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A320 Family Captain – Direct Entry (Type‑Rated)

✈️ Lead the Line as an A320 Family Captain

Step into a permanent, direct-entry Captain seat on the A320 family. If you’re type-rated, current, and confident on the line, this is your opportunity to bring precision, leadership, and calm decision-making to a high-performance operation.

🧭 The essentials

  • Employment: Permanent
  • Entry route: Direct entry
  • Type rating: Required (A320 family)
  • Licences: EASA or UK CAA ATPL
  • Medical: Class 1
  • Language: ICAO ELP Level 6
  • Passport: Valid passport
  • Visa sponsorship: Not provided

🧰 Minimum requirements

  • Total time: 3,500 hours on an aircraft type that satisfies ZFTT; you must have flown this type within the last 6 months.
  • PIC time: 1,000 hours as Pilot-in-Command; you must have operated as PIC within the last 6 months.
  • Type rating: Current A320 family type rating (currency within 6 months).
  • Licence: Valid ATPL held with EASA or UK CAA.
  • Medical: Class 1 medical.
  • Additional: If holding an EASA licence, it should meet UK CAA conversion routes 3, 4, 5 or 6.

Candidates must maintain full recency and compliance with all regulatory requirements at the time of application and onboarding.

🌟 What you’ll bring

  • Proven command leadership, with sound judgement and calm, clear decision-making.
  • Exemplary SOP discipline, threat and error management, and safety-first mindset.
  • Strong crew resource management and mentoring ethos to elevate team performance.
  • Operational resilience and commercial awareness to deliver punctual, smooth operations.
  • Professional communication with crew, operations, and stakeholders.

🧭 Licensing & currency notes

  • ZFTT: Your total time must be on an aircraft type that satisfies ZFTT criteria.
  • Recency: You must be current on A320 family within the last 6 months and have operated as PIC within the last 6 months.
  • Conversion: EASA licence holders should meet UK CAA conversion routes 3, 4, 5 or 6.

📨 How to apply

Ready to take command? Submit your application including:

  • Current CV/resume.
  • Copy of your ATPL (EASA or UK CAA), Class 1 medical, and passport.
  • Logbook summary evidencing total time, PIC time, and A320 family recency (last 6 months).

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not provided; you must hold the unrestricted right to travel as required for operations.

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