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NetJets Europe pilot recruitment
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European arm of NetJets, the US fractional business-jet ownership company owned by Berkshire Hathaway. NetJets Europe operates its aircraft from Portugal.
NetJets Europe fleet, hub and head office
1996
Founded
Head office
Oeiras (Lisbon area), Portugal
Main hub
No hub: on-demand flights across Europe, operational headquarters in Portugal
Fleet (aircraft types operated)
Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Challenger 650 and Challenger 350, Cessna Citation Latitude and Citation XLS, Embraer Phenom 300/E
Pilot recruitment at NetJets Europe
NetJets Europe is a separate entity from NetJets in the US (where pilots choose from more than 200 US bases). It flies everything from light jets to long-range aircraft (Phenom 300, Citation XLS and Latitude, Challenger 350/650, Global 6000) under a Portuguese AOC, so an EASA licence is the reference. Vacancies for European crews are listed under « NetJets Europe Crewmember Careers » on the NetJets careers site. Experience requirements and bases are not set out on the careers landing page: check current openings on the NetJets Europe careers site.
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 NetJets Europe
NetJets traces its roots to Executive Jet Airways, founded in the US in 1964 with ten Learjet 23s. Richard Santulli bought the company in 1984 and launched the NetJets fractional ownership programme in 1987. NetJets Europe started in 1996, and Berkshire Hathaway acquired the whole group in 1998.
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: NetJets Europe does not publish its scales; the January 2021 agreement with the Skyshare union added variable pay tied to the summer peak season (January 2021).
- Hiring: in its campaign with Kura Aviation, the company aimed for 60 new first officers that year and a similar number the following year (November 2018).
- Requirements: at least 1,500 hours total time, plus strong communication, teamwork and customer service skills (November 2018).
- Selection: first stage at Kura Aviation (group exercise and computer-based aptitude test), then individual interview and simulator check at FSI Farnborough; offers about eight weeks after applying (November 2018).
- Roster: 6 days on and 5 days off, published two months in advance (November 2018).
- Bases: pilots choose their starting point among the 28 airports of NetJets' European gateway network (November 2018).
- Training: induction course followed by a type rating in the United States (November 2018).
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Preparing for psychometric tests before a selection
Some pilot selections include psychometric tests. ForAllPilots does not say whether NetJets Europe uses them, or which ones: none of the series below is presented as NetJets Europe'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
Blog guides to practise with
Prepare your theory: BIA, PPL and ATPL questions
Whether you are aiming for NetJets Europe or another airline, the ForAllPilots revision bank covers the BIA, the PPL and the ATPL.
Start revisingBy licence:BIA question bank (FR)PPL question bank (FR)ATPL question bank (FR)
Other airlines
ForAllPilots is an independent site: it is not affiliated with NetJets Europe or any other airline, and publishes no job offers. To apply, go through the airline's careers site.