NetJets · First Officer
First Officer - South Central Region (United States)
NetJets is hiring a First Officer for its operations in the South Central region of the United States, with several possible bases in that area. The role combines flying duties with service to owners on board private jets.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer
- Base
- South Central region of the United States (multiple cities: Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, etc.)
- Pay (as the posting states it)
- $86,015 - $117,706
- Seen
- 1 November 2026
Key points
- Based in the South Central region of the US, several cities listed
- Base salary range stated: $86,015 to $117,706
- Minimum of 1,500 total flight hours (or equivalent via R-ATP or military experience)
- FAA ATP written and First-Class Medical Certificate required
- Duty days can last up to 14 hours, over trips lasting up to 8 days
What the employer asks for
- FAA ATP, Restricted ATP, or meeting requirements for ATP/R-ATP (minimum age 21, multi-engine rating)
- 1,500 total flight hours, or 1,250 hours with university R-ATP, or 1,000 hours with military qualification or university R-ATP
- 200 hours of cross-country flight time (>50 nm)
- 250 hours as PIC on fixed-wing aircraft
- 100 hours of night flying, or 75 hours with at least 45 night takeoffs and landings
- 75 hours of instrument time (actual or simulated in flight, excluding simulator time)
- ATP written exam completed before Indoctrination Training starts
- 50 hours on fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft
- Current FAA First-Class Medical Certificate
- 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 (spoken, written, understood)
- Availability to work varying hours, including days, nights, weekends and holidays
- Ability to manage personal rest to be ready for duty at all times
- Availability for trips away from home of 7 or more days, staying in hotels
- Ability to obtain required airport authority and customs security badges
- Ability to pass TSA background screening
- High school diploma
What the employer offers
- Medical, dental and vision insurance, with no-cost options
- Healthcare advocacy support
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings account with annual employer contribution
- Wellness programmes and discounts
- Paid time off
- Parental leave of absence
- Life and accident insurance
- Voluntary benefits (financial protection plans)
- 401(k) plan with employer match of 67% on standard contributions
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Legal plan
- Identity theft protection plans
- 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.