Entry-Level Pilot - Civil Experience
Aircraft type
Other Civil AviationAreas of operation
Korea, SouthJob Description
About the Company Korean Air - "Connecting for a better world!" Role Overview Korean Air is recruiting entry-level pilots with civil flying experience to join the airline. Requirements Total fixed-wing flying time of 1,000 hours or more (rear-seat flying time excluded) No medical disqualification as defined in Article 92 of the Enforcement Rule of the Aviation Safety Act Military service completed or exempt, with no impediment to overseas travel Licences & Qualifications Korean licences and ratings: commercial pilot licence (CPL), multi-engine land (MEL), instrument flight rules (IFR) and aviation English proficiency level 4 or above Additional Information Selection Process Document screening Knowledge assessment / English oral test / ATC evaluation / personality assessment Flying skill assessment / medical examination Executive interview Recruitment of civil-experience pilots is on a rolling basis: screening begins once a certain number of applications has been received, and the selection schedule is notified individually to the candidates concerned. Only fully submitted applications are reviewed. How to Apply Applications are accepted on a rolling basis only through the Korean Air recruitment website (koreanair.recruiter.co.kr). Applications by post, e-mail or in person are not accepted. Documents to Submit The following documents should be submitted at the medical examination stage: Flight experience certificate (1 copy, issued by the relevant organisation or flight school) Graduation certificate for the highest level of education completed (1 copy; holders of a master's degree or above must submit certificates for all education from university level upwards) Korean licences and ratings (CPL, MEL, IFR, aviation English proficiency certificate) Employment or service certificate (1 copy, if held) Other certificates or qualifications (1 copy, if held) Submitted documents are used only for recruitment purposes. Documents are returned if a completed Korean Air "application for return of recruitment documents" is submitted within 14 days of the final results announcement; documents not returned after 14 days are destroyed immediately. Successful final candidates may not request the return of their documents. Documents for which a return request has been received are sent by registered post within two weeks of the request date. Return requests should be sent to recruit@koreanair.com, and the request form can be downloaded from the recruitment website under Recruitment Information > Notices. Other Notes Detailed schedules for each stage are notified separately to candidates who pass that stage. Training costs after joining are borne by the individual, on a loan and repayment basis in accordance with company regulations. Successful candidates are contract staff during the entry-level pilot training period and convert to permanent employment on appointment as probationary pilot. False statements in the application, or disqualifying findings such as in the background check, may result in the offer being withdrawn. Persons eligible under national veterans' benefit legislation receive preferential treatment in accordance with the relevant laws. Korean Air may request additional verification of submitted documents from the issuing bodies. Enquiries: Flight Crew HR Management Team, HR Strategy Office, Korean Air - selips@koreanair.com
Requirements
- Total fixed-wing flying time of 1,000 hours or more (rear-seat flying time excluded)
- No medical disqualification as defined in Article 92 of the Enforcement Rule of the Aviation Safety Act
- Military service completed or exempt, with no impediment to overseas travel
- Korean licences and ratings: commercial pilot licence (CPL), multi-engine land (MEL), instrument flight rules (IFR) and aviation English proficiency level 4 or above
- Document screening
- Knowledge assessment / English oral test / ATC evaluation / personality assessment
- Flying skill assessment / medical examination
- Executive interview
- Flight experience certificate (1 copy, issued by the relevant organisation or flight school)
- Graduation certificate for the highest level of education completed (1 copy; holders of a master's degree or above must submit certificates for all education from university level upwards)
- Korean licences and ratings (CPL, MEL, IFR, aviation English proficiency certificate)
- Employment or service certificate (1 copy, if held)
- Other certificates or qualifications (1 copy, if held)
- Detailed schedules for each stage are notified separately to candidates who pass that stage.
- Training costs after joining are borne by the individual, on a loan and repayment basis in accordance with company regulations.
- Successful candidates are contract staff during the entry-level pilot training period and convert to permanent employment on appointment as probationary pilot.
- False statements in the application, or disqualifying findings such as in the background check, may result in the offer being withdrawn.
- Korean Air may request additional verification of submitted documents from the issuing bodies.
Benefits
- Persons eligible under national veterans' benefit legislation receive preferential treatment in accordance with the relevant laws.