Wizz Air UK Experienced First Officers

Wizz Air UK are recruiting non-rated and Airbus Rated experienced First Officers for their UK bases at Luton and Gatwick.

Info from Wizz Air here.

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Description:

Take your career to new heights with Europe’s fastest growing low-cost airline. With the expansion of Wizz Air destinations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, pilots will be joining Wizz Air at an exciting time rich in opportunities. The rapidly growing fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft is young, modern and sustainable, carrying passengers on 800 routes to 191 destinations in 49 countries.

This fleet is expected to triple over the next 10 years, providing career progression to ambitious and talented pilots, first officers and direct entry captains.

Wizz Air is committed to the development and wellbeing of its pilots, providing competitive salaries, industry-leading training, an indefinite and secure contract, and a flexible and fixed flight rosters for improved work-life balance. Open up a world of opportunity with Wizz Air.

Airline Operator Certificate/Location is selected during the application process, this job advertisement is valid for all Wizz Air job locations.

If you would like to join our Flight Crew team as a Non-Type Rated First Officer into the position of an Airbus A320 First Officer, please see below the requirements for applying:

Non-Rated Experienced First Officer:

- Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom
- Valid EASA / UK CAA / GCAA UAE Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) or Commercial Pilot License (CPL)
- Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate
- Valid Instrument Rating (IR) for Multi-Engine aeroplane (ME) or other Type Rating
- Minimum 300 IFR flight hours* (preferebly in the last 6 months, but not hard limit due to COVID-19 effects)
- Last flight within the preceding 6 months (prefereble, not hard limit due to COVID-19 effects)
- ATPL theory completed** (certificate or license endorsement as remark)
- MCC course completed*** (certificate or license endorsement as remark)
- JOC course completed**** (certificate or license endorsement as remark)
- ICAO level 4/5/6 English proficiency

If you would like to join our Flight Crew team as a Type-Rated First Officer into the position of an Airbus A320 First Officer, please see below the requirements for applying:

A320 Rated Experienced First Officers:

Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom
Valid EASA / UK CAA / GCAA UAE Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) or Commercial Pilot License (CPL)
Valid ICAO Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) or Commercial Pilot License (CPL) – only for pilots applying to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate
Minimum 500 hours multi crew operation experience*
Last flight within the preceding 6 months (prefereble, not hard limit due to COVID-19 effects)
Valid Instrument Rating (IR) on Airbus A320**
Minimum 300 hours on Airbus A320 in last 12 months* (prefereble in the last 12 months, not hard limit due to COVID-19 effects)
ATPL theory completed*** (certificate or license endorsement as remark)
ICAO level 4/5/6 English proficiency

Notes:

*The type rating must have at least 6 months validity on the date of joining, as new candidates only complete an OPC on starting.

**Factorized hours: Wizz Air applies factors to pilot flying hours to determine minimum requirements for Commanders. A pilot’s hours flown in each category are multiplied by the applicable factor from the below table. The sum of all groups after factorization will be used to determine whether the pilot meets the minimum required experience.

*** Ultra-light aircraft, power gliders, simulator and helicopter hours are excluded. PIC hours are pilot in command hours. This does not include PICUS hours.

Aircraft Group	PIC	Other
Wizz Air	1	1
Airline Short-haul Jet	1	0.8
Airline Long-haul Jet	0.8	0.7
Airline Turbine (multi-crew)	0.8	0.7
Military Fast Jet	0.7	0.7
Non-airline multi-engine	0.7	0.5
Multi-pilot helicopter	0.5	0.5
Single engine/rotary single pilot	0.3	0.3
Airline cruise pilot (above FL200)	0.2	0.2

To Apply:

During the application process, you will need to have your:

Resume/CV prepared in DOCX, PDF, Image or Text format
Cover/motivational letter prepared in DOCX, PDF, Image or Text format if you wish to upload (optional)
Passport scanned
Flight Crew License scanned
Class1 Medical License scanned
Pilot Logbook prepared, so you are able to enter your previous experience

The recommended browser to be used during the application process is Google Chrome.

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