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First Officer – Type-Rated (Fleet Assigned by Seniority)
✈️ First Officer at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Join KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as a Type-Rated First Officer and help connect the world with safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations. This is a permanent opportunity to grow your career across a renowned multi-fleet operation, with aircraft assignment determined by seniority.
🧰 The Fleet You’ll Join
KLM operates a diverse fleet. Depending on seniority and operational needs, you may be assigned to:
- Airbus A320 family
- Boeing 737 family
- Boeing 777
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Boeing 747 (Cargo)
Note: Final aircraft and base assignment are determined by company seniority and operational requirements.
🧭 Your Mission
- Operate multi-crew, multi-engine commercial flights in accordance with KLM SOPs and EASA regulations.
- Collaborate with the Captain and cabin crew to deliver a safe, efficient, and customer-centric experience.
- Maintain currency and professional standards through recurrent training and continuous learning.
- Champion a strong safety culture, sound decision-making, and effective CRM.
🧾 Minimum Requirements
- Type Rating: Required
- Accepted Licenses: EASA
- License Required: Frozen ATPL (with IR), MCC, ME, and UPRT
- Medical: Class 1
- ICAO English: Level 6
- Flight Time: At least 500 hours on a heavy twin fixed-wing aircraft (≥ 5,700 kg)
- Currency: 150 hours of recent flying experience in commercial aviation
- Education: Minimum MBO-4 diploma in technology or HAVO diploma, both including English, mathematics, and physics; or foreign equivalent
- Language: Good knowledge of Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch, you must pass a B2-level exam under the European Framework of Reference prior to the selection procedure
- Passport: Valid passport
- Visa Sponsorship: Not provided
🌟 Why This Role
- Permanent position with a leading global carrier.
- Opportunities to operate across a diverse short- and long-haul fleet.
- Clear progression pathways structured by seniority and performance.
- Be part of a safety-first, collaborative, and internationally respected team.
📨 How to Apply
Prepare a concise application including your pilot CV, license copies, medical certificate, and a recent logbook summary that clearly demonstrates currency and heavy twin time. Candidates who do not yet speak Dutch should plan for the required B2 exam prior to selection.