About This Role
British Airways is recruiting permanent full-time direct-entry Senior First Officers based at Heathrow Airport, London, for opportunities across all fleets. The role requires a current type rating, at least 3,000 hours on a relevant multi-pilot turbojet or turboprop aircraft type excluding simulator time, recent experience, UK CAA licensing or ATPL eligibility, a Class 1 medical, ICAO English level 6, and UK work authorization or eligibility for sponsored Skilled Worker status. Successful candidates complete British Airways Senior First Officer training within 12 months and may progress through a career path toward Captain, with long-haul suitability assessed during simulator training.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Senior First Officer role is focused on delivering a world-class flight experience for British Airways passengers while performing to the highest professional standards.
- Pilots may initially join one of four long-haul fleets and can later seek transfer to another long-haul fleet or to the short-haul fleet, with progression opportunities toward Captain.
- Long-haul suitability is assessed during the simulator assessment, and a short-haul position may be offered based on the final assessment.
- Senior First Officers must complete the required British Airways Senior First Officer training packages within 12 months of joining.
- The wider career path includes Captain, training co-pilot or captain, training standards captain, management, project work and operational management.
What We Offer
British Airways offers a competitive rewards and benefits package including dynamic career development, varied roster patterns, a company pension with employer contributions of up to 15%, worldwide staff travel, access to five fleet types after the initial freeze, life insurance, and a company-funded, non-bonded conversion course or type rating.Benefits also include discounted airfares for friends and family, selected retail, hotel and car-hire discounts, voluntary benefits, private medical cover, technology, cycle-to-work and electric or plug-in hybrid car schemes.Staff travel includes unlimited basic and premium standby tickets, discounted Hotline airfares, and an Annual Bookable Concession after six months.Additional benefits include Gymflex, flexible benefits such as critical illness, childcare, dental and healthcare cover, an electric car scheme after 12 months, and discounted Heathrow Express tickets.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a current type rating and have a minimum of 3,000 hours on a relevant aeroplane type, with simulator time excluded. Relevant experience must have been gained within the previous 12 months. Candidates need a UK Part-FCL licence with an ATPL(A), or must meet the hours requirements to obtain one
- the current type rating does not need to be recorded on the UK licence, but the candidate must retain a UK fATPL(A) or ATPL(A) and must not have surrendered the UK licence to obtain an EASA or ICAO licence. Relevant aircraft are defined as multi-pilot turbojet aircraft certified to CS-25 or an equivalent airworthiness code, or multi-pilot turboprop aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of at least 10 tonnes or more than 19 passenger seats. Applicants must hold a UK-issued CAA Class 1 medical with at least six months remaining at joining, speak and write English at ICAO level 6, satisfy the stated height and physical requirements, meet British Airways uniform standards, and hold the required passport and UK work authorization. British Airways can sponsor a Skilled Worker Visa for this campaign. Candidates must also meet the specified swimming, water-treading, lifejacket and life-raft self-rescue standards. ATPL requirements must be met when applying, although licence upgrading may be completed during the type rating.