NetJets · First Officer / Copilote
First Officer - West Region, United States
NetJets is hiring a First Officer to operate across several bases in its West Region of the United States. The role covers private aviation flights for owners and passengers, combining piloting duties with an in-flight service role. The position involves variable schedules and multi-day trips away from base.
- Employer
- NetJets
- Position
- First Officer / Copilote
- Base
- West Region (États-Unis) : bases multiples dont Las Vegas NV, Los Angeles CA, Burbank CA, San Francisco CA, Phoenix AZ, Portland OR, Boise ID, et autres villes de l'Arizona, l'Idaho, le Montana, le Nevada, l'Oregon, la Californie et l'État de Washington
- Seen
- 8 October 2026
Key points
- Multiple bases across the western US (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Portland, Boise...)
- Base salary range stated as $86,015 to $117,706
- Variable schedule covering days, nights, weekends and holidays
- Duty days of up to 14 hours over trips of up to 8 days
- Trips may require 7 or more nights away from home in hotels
What the employer asks for
- FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) written exam completed
- FAA First-Class Medical Certificate
- High school education
- ATP, Restricted ATP, or equivalent under FAA rule 61.160 (minimum age 21)
- 1,500 total flight hours, or 1,250 hours with a qualifying university R-ATP certificate, or 1,000 hours with military pilot qualification, or 1,000 hours with a qualifying university R-ATP certificate
- 200 hours of cross-country flight time (over 50 nm)
- 250 hours as pilot-in-command 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 the start of Indoctrination Training
- 50 hours of fixed-wing multi-engine flight time
- FCC Restricted Radio Operator's Permit
- Valid passport and unrestricted authorisation to work in the US
- Valid US state driver's licence
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Ability to pass TSA background screening and obtain airport/customs security badges
What the employer offers
- No-cost options for medical, dental and vision coverage
- Wellness programmes and discounts
- Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution
- Paid time off
- Parental leave of absence
- Life and accident insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Legal plan and 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.