Pay & conditions · Middle East
Air Arabia: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
UAE · Low-cost · G9 / ABY
Hiring selectively
Targeted A320-rated FO/CPT drives (e.g. Argentina/Chile Mar 2026, Pakistan, Dammam); self-funded cadet academy with bond.
Pay
First officer
AED 20,199–32,000 a month
about $66–105k a year
Captain
AED 33,800–52,000 a month
about $110–170k a year
Min = post-training base; max = senior est. with flying pay (70-80 hrs). Fly Jinnah contract figures; 2025-26.
Open vacancies (1)
Pilots - Air Arabia Group (standing recruitment)
A320/A321 · Air Arabia Group hubs (Middle East, North Africa, Asia) · permanent · apply on airarabiagroupcareers.com
Standing pilot recruitment page; candidates can choose a base hub across the group network. Individual adverts not readable (job widget did not load).
Conditions
- Allowances
- Housing approx AED 6,500/month (no company housing), transport approx AED 2,000, per diem approx AED 184/day, education allowance varies.
- Roster
- Fixed days off with seniority bidding, min 7 consecutive days off/month, 70-80 block hrs, 30 days leave.
- Bases
- SHJ, RAK, AUH, CMN, HBE, KHI, DMM
- Fleet
- A320, A321neo
- Benefits
- Tax-free (UAE). Some bases on 15-month fixed-term contracts.
- Careers site
- airarabiagroupcareers.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 800 hours minimum
- Captain
- 4,000 hours minimum
- Type rating
- self-funded
- Bond
- Cadets: 5-year bond (academy approx AED 700k self-funded)
- Licence
- ICAO ATPL (or CPL + ATPL theory), GCAA Class 1, ICAO English L4
- Other
- Current A320 rating. Age up to 50 FO / 59 CPT. FO hour minimum varies by campaign (800-2,000).
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2026-03 · checked 27 Oct 2026
Compare Air Arabia with other airlines → All pilot salaries →
Spotted something wrong or out of date?