About This Role
China Eastern Airlines is recruiting the second intake of its Yuanhang pilot talent programme in Shanghai. The programme selects university graduates for paid, company-funded flight training at domestic or overseas schools, followed by flight operations and cross-functional placements. Flight training lasts approximately 2.5-3.5 years and the subsequent internal development phase approximately two years. Applications close on 31 December 2026 at 23:59 China time.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Complete flight theory and practical flight training at assigned schools.
- Obtain the required flying qualifications and develop to second-officer technical level.
- Participate in flight operations and rotations within related operational units.
- Develop combined flight and operational expertise through supervised projects.
- Undergo programme assessments and the stated exit process.
What We Offer
Salary and applicable benefits after joining.Company-funded flight training under the signed training agreementother costs are borne by trainees under school rules.Paid attendance at assigned domestic or overseas flight schools.Assignment to relevant Shanghai headquarters units.Where eligible under the programme rules, trainees who exit for medical, technical or non-personal background reasons may be assigned to suitable ground roles.
Requirements
- Chinese nationality.
- Support the stated national policies, comply with the Constitution and laws of China, and be committed to a career in civil aviation.
- 2027 domestic bachelor's or master's graduates: graduation between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027.
- 2027 overseas bachelor's or master's graduates: graduation between 1 January 2026 and 31 July 2027.
- Doctoral graduates: domestic graduation after 1 August 2023 or overseas graduation after 1 January 2023.
- Age limits: bachelor's applicants no older than 24 (born after 1 January 2002)
- master's applicants no older than 27 (born after 1 January 1999)
- doctoral applicants no older than 35 (born after 1 January 1991), using the advert's stated cutoffs.
- English CET-6 or equivalent: TEM-4, IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80.
- Height: men 173-190 cm
- women 165-175 cm, inclusive.
- Refraction between -4.50D and +3.00D, astigmatism difference no greater than 2.00D, anisometropia no greater than 2.50D.
- No colour blindness, colour weakness, night blindness, strabismus, glaucoma or restricted eye movement.
- After corneal refractive surgery: at least 90 days of observation and compliance with the stated vision criteria, including preoperative refraction limits.
- BMI 18.5-24 inclusive.
- Meet the specified Class I aviation medical and pilot-recruitment medical standards.
- Pass background checks
- previously grounded student pilots are not accepted.
Preferred Qualifications
- Science, engineering, medicine and related academic disciplines.