Jet2.com · Cadet / ab initio
Jet2NextGen Programme - Future Pilots, Leeds Bradford base
Jet2NextGen is a future pilot talent programme for trainees on modular or integrated flight training routes. It offers early engagement with Jet2, a conditional offer of employment and a fully funded Airbus or Boeing type rating, aligned with the candidate's expected training completion timeline.
- Employer
- Jet2.com
- Position
- Cadet / ab initio
- Base
- Head Office, Leeds Bradford Airport, Royaume-Uni
- Aircraft
- Airbus ou Boeing (type rating financé selon affectation)
- Contract
- Offre d'emploi conditionnelle, dans l'attente de la fin de la formation
- 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
- Posted
- 5 August 2026
Key points
- Delivered in partnership with Approved Training Organisations (ATOs)
- Requires an ATO referral with an estimated training completion window
- Conditional offer of employment including a fully funded Airbus or Boeing type rating
- Access to the airline operation through Discovery360
- Priority given to candidates completing training within the next six months
- Further courses planned for 2027 and 2028
What the employer asks for
- Unrestricted right to live and work in the UK
- Native English speaker or equivalent proficiency (minimum IELTS Academic 5.5, or aviation level 5)
- Valid UK CAA Class 1 Medical
- Valid UK CAA PPL for modular trainees
- Strong UK CAA ATPL exam results, with first-sitting results considered
- Referral from the training ATO with an estimated completion window
- Ability to achieve UK CAA fATPL licence issue within agreed timescale
- Only one talent programme tag held at the point of offer
What the employer offers
- Early connection with Jet2
- Conditional offer of employment subject to a final-stage assessment
- Fully funded Airbus or Boeing type rating
- Exposure to the airline operation through Discovery360
- Access to exclusive events, communications and networking opportunities
- Ongoing support throughout flight training
- Place in Jet2's future pilot talent pipeline
The selection process
- Candidate discusses and agrees a training timeline with their ATO
- ATO completes the referral form and provides it to the candidate
- Online application submitted via Jet2Careers website
- Online application form
- Written application question
- Arctic Shores assessment
- Aon pilot-specific aptitude and psychometric assessment
- HireVue recorded video interview
- Assessment centre for shortlisted candidates
- Final-stage simulator assessment and interview on completion of training
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.
Our exercises to prepare
Give yourself every chance
A cadet selection mostly assesses your potential: aptitude tests (attention, mental arithmetic, spatial orientation, memory), English, then a motivation interview and often a group exercise.
Practise the aptitude tests regularly, in short sessions, and track your scores: progress is what counts, not a cramming week.
Revise the theory basics (meteorology, navigation, principles of flight): many selections touch on them, and you will need them from day one of training.