Draken · Captain / Commandant de bord
L-159 Captain - Teesside base
Draken is recruiting a Captain to fly the L-159 'Honey Badger' as part of its Red Air Aggressor team. The role is based at Teesside International Airport in the UK, delivering air combat training missions.
- Employer
- Draken
- Position
- Captain / Commandant de bord
- Base
- Teesside International Airport, Royaume-Uni
- Aircraft
- Aero L-159 "Honey Badger"
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 11 September 2026
Key points
- Based at Teesside International Airport, UK
- Aircraft: Aero L-159 'Honey Badger'
- Permanent contract
- Role within the Red Air Aggressor team
- Relocation support available
- Support obtaining UK CAA licensing via the Draken Managed Path programme
What the employer asks for
- Military fast-jet experience, ideally within the last 6 years
- NATO Secret clearance, or ability to obtain it
- Valid UK CPL(A) or ATPL(A), or ICAO-compliant equivalent
- UK CAA Class 1 medical, or ICAO-compliant equivalent
- AUPRT course completed
- Desirable: 1000+ hours on fast jets
- Desirable: Qualified Weapons Instructor or Flying Instructor
- Desirable: experience with radar-equipped, single-seat platforms
- Desirable: MCC course
- Desirable: civil aviation experience
- Desirable: competence with Microsoft Office tools
What the employer offers
- Relocation support
- Support with UK CAA licensing via the Draken Managed Path programme
- Career development opportunities
- Mission-driven, professional environment
Summary written by ForAllPilots from the employer's posting. Only the official posting counts: check every condition before you apply.
Give yourself every chance
A captain selection focuses on leadership, decision-making and crew management: prepare real situations, what you decided and why.
Expect an in-depth technical interview and a simulator session: go over abnormal procedures and the performance of your type.
Some airlines give aptitude tests to captains too: a refresher on the arithmetic and attention exercises never hurts.
Practise the aptitude tests →Over twenty exercises (multitasking, mental arithmetic, cubes, orientation, CUT E, COMPASS and DLR series), scored and tracked over time. (FR)Revise the ATPL theory →The question bank by subject, mock exams and the AI Instructor to prepare the technical test.Prepare the interview with Selection Coaching →A written mock selection interview with an AI panel (beta), technical and HR. It does not guarantee the result of a real selection.