NetJets · First Officer / Copilote
Type-Rated Challenger 650 Pilots (PIC & SIC) - Oxford base
NetJets Europe is looking for already type-rated Challenger 605/650 pilots for its Oxford base, through Executive Jet Management (Europe) Limited. The role covers both Captain and First Officer positions.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer / Copilote
- Base
- Base: Oxford, Royaume-Uni (EGTK)
- Aircraft
- Challenger 650 (CL605/650)
- Seen
- 8 October 2026
Key points
- Base: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Aircraft: Challenger 605/650
- Open to both Captains (PIC) and First Officers (SIC)
- PIC: minimum 3000 flight hours; SIC: minimum 1500 flight hours
- CL605/650 type rating already required
What the employer asks for
- PIC: minimum 3000 flight hours
- SIC: minimum 1500 flight hours
- CL605/650 type rating required
- Full EASA ATPL with appropriate type ratings
- EASA class 1 medical certificate
- Extensive global flight experience
- Strong commercial aviation background (EU-OPS and/or AIR-OPS environment an advantage)
- Military or airline training an advantage
- Fluent English, level 6 preferred
- Demonstrated track record of excellent performance
Summary written by ForAllPilots from the employer's posting. Only the official posting counts: check every condition before you apply.
Business aviation
NetJets Europe at a glance
European arm of NetJets, the US fractional business-jet ownership company owned by Berkshire Hathaway. NetJets Europe operates its aircraft from Portugal.
- Bases
- No hub: on-demand flights across Europe, operational headquarters in Portugal
- Fleet
- Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Challenger 650 and Challenger 350, Cessna Citation Latitude and Citation XLS, Embraer Phenom 300/E
Pilot recruitment
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.
The NetJets 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 : low
The stages
- Online pre-selection by a contractor: cut-e psychometric tests in one campaign, Kura assessment games more recently, and a remote interview.
- Interview panel (meteorology, technical, CRM, airmanship).
- Simulator with manual flying and decision-making, generally at Farnborough according to recent accounts.
- Asynchronous video interview described in 2024: three questions (knowledge of NetJets and motivation; what will change most compared with your current position; an improvised passenger announcement), with 1 min 30 of preparation, 1 min 30 to answer and two attempts.
The aptitude tests
- cut-e, then the game-based Kura platform, depending on the campaign.
The technical part
- Fuel basics, alternates, performance and instrument procedures.
- Commercial scenarios specific to business aviation.
Candidates' tips
- Prepare competency-based examples around safety and customer service.
- Show your ability to think quickly when faced with a passenger or an unexpected event.
- Video interview passenger announcement (2024): pressurisation failure over the Alps, deteriorating weather at destination and a client in a hurry; practise structuring a clear announcement in 90 seconds.
Our exercises to prepare
Give yourself every chance
A first officer selection usually combines a technical test (ATPL and aircraft knowledge), aptitude tests, a group exercise, an HR and technical interview, then a simulator check.
Revise the ATPL subjects that come up most in technical interviews: performance, meteorology, systems, procedures. Prepare concrete examples of crew teamwork for the interview.
If the posting mentions aptitude tests, practise the most common families of exercises: mental arithmetic, multitasking, orientation, reasoning.