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Aer Lingus: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Ireland · Legacy · EI / EIN
Hiring selectively
Airbus-rated FO campaign closed Oct 2025; sponsored Future Pilot Programme runs periodically.
Pay
First officer
EUR 58,000–105,000 a year
Captain
EUR 125,000–190,000 a year
Press estimates (Oct 2026). Official: rated FO yr-1 package ~€87.5k incl. ~€16k variable (2025 ad).
Agreement news
- Labour Court Recommendation LCR22966 (CD/24/79) – Fórsa (pilots) pay claim, crewing agreement, pay scale structure ↗
Labour Court / Workplace Relations Commission · summary · 2023
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Variable flight-associated pay (~€16k yr1 FO), layover allowances.
- Bases
- DUB, SNN, ORK
- Fleet
- A320, A320neo, A321LR, A321XLR, A330
- Benefits
- Pension 21% employer/11% employee, 35 days leave, staff travel after 6 months.
- Union
- IALPA (Fórsa)
- Careers site
- aerlingus.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- varies
- Licence
- EASA ATPL (DE FO must hold Airbus rating)
- Other
- EU/Ireland right to work; ELP L5; security vetting
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2025-2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026
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