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Our minimum requirements

Education / General

  • At least a higher general secondary education (HAVO) or equivalent foreign education

  • Swimming skills

  • Valid passport of an EU member country

Required licenses and certificates

  • Valid EASA (frozen) ATPL

  • Valid ME/IR (A) PBN

  • Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate

  • ICAO LPE 6

  • MCC certificate

  • Advanced UPRT Certificate (if license is issued after 20-12-2021)

Inexperienced first Officer

You meet one of the following selection criteria:

  • Preferably you have finished one of the following flight schools in the last 24 months: - European Pilot Selection & Training (EPST) - KLM Flight Academy - European Flight Academy (EFA) - RWL German Flight Academy - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civille (ENAC)

  • You finished an APS/MCC (preferably at EPST) in the last 24 months.

Experienced First Officer

You meet one of the following selection criteria:

  • You have a valid type rating B737 with a minimum of 500 (actual) hours on type (of which 50 hours are flown in the last 6 months);

  • You have a valid type rating Airbus A320/A321 with a minimum of 500 (actual) hours on type (of which 50 hours are flown in the last 6 months);

  • You have a minimum of 1000 (actual) hours total time and 500 (actual) hours on one of the following aircraft types (of which 50 hours are flown in the last 6 months):  - Multi-pilot turbojet: CS-25 certified - Multi-pilot turboprop: MTOM > 10.000kg or certified passenger seating configuration of more than 19 passengers.

  • Dutch pilots only: in het bezit van Groot Militair Brevet van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht/Koninklijke Marine. NIet langer dan 24 maanden geleden actief vlieger. Bij aanvang dienstverband dien je in het bezit te zijn van alle benodigde brevetten en certificaten. Mocht je hier vragen over hebben, mail dan naar cockpitrecruitment@transavia.com.  

Please note: at the start of your employment you must be in possession of all the aforementioned licenses and certificates. We require your license and medical to have a validity of at least 6 months at the start of your employment. This is the responsibility of the pilot.  A background check (VGB: certificate of no objection) and a pre-appointment medical examination are part of the selection process.