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Pilatus PC-24 First Officer — Lugano Area
✈️ Pilatus PC-24 First Officer — Lugano Area
🧭 Role snapshot
Join a high-performance operation as First Officer on the Swiss-built PC-24, the Super Versatile Jet. You will fly multicrew commercial missions, uphold exacting safety and service standards, and grow on type with structured training and mentorship.
🧰 What you will do
- Operate as SIC alongside the Captain, executing SOPs and checklists to the highest standard.
- Conduct thorough preflight planning: weather, performance, fuel, NOTAMs, and aircraft status.
- Deliver a seamless, discreet passenger experience aligned with premium business aviation expectations.
- Apply strong CRM, TEM, and decision-making in dynamic, time-sensitive operations.
- Contribute to safety reporting, continuous improvement, and compliance within the SMS framework.
- Represent the company professionally during all interactions on the ramp and in the cabin.
🌟 Minimum requirements
- Total time: 1500 hours
- Experience: Commercial multicrew operations
- Licences: EASA Frozen ATPL, IR, MCC, ME, UPRT
- Accepted licences: EASA
- Medical: EASA Class 1
- Language: ICAO ELP Level 4 or higher
- Type rating: Not required — training provided (NTR welcome)
- Residency: Must reside within 1 hour of Lugano before contract signature
- Visas: No restrictions for US and Russian crew visas
- Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship not provided
Priority will be given to pilots currently type-rated on the PC-24.
🎯 Training & development
Non-type-rated candidates are encouraged to apply. Successful hires will receive type training on the Pilatus PC-24, followed by monitored line experience and ongoing proficiency checks to support rapid, safe integration into operations.
📍 Base & lifestyle
To ensure reliable roster coverage and rapid dispatch, this role requires you to live within an hour of Lugano, Switzerland. Expect a varied flying program across Europe and beyond, combining precision, flexibility, and premium client service.
📨 How to apply
Ready to step onto the PC-24 flight deck? Submit your application including:
- Current CV
- Copy of EASA licence, medical, and ELP endorsement
- Logged flight time summary highlighting multicrew commercial experience
- Confirmation of Lugano-area residency (or plan to meet it before contract) and visa eligibility for US/Russia
Only candidates meeting the mandatory criteria can be progressed.

