Flight Crew Member (Captain Candidate)

Job Description

About the Company Star Flyer Inc., Star Flyer Head Office Building, 6 Kuko Kitamachi, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. Recruitment is handled by the Personnel Section of the General Affairs and Human Resources Department. Role Overview Mid-career recruitment of flight crew members as captain candidates. Two positions are available. Duties on joining are flight crew duties; the scope of change covers other duties determined by the company. Training is conducted at the Kitakyushu Airport facility. Key Responsibilities Perform flight crew duties as a captain candidate Undertake other duties determined by the company Requirements Experience flying as captain with a Japanese scheduled airline, with at least 1,000 hours of PIC time on jet aircraft Valid Class 1 aviation medical certificate Applicants who have previously flown for StarFlyer are also eligible to apply Licences & Qualifications JCAB Airline Transport Pilot Licence (skill certificate for scheduled air transport) Aeronautical radio operator licence, or a licence recognised as equivalent or higher Aviation English proficiency certification at Level 4 or above Employment terms Employment type 1: long-term employee (permanent staff), under 60 years of age (the retirement age is 60; exception clause 1), with no fixed term and a three-month probation period from joining Employment type 2: senior flight crew contract employee, aged 60 or over, fixed term from the joining date to 31 March 2027, with no probation period. Contracts are renewed annually in principle and may be renewed after the above period, up to a maximum age of 68 (the retirement age for contract employees) Start date: as designated by the company Work location on joining: Kitakyushu Airport or Haneda Airport; training is carried out at the Kitakyushu Airport facility. Scope of change: any location designated by the company, including transfers and relocation Working hours: shift work under a variable working hours system, averaging no more than 40 hours per week over a one-month period. Some working hours differ for half-contract employees aged 65 and over Overtime: yes What We Offer Salary: in accordance with company regulations, calculated internally on the basis of job content, required qualifications, years of practical experience and past career history; details are explained individually at interview Allowances: flight allowance, overtime allowance, holiday work allowance, late-night work allowance and others Pay increases: regular annual increments in accordance with company regulations; pay revision once a year in April Bonus: yes. In financial year 2025 bonuses were paid twice, in summer and winter; payment may be withheld depending on company performance Holidays: 121 days per year (approximately 10 days per month) Leave: annual paid leave, maternity leave, childcare leave and nursing care leave Insurance: full social insurance (health insurance, employees' pension insurance, employment insurance and workers' accident compensation insurance) Benefits: regular health checks, defined contribution pension plan (401k), employee shareholding association, employee discount travel scheme (StarFlyer and ANA flights), congratulatory and condolence payments, group long-term disability income protection insurance (GLTD), and childcare and nursing care leave Smoking: non-smoking on board; measures against passive smoking vary by workplace Additional Information Selection process: submit the required documents, document screening, first selection (interview and flying skill test), then final selection. Applicants who pass the document screening are notified of the selection schedule separately. The published recruitment steps are: (1) submit resume and career history, (2) document screening, (3) first individual interview, (4) online aptitude test, (5) final individual interview. The process and its content are subject to change. How to apply: email your application documents to dg-pilot-recruit@starflyer.jp. Use the company's designated resume form, downloadable in Excel or PDF version, and send the resume in PDF format only (Excel and image formats such as PNG or JPG should not be used). Questions about eligibility and conditions can be sent to the same address; general recruitment enquiries go to recruit@starflyer.jp or through the recruitment My Page. Telephone enquiries are not accepted. Application documents: (1) resume on the company form with a photograph taken within the last three months; (2) career history (A4 portrait, free format); (3) aviation career record (Form No. 22) covering instructor and check pilot experience at previous employers, qualification to allow a right-seat first officer to make take-offs and landings, and other captain-related qualifications; (4) copy of the airline transport pilot skill certificate; (5) copies of skill certificates including ratings, specified pilot reviews and confirmations and the aviation English proficiency certificate; (6) copy of the aeronautical radio operator licence; (7) copy of the Class 1 aviation medical certificate; (8) copies of aviation medical certificate applications for the past two years; (9) copy of the final page of the flight log book or other proof of flight record; (10) evidence of flight hours by aircraft type; (11) health declaration form on the company form; and (12) self-declaration form relating to Article 30 of the Civil Aeronautics Act, on the company form. Application documents are not returned, so please note this before applying. Applicants' personal information is used only for selection and recruitment purposes.

Requirements

• Perform flight crew duties as a captain candidate
• Undertake other duties determined by the company
• Experience flying as captain with a Japanese scheduled airline, with at least 1,000 hours of PIC time on jet aircraft
• Valid Class 1 aviation medical certificate
• Applicants who have previously flown for StarFlyer are also eligible to apply
• JCAB Airline Transport Pilot Licence (skill certificate for scheduled air transport)
• Aeronautical radio operator licence, or a licence recognised as equivalent or higher
• Aviation English proficiency certification at Level 4 or above
• Employment type 1: long-term employee (permanent staff), under 60 years of age (the retirement age is 60; exception clause 1), with no fixed term and a three-month probation period from joining
• Employment type 2: senior flight crew contract employee, aged 60 or over, fixed term from the joining date to 31 March 2027, with no probation period. Contracts are renewed annually in principle and may be renewed after the above period, up to a maximum age of 68 (the retirement age for contract employees)
• Start date: as designated by the company
• Work location on joining: Kitakyushu Airport or Haneda Airport; training is carried out at the Kitakyushu Airport facility. Scope of change: any location designated by the company, including transfers and relocation
• Working hours: shift work under a variable working hours system, averaging no more than 40 hours per week over a one-month period. Some working hours differ for half-contract employees aged 65 and over
• Overtime: yes
• Pay increases: regular annual increments in accordance with company regulations; pay revision once a year in April
• Holidays: 121 days per year (approximately 10 days per month)
• Leave: annual paid leave, maternity leave, childcare leave and nursing care leave
• Smoking: non-smoking on board; measures against passive smoking vary by workplace

Benefits

• Salary: in accordance with company regulations, calculated internally on the basis of job content, required qualifications, years of practical experience and past career history; details are explained individually at interview
• Allowances: flight allowance, overtime allowance, holiday work allowance, late-night work allowance and others
• Bonus: yes. In financial year 2025 bonuses were paid twice, in summer and winter; payment may be withheld depending on company performance
• Insurance: full social insurance (health insurance, employees' pension insurance, employment insurance and workers' accident compensation insurance)
• Benefits: regular health checks, defined contribution pension plan (401k), employee shareholding association, employee discount travel scheme (StarFlyer and ANA flights), congratulatory and condolence payments, group long-term disability income protection insurance (GLTD), and childcare and nursing care leave