NetJets · First Officer
First Officer - South Region
NetJets is hiring a First Officer for its South Region in the United States, covering several bases across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. The pilot operates private passenger flights, ensuring flight safety and a polished service for owners and passengers.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer
- Base
- South Region of the United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Wyoming)
- Seen
- 2 November 2026
Key points
- Position based across multiple cities in the South Region of the United States
- Requires an FAA ATP licence (or equivalent R-ATP requirements) with multi-engine rating
- Minimum 1,500 total flight hours (or equivalents based on university or military experience)
- Valid First Class Medical Certificate required
- Trips may involve 7 or more days away from home with hotel stays
- Duty days can last up to 14 hours over an 8-day period
What the employer asks for
- FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) written
- First Class Medical Certificate
- High School education
- FAA ATP, R-ATP, or equivalent requirements with multi-engine rating (IAW 61.160)
- At least 21 years of age
- 1,500 total flight hours, or 1,250 hours with university R-ATP certificate, or 1,000 hours with military or university R-ATP qualification
- 200 hours cross-country flight time (>50 nm)
- 250 hours fixed-wing PIC
- 100 hours night flying, or 75 hours with at least 45 night takeoffs and landings
- 75 hours instrument time (actual or simulated in-flight, excluding simulator)
- ATP written exam completed prior to Indoctrination Training
- 50 hours fixed-wing multi-engine time
- FCC Restricted Radio Operator's Permit
- Valid passport and unrestricted authorisation to work in the US
- Valid US state driver's licence
- Fluent in reading, writing and speaking English
- Ability to pass TSA background screening and obtain required airport security badges
What the employer offers
- No-cost Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- 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 of Absence
- Life and Accident Insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match of 67% of contributions
- Short and Long-Term Disability coverage
- 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.