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Airbus A320 Direct Entry Captain – UK
✈️ Airbus A320 Direct Entry Captain – UK
Join one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines and take command on a young, modern Airbus A320 family fleet. Wizz Air is expanding rapidly across Europe, with plans to reach 500 aircraft and 100 million passengers by 2030. As a Direct Entry Captain, you’ll enjoy flexible roster patterns, robust commuting benefits, and genuine opportunities for swift career advancement.
🧭 The opportunity
Based in the UK, you’ll operate scheduled passenger services across Wizz Air’s dynamic European network. With multiple bases across Hungary, Malta, and the UK, Wizz Air offers stability, scale, and the chance to grow your command career on the A320 family.
🧰 What you’ll do
- Operate Airbus A320 family aircraft on scheduled routes, ensuring safe and efficient execution of every flight.
- Lead pre-flight planning, inspections, and crew briefings; manage cockpit operations and CRM.
- Ensure strict compliance with company SOPs and all regulatory requirements.
- Maintain accurate flight logs and required operational documentation.
🌟 What you’ll bring
- Licences: UK CAA ATPL or CPL with ATPL theory credit for UK base; or EASA ATPL/CPL for EU/Malta bases.
- Medical: Valid Class 1 (UK CAA for UK base; EASA for EU/Malta bases).
- Language: ICAO English Level 4/5/6.
- Right to work: Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom for UK base; or unrestricted right to live and work in the EU or specified countries (Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine) for EU/Malta bases.
- Type rating: A320 family type rating.
- Experience: Proven A320 family command experience and previous PIC experience.
🗓️ Rosters & lifestyle
- Flexible roster patterns to suit different lifestyles: 14/7 commuter, 20/10 floating, 6/4 reverse.
- Commuting benefits across the Wizz Air network, including 2 free flights per month.
- Hotel accommodation and daily allowance provided during duty periods.
💜 Benefits
- Rapid career advancement in a high-growth airline.
- Operate a young, modern Airbus A320 family fleet.
- Supportive, multinational team culture with clear SOPs and strong safety standards.
📨 Ready to apply?
If you meet the requirements and are excited to captain A320 family aircraft within a growing European network, we’d love to hear from you. Prepare your up-to-date CV and evidence of licences, medical, and right to work, and apply now.