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Wizz Air

Low-Cost Airline

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom | London

Direct Entry Captain - A320 family

NTR

AIRBUS

A320 FAMILY

Employment - Part Time
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Minimum requirements

Total time
3500 hours
Type rating
Not required (Training Provided)
Flight time notes
  • Minimum 3.500 factorized hours*
  • Valid Instrument Rating (IR) on any multi-engine class/type
  • Valid multi-engine class or type rating
  • AND 1000 hours as Commander on Airbus FBW aircraft operating in the airline environment**
  • OR 1.500 hours on a large turbojet aircraft with a MTOM > 50.000 kg AND 1,000 hours as a Commander on aircraft with MTOM > 50,000 kg operating in airline environment **
  • *Factorized hours: Wizz Air applies factors to pilot flying hours to determine minimum requirements for Commanders. A pilot's hours flown in each category are multiplied by the applicable factor from the table you can find on http://onedoor.wizzair.com. The sum of all groups after factorization will be used to determine whether the pilot meets the minimum required experience.
  • **Simulator hours are excluded. PIC hours are pilot in command hours. This does not include PICUS hours.
Preferred time
  • A320 type rating
  • Preferably last commercial flight within the preceding 6 months***
  • ***If recency requirements are not met additional training might be applicable.
License req.
ATPL
Open to Lic. Holders
CASA, EASA, HKCAD, ICAO, NZCAA, UK CAA
Medical
Class 1
ICAO ELP level
4
Covid-19 vaccination
Not specified
Visa sponsorship
Provided

Work conditions

Roster

FOR 50% PART TIME 14/14 ROSTERS

Mostly 2-sector out-and-back days

New layover destinations with the 321XLR

Compensation and benefits

Visa sponsorship

Summary

  • Licence conversion & UK work visas offered for Captains
  • We’re offering type-rated and non-type-rated Direct Entry Captain positions with 50% - 14 on 14 off roster (or 5/4 FULL TIME) available to new joiners at our UK bases on the A321neo & A321XLR fleet.
  • 50% Captains (Part-time): £80,000-£105,000
  • Full time Captain: £155,000-£205,000
  • 1.53 years average fleet age
  • A321XLR from 2025
  • Fleet of 30+ (Growing)

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Base location

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom | London
Base location iconLGW - London
Base location icon LTN - London

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Direct Entry Captain - A320 family
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