Aviation jobs in South Africa

It s an exciting time to join Etihad. With ambitious plans to fly to more destinations than ever before, we're investing heavily in our future to make Etihad even stronger. We re transforming the aviation industry through creativity, innovation, and sustainability, pushing the boundaries to create a world of thoughtful choices for our guests on every journey. And just as we aspire to create meaningful experiences for our guests, we re equally committed to delivering a remarkable, thoughtful employee experience.

Abu Dhabi has been ranked first on the world s safest cities list in 2025, which makes joining us not just a career move with endless progression opportunities inside and beyond the cockpit, but also a great lifestyle choice for you and your family. Enjoy tax-free salaries, concessionary travel, health insurance, gym memberships, and more. Combine this with the chance to build a life in the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of Abu Dhabi, and you ve got an exciting new adventure awaiting you!

What we offer

We offer a competitive annual package, which includes your basic salary, flying pay, housing allowance to secure your dream home of your choice, and layover and meal allowances. There is the opportunity to earn up to 637,304 AED (USD 171,589) tax-free per annum based on 75 hours of flying per month. There are annual increments to the salary based on performance and we also offer additional benefits, including:

Education allowance of AED 40,000 for primary and AED 55,000 for secondary, for up to 3 children

42 days of annual leave

Industry-leading staff travel benefits and access to Etihad s exclusive iSave discount

Accidental and life insurance coverage

The role

Responsibility for the safety and security of all crew members, passengers and cargo on board

Responsibility for the operation and safety of the aircraft from the moment the aircraft is first ready to move for the purpose of taxiing prior to take-off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight and the engine(s) used as primary propulsion units are shut down

Take all reasonable measures to ensure that all persons carried in the aircraft obey all lawful commands for the purpose of securing the safety of the aircraft and of persons or property carried there in

Operate efficiently in accordance with company fuel policy

Ensure On Time Performance

What you ll bring

To be considered, you will need to meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of 7000 hours total flying time
• A minimum of 2500 PIC hours on multi crew, glass cockpit (1) jet aircraft
• A minimum of 1500 PIC hours on any Airbus wide-body FBW
• Type rating on any Airbus FBW should be valid for a minimum of 2 months at the time of joining
• Unrestricted and current ICAO ATPL
• Flown any Airbus FBW within the last 12 months
• If current on A320, a previous type-rating of A350/A380 is required
• Unrestricted and current Class 1 medical
• 59 years maximum age on date of joining.
• English Language Fluency (written and verbal) Level 4 or higher
• In case of hours accumulated on flights with inflight relief, 75% of the total hours shall be counted towards the required minimum

(1) Glass Cockpit: aircraft with a FMS coupled to APFDS

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