BA Cityflyer Direct Entry Pilot

British Airways PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK airline is looking for skilled pilots to join their team at London City Airport. Successful candidates must possess a UK Part-FCL Licence or an EASA licence with specific conversion requirements. The role involves ensuring exceptional customer flight experiences and maintaining professional standards. Benefits include a competitive rewards package, career development opportunities, and immediate staff travel privileges. Candidates should have a minimum of 500 hours flight time on a Multi Pilot Aircraft and a valid Class 1 medical certificate.

Benefits

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Private Medical Cover

Cycle to Work Scheme

Company Car Leasing Scheme

Staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Hold a valid UK Part-FCL Licence.
• Hold an EASA license with the required conversion.
• A minimum of 500 hours flight time on Multi Pilot Aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Provide the best flight experience to customers.
• Maintain the highest professional standards.
• Contribute to the airline's commitment to customer service.

Skills

Multi Pilot Aircraft Rating

Effective communication skills

Strong work ethic

Education

UK Part-FCL Licence

EASA Licence

Class 1 medical certificate

Job description

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This is a key time to be joining BA Cityflyer as we Build a Better Cityflyer. We take huge pride in our past - but we're looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country's creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you're made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story.

For BA Cityflyer Pilots, the customer always comes first. Your goal will be to provide the very best flight experience bringing our business and leisure customers into the heart of London.

As the leading airline at London City, we operate into a variety of destinations throughout Europe and the UK with the opportunity to night stop as part of your roster. Operating the Embraer 190 primarily from London City Airport, with its high value and sophisticated customer base, we fly in and out of one of the world's most challenging operating environments. Therefore, our pilots are required to maintain the highest professional standards.

The drive to provide industry defining standards of customer service in a demanding yet exciting environment is the aspiration we look for in our high calibre pilots.

Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA Cityflyer, but you will also have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Private Medical Cover, Cycle to Work and Company Car Leasing Scheme and of course, you'll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us.

With our commitment to sustainable employment, we arean equal opportunities employer and value diversity at BA Cityflyer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

The minimum criteria to apply are:

• Hold a UK Part-FCL Licence

or

• Hold an EASA licenceand meet the Third Country CPL and ATPL licence conversion requirements set out by the UK CAA (route 3,4,5 or 6).

Third Country CPL and ATPL licence conversion requirements from 1 January 2023 | Civil Aviation Authority (caa.co.uk)

• To be considered for BA Cityflyer, at the time of submitting your online application you must hold or have held a Multi Pilot Aircraft Rating, a minimum of 500 hours flight time or 100 route sectors on a Multi Pilot Aircraft. Avalid Class 1 medical with at least 6 months remaining at date of joining and minimum ICAO level 6.

Hours and ratings will be checked during screening and at assessment.

Please read the job description for the full criteria.

Please note:

• Candidates who were not successful at initial screening, video interview, capacity testing or assessment centre stage can now reapply for the pilot recruitment campaign after 6 months from their most recent assessment date. This change is due to the updated assessment process. Candidates who were not successful at the SIM stage must wait 12 months before reapplying for the pilot recruitment campaign.
• You may only apply to one airline within the British Airways family (British Airways, Euroflyer, or Cityflyer) at a time. If you are unsuccessful in one campaign, you will be unable to reapply to any of the three airlines within the British Airways family until the specified re-apply period has elapsed.