Nile Air pilot careers
EgyptFull Service7 aircraft
Hiring now2 open pilot vacanciesPage updated
- Callsign
- NILE BIRD
- ICAO
- NIA
- IATA
- NP
Nile Air is recruiting First Officer and Captain pilots for the A320/321, based in Cairo. As of November 2026, bestpilotjobs lists 2 open pilot vacancies at Nile Air, from 3,700 hours total time. All of them require a current type rating.
Open pilot vacancies at Nile Air 2
What Nile Air asks for
- Ranks
- First Officer, Captain
- Aircraft
- A320/321
- Bases
- Cairo
- Minimum total time
- 3,700 hours
- Type rating
- Required
- Contract
- Full time
From the 2 open vacancies above. Requirements differ between listings, so read each one in full before applying.
Nile Air fleet
Nile Air operates 7 aircraft, with 6 more on order. Aircraft types in service:
About Nile Air
Nile Air (Arabic: النيل للطيران) is an Egyptian airline based at Cairo International Airport that operates scheduled services to destinations in Egypt and the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, Southern Europe, Asia and Africa. Nile Air is the largest private airline in Egypt and the second largest overall, being surpassed by only Egyptair. It is a full-service carrier (with business and economy class services) that operates scheduled services, using a fleet of Airbus A320-200s & Airbus A321-200s.
Summary from the Wikipedia article on Nile Air, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nile Air at a glance
- Country
- Egypt
- Headquarters
- Cairo, Egypt
- Business model
- Full Service
- Fleet size
- 7 aircraft
- On order
- 6 aircraft
- ICAO code
- NIA
- IATA code
- NP
- Callsign
- NILE BIRD
- Website
- nileair.com
- Open pilot vacancies
- 2
- Latest vacancy published
- September 2026
- Vacancies listed since August 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 Nile Air
Is Nile Air hiring pilots?
Yes. As of November 2026, bestpilotjobs lists 2 open Nile Air pilot vacancies: First Officer on the A320/321 in Cairo and Captain on the A320/321 in Cairo.
What does Nile Air require from pilot applicants?
Current Nile Air pilot vacancies on bestpilotjobs ask for at least 3,700 hours total time and a current type rating on the aircraft. Ranks: First Officer, Captain. Requirements differ between listings, so check the full vacancy before applying.
What aircraft does Nile Air fly?
Nile Air operates 7 aircraft, including the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR, with 6 more on order. Current pilot vacancies are on the A320/321.
Where is Nile Air based?
Nile Air lists its headquarters as Cairo, Egypt. Current pilot vacancies are based in Cairo.
What are the Nile Air airline codes?
Nile Air uses ICAO code NIA, IATA code NP and radio callsign "NILE BIRD".