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Air New Zealand pilot interview questions and selection process
How Air New Zealand selects pilots: 9 selection stages and 2 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Online application
- 2-day assessment in Auckland
- Simulator ride (ATR72 or B777)
- Panel interview with 2-3 assessors (behavioural + company knowledge)
- Technical exam (30 ATPL-level questions, 1 h)
- International flight planning exercise (1 h)
- Logbook assessment (15-30 min)
- Group exercise (1 h)
- Presentation: problem given, 10 min prep, then present and defend
Tests
- 30-question ATPL-standard technical exam
- Planning exercise
Simulator check
ATR72 or B777 sim: basic handling, holding patterns, DME arc, IFR procedures.
By rank
- First officer: Full 2-day assessment above (2023).
Interview questions
Technical
- What is a balanced field (length)? (First officer)
Company and industry
- What do you know about Air New Zealand's strategy, values and current share price? (First officer)
For practice only: general examples, not official answers. Pilot Jobs International accepts no responsibility for how they are used; prepare your own answers in your own words.
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