NetJets · First Officer
First Officer - Midwest Region
NetJets is hiring a First Officer for bases across the Midwest region of the United States. The pilot operates private passenger flights and also manages in-flight service duties. The role is aimed at candidates holding or on track to obtain an ATP certificate.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer
- Base
- Midwest region, United States (multiple cities listed: Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Memphis, etc.)
- Pay (as the posting states it)
- $86,015 - $117,706 (base salary range)
- Seen
- 2 November 2026
Key points
- Position based across multiple Midwest US cities
- Base salary range of $86,015 to $117,706
- Duty days of up to 14 hours for as long as 8 consecutive days
- Trips of 7 or more days away from home with hotel stays
- In-flight service duties including baggage handling, catering and alcohol service
What the employer asks for
- FAA written Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate
- Current FAA First-Class Medical certificate
- ATP, Restricted ATP, or meet requirements for ATP/R-ATP with multi-engine rating (FAR 61.160)
- At least 21 years of age
- 1,500 total flight hours, or 1,250 hours with university R-ATP, or 1,000 hours with military qualification, or 1,000 hours with university R-ATP
- 200 hours of cross-country flight time (over 50 nm)
- 250 hours as fixed-wing pilot in command
- 100 hours of night flying, or 75 hours with at least 45 night takeoffs/landings
- 75 hours of instrument time (actual or simulated in flight, excluding simulator)
- ATP written exam completed before start of Indoctrination Training
- 50 hours of fixed-wing, multi-engine time
- FCC Restricted Radio Operator's Permit
- Valid passport
- Authorisation to work in the US and travel internationally without restriction
- Valid state driver's licence
- Fluent English (read, write, speak)
- Ability to pass TSA background screening
- High school education
What the employer offers
- Medical, dental and vision coverage, some options at no cost
- Healthcare advocacy programme
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings account with annual employer contribution
- Wellness programmes and discounts
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Life and accident insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match of 67% of contributions
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Legal plan
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Family and caregiving support
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.