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Air Caraïbes pilot recruitment
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Subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group based in Pointe-à-Pitre, specialising in the Antilles, French Guiana and the Caribbean from Paris-Orly, with an all-Airbus A330/A350 long-haul fleet.
Air Caraïbes fleet, hub and head office
12
Aircraft in the fleet
2000
Founded
Head office
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Main hub
Paris-Orly
Fleet (aircraft types operated)
Airbus A350-1000, A350-900, A330-300; ATR 72-600 (regional network)
Pilot recruitment at Air Caraïbes
Airbus A330/A350 fleet. Generally recruits pilots already qualified or experienced on these types, within the Dubreuil Group (also a shareholder of French Bee).
Fleet: 12 aircraft (regional network included), according to Air Caraïbes, fleet page, page consulted on 25 September 2026. Recruitment information is given as a guide only (public sources, subject to change over time): always check the current conditions on the airline's careers site.
Pay and conditions, as pilots report them
Figures reported by pilots, not confirmed by the airline, each one dated (last update: November 2025). For information only.
- Captain: about €8,500 a month at the bottom of the scale (February 2024); up to about €16,000 net with maximum hours, a ceiling pilots call unrealistic (May 2024).
- First officer: about €5,500 a month at the bottom of the scale (February 2024); up to about €11,000 net with maximum hours, also rarely reached (May 2024).
- Allowances: €75 to €90 a day depending on the destination; overtime paid +15% from 68 to 75 hours, +35% from 75 to 82 hours and +200% beyond; night hours paid 150% beyond 75 credited hours (November 2025).
- First officers: 83% contract (10 months out of 12) for the first years, then 100% after about 2 years, or earlier depending on needs (November 2025).
- Pension: automatic contribution to the CRPN, about €250 a month for a first officer and €450 for a captain (July 2024).
- Rosters: assigned roster, about 14 days off a month not counting the rest day after a flight; one block of 4 or 5 days off and one flight a month can be requested; few destinations, with layovers of up to 120 hours (November 2025).
- Leave: 42 days; staff travel on most major European airlines, discounts in Accor group hotels (2024).
- Career: slow progression, command upgrades go by seniority; hiring outlook described as neutral (November 2025).
Reports published on pilotjobsnetwork.com
Compare pilot pay at other airlines →Preparing for psychometric tests before a selection
Some pilot selections include psychometric tests. ForAllPilots does not say whether Air Caraïbes uses them, or which ones: none of the series below is presented as Air Caraïbes's.
To practise anyway, the site offers several series of exercises, included with the ATPL subscription. They are practice exercises, not official tests: ForAllPilots is not affiliated with any airline or any test publisher, and the exact rules or scoring may differ.
- BQ psychometric tests: cubes, matrices and word problems
- CUT E / AON psychometric tests: deductive reasoning, landing and tunnel
- COMPASS psychometric tests: flying a flight display and orientation
- DLR psychometric tests: spatial orientation, vigilance and perception
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