A320 Captain
About the role
WIZZAIR PILOT JOBS
As one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines, WIZZ flies passengers on a young fleet of Airbus A320 family. They aim to fly 500 aircraft across our ever-developing network and carry over 100 million passengers per year by 2030. They are looking for pilots with all kinds of experience, from Cadet level to Direct Entry Captains. They offer various roster patterns and rapid career advancement. It’s time to get ready to join them above the clouds, they look forward to receiving your application!
Requirements
- Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom
- Valid UK CAA ATPL
- Valid UK CAA Class 1 Medical Certificate
- ICAO level 4/5/6 English proficiency
- Minimum 3500 factorized hours
- Current Airbus A3xx full FBW type rating + IR (combined) in a valid license.
- Minimum 500hrs actual flight time on Airbus A320 airplanes
- Minimum 1000hrs actual flight time as PIC on Airbus A3xx full FBW airplanes
Package highlights
- 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 at 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.
- Wizz Air is proud to be offering attractive retention (of amount up to €40,000 for Captains after three years) and sign-on bonuses* (up to €10,000 for Captains)
Want to start your Wizz Air career from zero hours?
Wizz Air runs its own Pilot Academy (WAPA) — a structured ab initio pathway from zero hours to First Officer, with a deferred payment model requiring only €13,950 upfront and the remainder repaid through monthly instalments after being released as a First Officer.
Read about the Wizz Air Pilot Academy on our cadet programs guide →
