PILOTS,
WE NEED EU.
Make it easyJet.
Get all the benefits,
None of the night stops
None of the night stops
One of the freshest fleets in the world on your doorstep. The latest safety tech at your fingertips. And the absolute best people at your side.
Our team of Captains and Co-Pilots connect people to what they love and where they want to go – helping us build Europe’s leading network. Which is great for us – and even better for you. Make a career for yourself with opportunity, variety and progression, all backed up by our excellent safety record, job stability and a great work-life balance.
Captains
Take your seat on the left. You’ll make the key flight decisions and safety will be your top priority. You’ll be maintaining the highest standards from this seat and keeping our crew and passengers safe. The legroom’s pretty good too.
Got what it takes?
You’ll already be working as a Captain and have ambitions to fly higher in your career. You’ll also have plenty of Orange Spirit. That’s the stuff that makes us easyJet. It’s the fast-thinking, straight-talking, real-world attitude that means we welcome everyone, meet problems head-on and always have each other’s backs.
Minimum requirements
Type Rated Captains: at least 4,000 flying hours, with 1,000 PIC hours on A320
Non-Type Rated Captains: at least 4,000 flying hours with 1,000 PIC hours on jet aircraft over 30T MTOW
Take your seat on the left. You’ll make the key flight decisions and safety will be your top priority. You’ll be maintaining the highest standards from this seat and keeping our crew and passengers safe. The legroom’s pretty good too.
Minimum requirements
Type Rated Captains: at least 4,000 flying hours, with 1,000 PIC hours on A320
Non-Type Rated Captains: at least 4,000 flying hours with 1,000 PIC hours on jet aircraft over 30T MTOW
You’ll already be working as a Captain and have ambitions to fly higher in your career. You’ll also have plenty of Orange Spirit. That’s the stuff that makes us easyJet. It’s the fast-thinking, straight-talking, real-world attitude that means we welcome everyone, meet problems head-on and always have each other’s backs.
Co-Pilots
Yours is the right-hand seat. The view from up here is impressive. It could change your whole career perspective. You’ll be ranked Second Officer, First Officer or Senior First Officer (it depends on your experience and flying hours). But whatever level you start at, your route to command is going to be a lot faster than at most other airlines.
We aim to spot talent early and promote from within. So, you’ll have plenty of chances for progression including management roles, air safety investigations and other opportunities.
Got what it takes?
You’ll share our commitment to safety and you’ll have what we call Orange Spirit. That’s the stuff that makes us easyJet. We meet problems head-on and talk about them and we always have each other’s backs.
Minimum requirements
Type Rated Co-Pilots: at least 500 hours on A320
Non-Type Rated Co-Pilots: at least 500 flying hours on aircraft over 10T MTOW
Yours is the right-hand seat. The view from up here is impressive. It could change your whole career perspective. You’ll be ranked Second Officer, First Officer or Senior First Officer (it depends on your experience and flying hours). But whatever level you start at, your route to command is going to be a lot faster than at most other airlines.
We aim to spot talent early and promote from within. So, you’ll have plenty of chances for progression including management roles, air safety investigations and other opportunities.
Minimum requirements
Type Rated Co-Pilots: at least 500 hours on A320
Non-Type Rated Co-Pilots: at least 500 flying hours on aircraft over 10T MTOW
You’ll share our commitment to safety and you’ll have what we call Orange Spirit. That’s the stuff that makes us easyJet. We meet problems head-on and talk about them and we always have each other’s backs.
NOT QUALIFIED YET? LEARN ABOUT BECOMING A NEW PILOT
There’s no other career quite like being a pilot.
And there’s no other place quite like easyJet to do it.
We’ve put together a guide to walk you through it all.
It’s time for your dreams to take off.
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"Always something new to learn and play with, which is great"
With a fleet of aircraft that's constantly being updated and a wide mixture of routes, Duncan can't imagine anywhere better to fly than with easyJet.
"We are always looking out for each other"
With a great variety of of routes, opportunities to expand your career, and being able to fly his Mum and Dad - Craig is really enjoying his first flying job!
"It's an airline that wants to get the best out of you"
As James discovered, being part of easyJet means joining a team that's every bit as passionate about flying as you are.
"There's very good opportunities to develop"
As one of our longest serving pilots, Base Captain Mike has been able to enjoy a career packed full of variety and progression, all from his home in Glasgow.
"So you want to become a pilot?"
Hear from Kate, one of our incredible captains, on her journey to becoming a pilot.
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GET THERE FASTER
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GET THERE FASTER
How does reducing career progression time from 15 years to 5 years sound? You could be sitting in the Captain’s seat a lot sooner than you think.
GET MORE BALANCE
Fancy having a life outside the flight deck? That’s easy. We’re a short haul airline, so you’ll know your schedule weeks in advance and you’ll rarely have to worry about night stops.
GET MORE BALANCE
Fancy having a life outside the flight deck? That’s easy. We’re a short haul airline, so you’ll know your schedule weeks in advance and you’ll rarely have to worry about night stops.
GET THE BEST
Love to work with the latest tech? Us too. Our young Airbus fleet is top of the range. Want to pilot an A320neo? You’re in the right place.
GET THE BEST
Love to work with the latest tech? Us too. Our young Airbus fleet is top of the range. Want to pilot an A320neo? You’re in the right place.
Learning and development
Whether you join us with years of experience as a Captain or are new to the career and hungry to take flight, we’ll train you up the easyJet way.
Where our Pilots bases are
HOW TO APPLY
Our application and recruitment process aims to be as straightforward as we are. We want you to get to know us, and we want to get to know you.
Got a question? You're in the right place
We’ve answered some common questions below, but if there’s anything we’ve missed just email PilotRecruitment@easyJet.com
It’s really easy. Just click the ‘Apply’ button on the vacancy you like the sound of. The system will guide you step by step from there.
Forgotten your login? It happens to the best of us. Just use the ‘Forgotten Password’ prompt on the login page and we’ll email it to you. Check you’re using the ‘Login’ button and not the ‘New User’ button though.
All our current opportunities are listed on our Careers website.
If you can’t find the base you want, it means we’re not recruiting there right now. Register your interest by creating a general profile on this website instead and we’ll let you know when something comes up.
You can only apply for one base at a time, so pick your first choice. At the Assessment Centre you can let us know if you’re also interested in being based elsewhere.
We’ll review your application against the current requirements and screening criteria for the role. Remember to upload a CV that clearly details a breakdown of your aviation employment history and evidence of all minimum entry criteria for the role.
You’ll also need to upload some additional documents, including a copy of your passport, medical, license, and logbook.
For our Direct Entry Co-Pilots and Captains, Assessment Centres will take place in one of our Training Centres (London Gatwick or Milan). It will consist of both a Technical (SIM) Assessment and a Non-Technical Assessment. We’ll send you all the details beforehand. Cadet assessment takes place online using Microsoft Teams.
Yes, we will contact you via email once we have reviewed your application.
You’ll need to leave it 12 months before reapplying if you have been unsuccessful at either your Technical (SIM) Assessment or Non-Technical Assessment. If you’re unsuccessful as a Cadet on your Non-Technical Assessment, you’ll need to wait 6 months before trying again.
Absolutely. Please contact the Pilot Recruitment Team at PilotRecruitment@easyJet.com who will be happy to help.
No. As a low-cost airline, we don’t offer any travel or accommodation costs.
