Jet2.com pilot recruitment

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British leisure airline based in Leeds and part of the Jet2 plc group, operating scheduled and charter flights from its bases in the United Kingdom to southern Europe, the islands and the Mediterranean, working closely with the tour operator Jet2holidays.

Jet2.com fleet, hub and head office

2003

Founded

Head office

Leeds, United Kingdom

Main hub

Leeds Bradford (original base), plus 13 other bases in the United Kingdom including Manchester, Birmingham, London Stansted, Glasgow and Belfast International

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Boeing 737-800 and 737-300, Airbus A321-200 and A321neo (A321neos on order are gradually replacing the oldest aircraft)

Pilot recruitment at Jet2.com

Mixed Boeing 737 / Airbus A321 fleet: depending on base and needs, pilots are trained on one family or the other. Jet2 recruits experienced pilots (captains, first officers and senior first officers). For newly qualified pilots, the Future Second Officer Programme requires a frozen ATPL issued in the United Kingdom, a multi-engine IR and a British Class 1 medical, and leads to a funded type rating as a Second Officer on Airbus or Boeing. For candidates with no experience, the fully funded Jet2FlightPath programme offers around 18 months of training with one of three partner training organisations, followed by joining as a Second Officer at one of 14 British bases; requirements include the full right to work in the United Kingdom and eligibility for a CAA Class 1 medical. Note that since Brexit, UK CAA licences and medicals (not EASA) are required. Jet2FlightPath applications are currently closed: check upcoming intakes and open positions on jet2careers.com.

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.

History of Jet2.com

The airline grew out of Channel Express, a freight carrier bought by Philip Meeson in 1983, which moved into passenger flying from 2001. The Jet2.com brand launched in February 2003 with a first Leeds Bradford-Amsterdam flight on a Boeing 737-300. The network then spread to many British airports; the last Boeing 757s were retired in January 2025 as the airline took on a large Airbus A321neo order.

Pay and conditions, from public sources

Figures published by the airline, pilot unions or the press, each one dated (last update: October 2026). For information only.

Pay: adverts describe a high basic salary that does not depend on hours flown, plus flight and sector pay; no figures are shown (advert viewed October 2026).
Profit share: discretionary; in July 2025 each eligible full-time captain received £12,655 (July 2025).
Raises: according to Jet2, pilot pay rises compound to more than 24% since 2022 (advert viewed October 2026).
Pension and health: contributory pension with a 10% company contribution, plus comprehensive private healthcare (October 2026).
Rosters: mostly two-sector days, with a morning or afternoon preference option; full-time captains average under 750 flying hours a year; rosters are published in week one of the month up to the end of the following month (October 2026).
Leave: 37 days of annual leave bid freely, not by seniority, plus four requested days off per month (October 2026).
Direct-entry B737 captain: 3,000 hours including 1,000 hours in command on a B737 or similar jet, UK licence, B737 type rating; Stansted, Leeds Bradford and Bristol bases for this advert (October 2026).
Jet2FlightPath: fully funded training of about 18 months, then entry as a second officer on Boeing or Airbus at one of 14 UK bases; five-step selection (application, online tests, video interview, assessment day, offer and medical); applications closed as of October 2026.

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