Direct Entry Captain - A320 family

Type-Rated

AIRBUS A320 FAMILY

Employment - Permanent

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Minimum requirements

PIC in Type

2000 hours

Type rating

Required

Flight time notes

Must be actively flying the A320 in an airline environment

License req.

ATP, ATPL

Open to Lic. Holders

FAA, TCCA

Medical

Class 1

ICAO ELP level

Visa sponsorship

Provided

Additional requirements

Applicants must be UK or Irish citizens or have British or Irish grandparents in order to be eligible (further information below) / must be eligible to obtain an Ancestry Visa or passport for the UK or Ireland. Please see the links below for ancestry eligibility.
UK ANCESTRY REQUIREMENTS - https://www.gov.uk/ancestry-visa
IRELAND ANCESTRY REQUIREMENTS - https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/

Job description

Wizz Air UK is offering Captains from the USA and Canada with UK or Irish heritage the opportunity to relocate to the UK with a sponsored UK license conversion. Please complete the form below to register your interest.

We currently have 18 x A321neo and the first 3 x A321XLRs with bases in London Luton and London Gatwick. We plan to grow to 50 aircraft.

Rosters are random or fixed 5 on 4 off. Almost exclusively 2 sector days out and back and home every night. You can live 90 minutes away which covers London, Oxford, Cambridge, the Cotswolds for example.

Compensation and benefits

License conversion

Relocation Assistance

Visa sponsorship

Summary

Captain starting salary is around 150,000GBP including flight pay ($195,000US), increasing to over 200,000GBP with seniority ($260,000US).
We offer FAA (or other ICAO licence) to UK licence conversions. We will run assessments in the US and, if successful, we will allow 12 months for you to complete the UK CAA written exams and get an initial UK medical before your start date. Certain costs incurred for this will be reimbursed once you join. We will also provide access to an online course to help you with the study.

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Base location

United Kingdom | London

LGW - London

LTN - London

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