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King Air 350 First Officer – Special Missions (Multi‑Engine Turbine)
✈️ Join 2Excel Aviation as a King Air 350 First Officer
Bring your skills to 2Excel Aviation’s Special Missions division, flying the Beechcraft King Air 350 on varied, high‑impact surveillance operations for UK Government and industry customers. Based from Prestwick and Humberside, you’ll operate in a three‑person crew delivering complex missions across the UK and neighbouring States on both day and night rotations.
🧭 What you’ll do
- Operate as First Officer on the King Air 350 within a three‑person crew (Captain, First Officer, Sensor Operator).
- Deliver specialist surveillance and mission profiles for UK Government and commercial customers across the UK and neighbouring States.
- Conduct varied, challenging flying by day and night, maintaining high standards of safety, CRM and mission effectiveness.
- Work closely with the Sensor Operator to integrate sensor outputs and mission equipment into safe, efficient aircraft operations.
🧰 What you’ll bring
- Licences/Medical: Current UK Class 1 medical and a valid UK CPL or ATPL with ME/IR.
- Minimum experience: 250 total hours; 100 PIC hours; 50 instrument hours; 5 night hours.
- Desirable: MCC and AUPRT; relevant military, police or coastguard experience.
- Type rating: King Air 350 rating desirable but not essential (training provided).
- Clearances: Right to work in the UK; eligibility for UK Security Clearance; valid UK Driving Licence.
🌟 What’s on offer
- Stable four-on/four-off roster including nights.
- Competitive base salary plus night shift allowance.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Private health care, Group Life Insurance, and Health & Wellbeing benefits.
- Company pension and salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
- Structured progression opportunities within 2Excel.
- Type rating training if required, supported by a two‑year training bond with repayment reducing by 25% every six months.
🚀 Why this role
Step into a mission‑focused environment where your skills make a real‑world impact. You’ll gain multi‑engine turbine experience on a proven platform, work with advanced sensors and mission systems, and build a career pathway in a respected Special Missions operation.
📨 Ready to apply?
If you meet the minimum flight hour and licensing requirements and can obtain UK Security Clearance, we’d love to hear from you. Join a team that pairs precision flying with meaningful outcomes.

