Become a Pilot

Thinking about becoming a Pilot with easyJet? Well, you've landed on one of the best careers in the world. Imagine spending your working hours piloting an aircraft across the skies of Europe. Flying over everything from the Alps to the Aegean. Welcome to the start of an incredible journey. YOUR PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST Here's what you need to become a pilot. Firstly, you'll need to absolutely love flying. You'll also have brilliant hand-eye coordination skills and a touch of our Orange Spirit. That's the attitude that means you work hard, and support the people around you. It's the fast-thinking, straight-talking, real-world stuff that makes you one of us. How are you doing so far? Keeping up? If you tick everything on the list below too, you'll be ready to apply. You must be at least 18 at the start of the course (there's no upper age limit). You need a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above, including maths, science and English. You must be able to get an EASA or CAA Class 1 medical. You need the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK, EU or Switzerland and the ability to travel across our network without restriction. You must be able to speak and write fluent English. Want to upgrade your application? Here are some ideas to help you stand out. Experience with team building activities is always good to talk about. Tell us about your previous work experience or any volunteer work you've done, including things like DofE awards, youth work or sports clubs. Know any Pilots? Call them up for a chat. Ask them how they started out and see what advice they have to offer. Think of ways to show us how much you want to be a pilot – and why you want to join easyJet specifically. We know we're amazing, but we'd love to hear why you think so too. Speak to the CAA about any medical queries, and remember, don't rule yourself out. Let the professionals decide. CHOOSING YOUR PILOT'S TRAINING COURSE Buckle up, there's a lot to take on board here. There's more than one way to get started, with an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) or Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL). Here's a brief breakdown: Integrated ATPL Course The traditional route. A full-time course with loads of hands-on flying time. Takes up to 18 months. Type Rating Course The next step after completing your Integrated ATPL Course. Once you've secured a job as a Co-Pilot, you'll need specific training for the aircraft you'll eventually fly. So, with us, that would mean you'd be Type Rated for an Airbus A320. Multi-Crew Pilot Licence This is the one we offer. It gives you all the ins and outs of standard operating procedures for us and teaches you about working in a commercial airline environment. A lot of your training is in a simulator, and once you graduate, you'll have a Type Rating and be a qualified Co-Pilot with easyJet. TRAINING, OUR WAY We partner with CAE for our training. The Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme is a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) course and recognised amongst the best in the industry. It's competency-based and designed specifically for us.

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