Day to day

• When operating, you will demonstrate excellent aircraft handling ability. Extensive procedural and technical knowledge as well as strong leadership, and outstanding human factors. All of which will give you the passion and drive to be a future Commander here at Virgin Atlantic Airways. As a high performing and motivated professional pilot, you will give our customers an exceptional journey, delivering consistent operational excellence in the sky whilst maintaining our high safety standards.
• Leading our operation and taking pride in making values-based decisions in the air and on the ground. We will provide recurrent training and checking to the professional and medical standards required by the CAA and Virgin Atlantic. We thrive off the challenges we face and this furthers our personal growth, supported by our industry leading training and development team.

About you

In order to be suitable, you must be operating, or have operated in the last three years on one of the following RAF Aircraft:

• F-35B Lightning II
• TyphoonFGR4
• Hawk
• Equivalent aircraft types flown on a foreign exchange tour will be considered

Applicants should have a minimum of 1500 fast jet hours flying experience. Hours accumulated instructing on a training aircraft may also be considered as part of the Fast-Jet hours (Creamies or training roles following a front-line tour).

You also need the following:

• Hold a current UK Class One Medical.
• ATPL/CPL(A)must have been issued by the UK CAA at the time of contract issue by Virgin Atlantic Airways
• Frozen ATPL issued by the UK CAA at the date of joining.
• The ability to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in English (certified as ICAO level 6 English Proficiency when applying)
• Applicants must be prepared to provide copies of three Flying Training Reports (Basic (EFT) Flying Training Report, Advanced Flying Training Report and their most recent Annual Flying Report) prior to interview.

What we offer you

• Funded UK skilled worker visa if required
• Lifestyle and wellbeing benefits
• Career Progression
• Varied Roster Patterns published approx. a month in advance
• Supportive Flight Crew Managers to empower you to take on the world and be with you in the moments that matter
• Private Medical Scheme
• Company pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Up to seven Free of Fare standby flights a year, plus unlimited discounted tickets, to any of Virgin Atlantic’s global destinations (did someone say Vegas!) and other industry-leading staff travel benefits
• Loss of Licence cover, covering injury and illness
• Life insurance benefits & loss of licence cover