Pilote de ligne – open applications
Various · CDG/ORY · permanent · apply on airfrance.com
General pilot listing linked in Jun 2026 press; 2026 cadet campaign closed 31 Jul. Page not verified.
Pay & conditions · Europe
Air France: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
France · Legacy · AF / AFR
Hiring selectively
Fully funded Cadets programme ran 15 Jun-31 Jul 2026 (A220/A320 or Transavia); general 'Pilote de ligne' page for experienced pilots.
Pay
Unofficial figures. Not from an agreement or the airline: collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Treat them as indicative.
First officer
EUR 6,250 a month
about €75k a year
Captain
EUR 13,000–25,000 a month
about €156–300k a year
Dated: OPL start €6,250 and SH CDB €13k-16.3k (2014); top LH CDB >€25k/month (2018). Scale not published.
Agreement news
- Avenant 27 a l'Accord de Groupe AF-TO (pilotes Air France - Transavia) ↗
SNPL France ALPA · summary · 2024 - Avenant a la convention d'entreprise du PNT, au plan de partage de la performance et a l'accord categoriel pilote 2019 (signe le 18 juillet 2024) ↗
SNPL France ALPA · summary · 2024 - Avenant 23 a l'accord de Groupe Pilotes AF-TO (NAO) ↗
SNPL France ALPA · summary · 2024
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Bases
- CDG, ORY
- Fleet
- A220, A320, A321, A330, A350, B777, B787
- Benefits
- Staff travel, seniority-based career.
- Union
- SNPL
- Careers site
- airfrance.com ↗
Requirements
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- EASA ATPL/MPL
- Other
- Cadets: EEA/Swiss, French+English, bac+2 science
Sources
Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2014-2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026
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