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Dash 8 Captain – Direct Entry (Type-Rated)

✈️ Lead the Line as a Dash 8 Captain

Join a professional flight deck where safety, precision, and leadership come first. As a Direct Entry Dash 8 Captain, you will set the standard for operational excellence and mentor the next generation of pilots while delivering reliable, on-time regional operations.

  • Employment: Permanent
  • Entry route: Direct Entry Captain
  • Type rating: Required on Dash 8
  • Visa sponsorship: Not provided

🧭 What you’ll do

  • Command Dash 8 operations, ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational performance.
  • Lead preflight planning, performance calculations, briefings, and decision-making under Performance Class A procedures.
  • Uphold SOPs and regulatory requirements, maintaining strict adherence to company policies and KCAA regulations.
  • Foster a strong CRM culture—coaching, mentoring, and supporting the First Officer and cabin crew.
  • Manage all phases of flight, including complex and multi-sector schedules, with professionalism and efficiency.
  • Represent the flight deck with clear, confident radio telephony and stakeholder communication.

🧰 Minimum requirements

  • Total time: 3,000 hours minimum
  • In type (Dash 8): 1,000 hours
  • PIC on type: 500 hours
  • Multi-engine: 1,000 hours
  • Turbine: 1,500 hours
  • Type rating: Current Dash 8 rating (required)
  • Flight time notes: Gas Turbine Rated; Performance A Rated

📜 Licences, certificates, and language

  • Licence required: ATPL
  • Accepted authority: KCAA
  • Medical: Class 1
  • Radiotelephony: Valid Radio Telephony Licence
  • ICAO English: Level 4 or higher

🌟 What you bring

  • Calm, decisive command presence with a safety-first mindset.
  • Excellent CRM, leadership, and mentoring skills.
  • Meticulous planning, robust situational awareness, and sound judgment in dynamic environments.

📨 How to apply

Ready to captain the Dash 8 and elevate standards on every sector? Submit your CV and a summary of hours (including total time, in-type, PIC on type, multi-engine, and turbine). Please include evidence of your current Dash 8 type rating, ATPL (KCAA), Class 1 Medical, Radio Telephony Licence, and ICAO ELP level.

Note: Applicants must have the right to work as applicable. Visa sponsorship is not provided.

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