About This Role
Brussels Airlines is recruiting cadet pilots for Prom 4 (2027) of its MPL Cadet Program, run with training partner Skywings Flight Training. No flying experience is needed. The full-time training lasts 19 months, based at Antwerp Airport with part of it possibly at a fair-weather base in Spain, and ends with an EASA MPL licence and an Airbus A320 type rating. Graduates get a First Officer contract with Brussels Airlines on the A320 fleet, starting with line training under a training captain. The partially sponsored programme costs EUR 112,500 (VAT included), paid in three instalments. Shortlisted candidates take aptitude, English, psychological, maths and physics tests and an HR interview. Application deadline: 1 November 2026.
Duties & Responsibilities
- 19-month full-time MPL training with Skywings Flight Training at Antwerp Airport, partly possibly at a fair-weather base in Spain
- Training occasionally takes place at weekends and outside office hours; it cannot be combined with a side job
- After graduation, line training with a training captain and a final line check before full release as First Officer
What We Offer
First Officer contract with Brussels Airlines on the Airbus A320 fleet after successful completionPartially sponsored training: EUR 112,500 (VAT included) in 3 instalments, covering all training costs except landing fees, the Antwerp Airport security badge and the initial Class 1 medicalAccommodation and transport included for training at the fair-weather base in SpainEASA MPL licence with an A320 type rating, which becomes an ATPL after 1,500 flight hours
Requirements
- Passport of a European Union member state
- Fluent English (oral and written)
- Fluent French and/or Dutch (oral and written)
- Able to obtain an EASA Class 1 medical certificate before the training starts
- Certificate of good conduct
- Proof of completed secondary education
- No flying experience or aviation knowledge needed
- Upload with the application: CV, motivation letter, certificate of good conduct and secondary school diploma (if completed)
About Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is the home carrier of Belgium and a network airline of the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance, founded in 2002 and 100% owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG. From Brussels Airport it flies to more than 85 destinations, 17 of them in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it also carries cargo (sold by Lufthansa Cargo) and handles the daily maintenance of its fleet.