NetJets · First Officer / Copilote
Captain and First Officer Praetor 600 (EMB-550) - EU base
NetJets is hiring type-rated pilots on the Praetor 600 / EMB-550 to serve as Captain or First Officer, based within the European Union. The role involves commanding or supporting flights safely while delivering good customer service.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer / Copilote
- Base
- Base dans l'Union européenne (non précisée)
- Aircraft
- Praetor 500/600 / Legacy 450/500 (EMB-550)
- Seen
- 8 October 2026
Key points
- Captain or First Officer role on the Praetor 600 (EMB-550)
- Base within the European Union
- Minimum 1500 flight hours for First Officer, 3000 for Captain
- Type rating on Praetor 500/600 or Legacy 450/500 required
- Full EASA ATPL with appropriate type ratings
What the employer asks for
- Minimum 1500 total flight hours for First Officer position
- Minimum 3000 total flight hours for Captain position
- Type rating on Praetor 500/600 or Legacy 450/500 (EMB-550)
- Full EASA ATPL with appropriate type ratings
- European Union class 1 medical certificate
- Fluent English, level 6 preferred
- Strong commercial aviation background, EU OPS and/or AIR OPS environment an advantage
- Military or airline training an advantage
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.