Jet2.com · Captain / Commandant de bord
B737 Captain - London Stansted base
Jet2 is recruiting a type-rated B737 Captain for its London Stansted base. This base has 15 based aircraft and serves a wide network of destinations across Europe and the Mediterranean.
- Employer
- Jet2.com
- Position
- Captain / Commandant de bord
- Base
- London Stansted, Royaume-Uni
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Pay (public sources)
- Base salary not published; captains: profit share of £12,655 per full-time pilot (July 2025), cumulative raises of over 24% since 2022
- Deadline
- 11 December 2026
- Posted
- 19 October 2026
Key points
- Based at London Stansted, one of Jet2's established bases
- 15 aircraft based at this location
- Two-sector days, with AM/PM preference options subject to availability
- Closing date for applications: 11 December 2026
What the employer asks for
- 3,000 hours total flying time
- 1,000 hours PIC on the B737 or a similar-sized jet aircraft
- Ideally recent large jet command experience within the last three years
- Current Boeing 737 Type Rating
- Valid UK unfrozen Flight Crew Licence
- Minimum English Language Proficiency Level 5
- Current Class One Medical
- Applications welcome from current or former RAF Wedgetail and Poseidon Captains meeting the experience requirements
What the employer offers
- Competitive basic salary not linked to hours flown, with flight pay and sector pay
- 10% company pension contribution
- Private healthcare for the pilot and their family
- Discretionary annual profit share bonus scheme
- Employee Sharesave scheme
- Pilot income protection
- Peer assistance networks
- Training delivered at Bradford and Cheadle training centres
- Transparent base transfer policy
Summary written by ForAllPilots from the employer's posting. Only the official posting counts: check every condition before you apply.
Leisure airline
Jet2.com at a glance
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.
- Bases
- Leeds Bradford (original base), plus 13 other bases in the United Kingdom including Manchester, Birmingham, London Stansted, Glasgow and Belfast International
- Fleet
- Boeing 737-800 and 737-300, Airbus A321-200 and A321neo (A321neos on order are gradually replacing the oldest aircraft)
Pilot recruitment
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.
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.
Sources read (2)
The Jet2.com selection, as candidates tell it
What candidates report on forums (Aeronet, Pilot Jobs Network) and what the employer publishes, summarised by ForAllPilots. It is not the official process: it changes from one campaign to the next, always check the posting.
Reliability of the reports : medium
The stages
- Online tests: numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning and a long personality questionnaire (several attempts sometimes possible).
- Recorded video interview of three motivation questions.
- Assessment day: group exercise (often a shipwreck scenario) and competency-based interview; older sessions included COMPASS, maths and technical papers.
- Fixed-base simulator (737 or 757 depending on availability) of about 45 minutes, often on a separate day.
The aptitude tests
- Numerical and verbal tests are tightly timed: few candidates finish.
- COMPASS mentioned in older sessions.
The technical part
- Basic flying in the simulator: level-off, acceleration and deceleration, steep turns with heading callouts.
Candidates' tips
- Do the sample tests under real time conditions.
- Get used to the 737's strong pitch-up couple when applying power.
- Find out about the company and its package holiday model.
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.