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Be proud to fly for Jet2.com!

Join Jet2.com and you’ll be part of one of Glassdoor’s Top 50 Best Places to Work in the UK! We’re an award-winning Airline and Tour Operator – the Which? Travel brand of the year and the top-rated Airline for customer satisfaction.

We’re proud to offer our Pilots a great salary and benefits package, an array of rostering services such as roster protection windows and extended rest periods every month, as well as merit-based career development. Our time to Command is excellent and there are several opportunities to develop your skills and experience in a secondary role alongside your flying.

We take people on holiday!

Our Pilots play a vital role in helping us deliver on our family friendly ethos - a comfortable and secure environment on board, coupled with great service and fabulous holiday destinations at great value prices.

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Experienced Pilot Recruitment is LIVE!

We are delighted to open our Pilot Recruitment campaign for Summer '23!

We have opportunities across many of our Bases and Aircraft Fleets as we start recruiting ahead for the Summer '23 season. All of our vacancies will be advertised on the careers site and assessments will start at the end of June.

We are proud to work for Jet2.com and hope you will join us in the next stage of our journey!

Our opportunities

We are delighted to once again open recruitment for experienced Pilots to join our team

We are looking for Pilots who understand great Customer Service and who will take pride in delivering it at every opportunity, showing energy, passion and helping us to make sure that our all-important customers Have a Lovely Holiday with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays!!

Application Process
Pilot Licence information

Our Entry Requirements

What you need in order to apply

Direct Entry Captains

  • Minimum 3,000 hours Total flying time (factorised)
  • In excess of 1,000 hours Command flying time (Factorised) on a B737/B757 or A321 Aircraft, or a similar size and configuration Commercial Jet Aircraft
  • Valid UK Part-FCL issued Pilots Licence
  • Valid UK issued Class 1 Medical - minimum of 6 months validity when joining
  • The unrestricted right to work in the UK
  • English Language proficiency – minimum level 5

First Officers

  • Minimum 500 hours Total flying time including:
  • Experience on a medium to heavy Commercial Multi Crew, Multi Engine Jet or Turboprop aircraft, or Military flying experience
  • If Type Rated on the B737/B757 or A321 – in excess of 500 hours flying time on type
  • Valid UK Part-FCL issued Pilots Licence
  • Valid UK issued Class 1 Medical - minimum of 6 months validity when joining
  • The unrestricted right to work in the UK
  • English Language proficiency – minimum level 5

Pilot Apprentices

  • Valid UK Part-FCL issued Pilots Licence
  • Valid UK issued Class 1 Medical - minimum of 6 months validity when joining
  • Completed an APS MCC course, or a Jet Orientation Course (JOC) & Multi-Crew Co-operation course (MCC)
  • Strong ATPL results and Training record
  • Have successfully completed a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (ME-IR)
  • The unrestricted right to work in the UK
  • English Language proficiency – minimum level 5
Our Bases

Benefits & Crew Development

Jet2.com is a Multi-Award-Winning Leisure Airline and one that colleagues are proud to fly for.

We provide unrivalled customer service and have demonstrated throughout the pandemic that we will do the right thing for colleagues and customers alike. This is an Airline where Colleagues are valued, supported, and work as one team to deliver the best for our customers.

Career progression is not seniority based - we reward talent and hard work.

Read on to discover more insight into Pilot specific benefits, lifestyle, and careers paths available

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Apprentice Scheme

Our Pilot Apprentice scheme is all about getting to know our business, our ethos and our customers.

You will gain experience across a number of business areas, learning new skills and building relationships with colleagues. Over the course of the programme, you will spend time working in one of our bases as well as flying as Cabin Crew. On successful completion of the scheme, you will undertake a fully bonded Type Rating and join our fleet as a Second Officer with many exciting career development opportunities to follow.

The minimum entry requirements for the Pilot Apprentice Scheme are a UK issued Frozen ATPL Pilots Licence, completion of a Multi Engine Instrument Rating, a current UK issued Class 1 Medical Certificate and completion of an APS MCC Course, or a Multi Crew Co-operation (MCC) & Jet Orientation (JOC) course.

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