiType-rated
Total Time1,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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First Officer A320 familyFLYYO
A320 familyFirst OfficerBucharestType-rated
Total Time200 hrs
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Captain A320 familyNile Air
A320 familyCaptainCairoType-rated
Total Time3,700 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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First Officer B737NGCorendon Airlines
B737NGFirst OfficerCologneType-rated
Total Time500 hrs
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Direct Entry Captain & First OfficerFlyPelican
Jetstream 32CaptainNewcastle, NSW, AustraliaNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$78,000-$0/yr
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CopilotoVolaris
First OfficerAlvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México, MX, 01260Non-type rated
Total Time220 hrs
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Ab Initio Cadet Pilot (Singapore)Singapore Airlines
PilotSingaporeNon-type rated
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Captain B737 ClassicAir Horizont
B737 ClassicCaptainPortugalType-rated
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Captain - Dash 6 Twin OtterMaldivian
DHC-6CaptainMaleType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC2,500 hrs
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Test PilotAirbus
A220, A320CaptainMobile Area, ALNon-type rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
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Direct Entry Captain A330National Airlines
A330CaptainOrlando, FLType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Captain ATR-72Norra
ATR-72CaptainHelsinkiNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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First OfficerJazz Aviation
CRJ / Dash 8First OfficerTorontoNon-type rated
Total Time500 hrs
Salary$40,001/yr
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First Officer A320 FamilyMarabu
A320 FamilyFirst OfficerHamburgType-rated
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Challenger 350-3500 Captains – BergamoRyanair
Challenger 350-3500CaptainBergamoNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$136,512/yr
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Captain RJ - Montreal/OttawaSummit Air
RJCaptainMontreal, QCNon-type rated
Total Time4,000 hrs
PIC2,500 hrs
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Captain A320 familyBritish Airways
A320CaptainLondonNon-type rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
Salary$99,840-$147,788/yr
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Line CaptainCASAIR
Metroliner, Navajo, Cessna Conquest IICaptainPerth, AustraliaType-rated
Total Time2,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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First Officer B737FLy4
B737First OfficerDublinType-rated
Total Time1,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
Salary$81,000-$92,422/yr
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First Officer A320Unknown Airline (via Flight Crew International)
A320First OfficerSouth East AsiaType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
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Captain E190Air Peace
E190CaptainNigeriaNon-type rated
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$145,800/yr
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Captain B737-300/400/500Air Peace
B737-300/400/500CaptainNigeriaType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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First Officer B767DHL Air (UK)
B767First OfficerEast MidlandsNon-type rated
Total Time500 hrs
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First Officer - Various AircraftAzul Linhas Aéreas
Multiple (MLTE/MNTE)First OfficerBarueri, São PauloNon-type rated
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First OfficerKalitta Air
First Officer Ypsilanti, MI, USNon-type rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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Direct Entry Captain ATR-72AeroItalia
ATR-72CaptainBergamoType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time4,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Cessna 208 Training & Checking PilotHinterland Aviation
Cessna 208CaptainCairns, AustraliaType-rated
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FOPS Training CoordinatorRyanair
Santry, DublinNon-type rated
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First Officer B777Air Peace
B777First OfficerNigeriaType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
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Second Officer A320Jet2.com
A320Second OfficerUKType-rated
Total Time100 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Second Officer A320Air Arabia
A320Second OfficerMoroccoNon-type rated
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Captain A320Kuwait Airways
A320CaptainKuwait CityType-rated
Total Time6,000 hrs
PIC2,000 hrs
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First Officer B737 MAXCopa Airlines
B737 MAXFirst OfficerPanama CityNon-type rated
Total Time1,000 hrs
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Captain B737NGTransavia
B737NGCaptainBrusselsType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,500 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$142,560/yr
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Captain Dash 7Air Tindi Ltd.
Dash 7CaptainYellowknifeNon-type rated
Total Time4,000 hrs
PIC2,500 hrs
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First Officer A320 familyIndiGo
A320First OfficerDelhiNon-type rated
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Captain ATR-72IndiGo
ATR-72CaptainDelhiType-rated
Total Time2,000 hrs
PIC2,000 hrs
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First Officer B737NGTransavia
B737NGFirst OfficerBrusselsType-rated
Total Time500 hrs
PIC500 hrs
Salary$72,576-$80,352/yr
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Second Officer B737Jet2.com
B737Second OfficerUKType-rated
Total Time500 hrs
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Direct Entry First Officer A320Edelweiss Air
A320First OfficerZurichType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time1,800 hrs
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First Officer A320LATAM Airlines
A320First OfficerBogotáNon-type rated
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Fast Track Upgrade to Command A320 - type rated or non-type rated (permanent, all genders) - Let's create an airline together!Lufthansa City Airlines
A320CaptainMunich, DE, Frankfurt a.M., DENon-type rated
Total Time4,500 hrs
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Direct Entry Freelance Commander A350 (all genders)Edelweiss Air
A350CaptainZürich/Kloten, CHType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,500 hrs
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Type Rated First Officer B737LOT Polish Airlines
B737First OfficerWarsawType-rated
Total Time200 hrs
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First Officer A320KM Malta Airlines
A320First OfficerMaltaType-rated
Total Time1,000 hrs
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First Officer A330ASL Aviation Holdings
A330First OfficerNetherlandsType-rated
Total Time2,000 hrs
PIC500 hrs
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First Officer - E-Jet family E170/190Mexicana de Aviacion
E170/190First OfficerMexico CityNon-type rated
Total Time300 hrs
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Ab Initio Cadet Pilot (Singapore)Singapore Airlines
Second OfficerSingaporeNon-type rated
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Captain - Dash 8Great North Airlines
Dash 8-100/300CaptainKitchener, OntarioNon-type rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
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First Officer - Jetstream 31/32AIS Airlines
Jetstream 31/32First OfficerLelystadNon-type rated
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Direct Entry First Officer A350 (100%, all genders)Edelweiss Air
A350First OfficerZürich/Kloten, CHType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time2,000 hrs
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Cessna 208 Caravan CaptainAirlink
Cessna 208 CaravanCaptainCairns, QLD, AustraliaType-rated
PIC1,000 hrs
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First Officer A220 - type-rated or experienced on other types (permanent, all genders) - Let’s create an airline together!Lufthansa City Airlines
A220First OfficerFrankfurt a.M., DEType-rated
Total Time500 hrs
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Captain A220/A320 - type rated or non-type rated (permanent, all genders)Lufthansa City Airlines
A220/A320CaptainFrankfurt a.M., DE, Munich, DENon-type rated
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Aircraft PilotLOT Polish Airlines
CS25First OfficerWarsawType-rated
Total Time200 hrs
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Cadet Pilot Program 2026Scoot
Second OfficerSingapore HQNon-type rated
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Captain A330ASL Aviation Holdings
A330CaptainNetherlandsType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC5,000 hrs
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First Officer E95Air Serbia
E190/E195First OfficerBelgradeType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
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Direct Entry Captain E195 (TR/NTR)SAS Scandinavian Airlines
E195CaptainCopenhagenType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$109,428-$112,610/yr
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Direct Entry Captain (All Genders) - Join the growth of a dynamic airline as a Captain - Italian language not requiredAIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee
CaptainFlorence Airport (FLR), IT, Venice Airport (VCE), ITNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,500 hrs
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Captain A320 (all genders, wings pattern model) - type rated/non type ratedEurowings
A320CaptainPrague, CZ, Warsaw, PL, Gdansk, PL, Krakow, PL, Wroclaw, PLNon-type ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
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Ready Entry First Officer Shorthaul (100%, all genders) - Ready Entry First Officer (100%, all genders)Swiss International Air Lines AG
First OfficerZürich-Airport, CHNon-type rated
Total Time600 hrs
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Captain - Airbus Wide bodyEtihad Airways
Airbus Wide BodyCaptainAbu DhabiType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time7,000 hrs
PIC2,500 hrs
Salary$181,987/yr
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ATR Captain (GTF)Empire Airlines
ATRCaptainGreat Falls, MTType-rated
Total Time2,500 hrs
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$110,032-$117,936/yr
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Captain21Air
CaptainNon-type ratedDirect Entry
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Direct Entry First Officer A320 (100%, all genders)Swiss International Air Lines AG
A320First OfficerZürich-Airport, CHType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time800 hrs
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Direct Entry First Officer A330 (100%, all genders)Swiss International Air Lines AG
A330First OfficerZürich-Airport, CHType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time800 hrs
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Captain A320Avion Express
A320CaptainEuropeType-rated
Total Time3,000 hrs
PIC250 hrs
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Q400 TRI (Type Rating Instructor)Unknown West African Airline
Q400InstructorWest AfricaType-rated
PIC1,000 hrs
Salary$96,000/yr
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B747 First OfficerUnknown Operator
B747-400First OfficerUKType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
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B787 CaptainVietnam Airlines
B787CaptainHo Chi Minh CityType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time5,000 hrs
PIC2,000 hrs
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First Officer A350Air Mauritius
A350First OfficerMauritiusType-rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
Salary$96,000/yr
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A320 CaptainConfidential
A320CaptainSouth East AsiaType-ratedDirect Entry
Total Time4,500 hrs
PIC1,500 hrs
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the minimum requirements for airline pilot jobs?
Most airline pilot positions require an ATPL with 1,500 total flight hours, a first-class medical certificate, and the ability to obtain required security clearances. Many airlines prefer candidates with turbine experience, though some regional carriers offer pathways for pilots meeting reduced ATP minimums.
How much do airline pilots earn?
Airline pilot salaries vary significantly by carrier size and experience level. Regional airline first officers typically start around $40,000-60,000 annually, while major airline captains can earn $200,000-300,000+ per year. Most airlines offer comprehensive benefits packages including health insurance, retirement contributions, and travel privileges.
What is the typical career progression for airline pilots?
Airline pilots typically progress from regional airline first officer to regional captain, then to major airline first officer and eventually major airline captain. This progression often takes 10-15 years and depends on factors like airline growth, retirements, and individual performance.
Do airlines provide type rating training?
Yes, most airlines provide type rating training for their aircraft as part of the hiring process. This training is typically conducted at the airline's training facility or approved training centers and includes ground school, simulator sessions, and line training with experienced captains.
What types of schedules do airline pilots work?
Airline pilot schedules vary by carrier and route structure, typically involving monthly bid systems where pilots select preferred trips. Domestic pilots often fly 3-4 day trips, while international pilots may work longer trips with extended layovers. Most airlines guarantee minimum monthly hours and days off per month.