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Brussels Airlines pilot interview questions and selection process
How Brussels Airlines selects pilots: 7 selection stages and 3 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Application screening
- Personality questionnaire (at home)
- ATPL/type technical questions + cognitive reasoning tests
- Technical interview (Chief Pilot)
- HR interview
- A320 simulator screening
- Group exercise
Tests
- Cognitive tests 'comparable to cut-e/COMPASS but different' (provider not named)
- Maths, abstract, mechanical reasoning, number series
- A320/A340 questions (rated) or ATPL questions (non-rated)
- Cadets: English written/oral, psychological tests, maths and physics
Simulator check
A320 at CAE Brussels, paired with a screened captain; full flight plan and charts provided (example LSGG-EBBR)
By rank
- Cadet: MPL Cadet Program: screening then 3-day selection with aptitude, English, psychological, maths/physics tests, simulator and HR interview; 20-30 cadets/year.
- First officer: Multi-day process with ATPL/cognitive tests, technical and HR interviews, A320 sim and group exercise.
Interview questions
Technical
- What are the memory items for an engine failure in cruise? (First officer)
- What does the maximum recommended altitude on the FMGC progress page represent? (First officer)
- Explain CAT II and CAT III approaches. (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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