Lion Air pilot careers
IndonesiaLow-Cost99 aircraft
No open vacanciesLast listed July 2026Page updated
- Callsign
- LION INTER
- ICAO
- LNI
- IATA
- JT
Lion Air, a low-cost airline from Indonesia, has no open pilot vacancy listed on bestpilotjobs as of October 2026. The most recent, a Captain position on the B737NG based in Bangkok, was published in July 2026. Lion Air operates 99 aircraft, with 237 more on order.
Pilot vacancies at Lion Air
No open pilot vacancy at Lion Air is listed on bestpilotjobs right now. The most recent, a Captain position on the B737NG based in Bangkok, was published in July 2026. Lion Air may also recruit directly through www.lionair.co.id.
Recruiting pilots for Lion Air? Post a vacancy and it appears on this page.
What Lion Air asked for in past vacancies
- Ranks
- Captain, First Officer
- Aircraft
- B737NG
- Bases
- Bangkok
- Minimum total time
- 500 to 1,500 hours
- Type rating
- Not required
- Contract
- Full time
From 2 Lion Air pilot vacancies published on bestpilotjobs in July 2026. Requirements change between recruitment rounds.
Lion Air fleet
Lion Air operates 99 aircraft, with 237 more on order. Aircraft types in service:
About Lion Air
Lion Air is an Indonesian low-cost airline based in Jakarta. Part of Lion Air Group, it is the country’s largest privately owned airline and the second-largest low-cost airline in Southeast Asia (after AirAsia). The airline operates both domestic and international routes, connecting destinations in Indonesia with Singapore, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, as well as charter routes to mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Macau, with more than 630 flights per day.
The airline has repeatedly broken records for largest aircraft orders, such as its $24 billion order for 234 Airbus A320 jets. The airline's 2011 order of 230 Boeing 737 for $21.7 billion was the largest aircraft order received by Boeing at the time, and the agreement signing was witnessed by President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Summary from the Wikipedia article on Lion Air, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lion Air at a glance
- Country
- Indonesia
- Headquarters
- Lion Air Tower, Jalan KH. Hasyim Ashari, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Business model
- Low-Cost
- Fleet size
- 99 aircraft
- On order
- 237 aircraft
- ICAO code
- LNI
- IATA code
- JT
- Callsign
- LION INTER
- Website
- www.lionair.co.id
- Open pilot vacancies
- None right now
- Latest vacancy published
- July 2026
- Vacancies listed since July 2026
- 2
Vacancy figures come from bestpilotjobs listings and change the moment a listing does. Airline facts are compiled from Wikipedia and the airline's own job postings.
Questions pilots ask about Lion Air
Is Lion Air hiring pilots?
Not on bestpilotjobs right now: no open Lion Air pilot vacancy is listed as of October 2026. The most recent, a Captain position on the B737NG based in Bangkok, was published in July 2026.
What does Lion Air require from pilot applicants?
Past Lion Air pilot vacancies on bestpilotjobs ask for at least 500 hours total time and accept pilots without a type rating. Ranks: Captain, First Officer. Requirements differ between listings, so check the full vacancy before applying.
What aircraft does Lion Air fly?
Lion Air operates 99 aircraft, including the Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Boeing 737 MAX 10, with 237 more on order.
Where is Lion Air based?
Lion Air lists its headquarters as Lion Air Tower, Jalan KH. Hasyim Ashari, Jakarta, Indonesia. Past pilot vacancies were based in Bangkok.
What are the Lion Air airline codes?
Lion Air uses ICAO code LNI, IATA code JT and radio callsign "LION INTER".