Copa Airlines | Instructor

Flight Instructor - ALAS Flight Academy

ALAS Flight Academy, a division of Copa Airlines, is seeking a qualified Flight Instructor to join its training organization in Panama City, Panama. This pivotal role is responsible for leading and standardizing flight instruction, ensuring high standards of instructional quality, operational safety, and adherence to approved training programs and the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama regulations. The Flight Instructor will play a key part in nurturing and developing future commercial pilots.

About the Role

• Oversee and standardize flight instruction to guarantee training quality, operational safety, and compliance with approved programs and Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority mandates.
• Supervise the performance of flight instructors, ensuring the consistent application of standardized instructional techniques.
• Monitor student progress, coordinating efforts to support learning and successful training completion.
• Uphold compliance with operational safety procedures, approved training programs, and relevant aviation regulations.

Requirements

• Possession of an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) is mandatory.
• A valid Flight Instructor License is required, including Instrument and Multi-Engine ratings.
• A minimum of 2,000 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) is necessary.
• Applicants must have at least three years of flight instruction experience combined with 1,000 hours of flight instruction. Alternatively, 1,500 hours of flight instruction are required for candidates with less than three years of experience.
• ICAO English Language Proficiency Level 5 or higher is a prerequisite.
• Must meet recent flight experience requirements.
• Successful completion of knowledge and proficiency assessments as stipulated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama is essential.