First Officer B747 (rated and non-rated)
B747 · LUX · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on cargolux.com
1,500 hrs multi-pilot jet or turboprop >10t; graded JFO/FO/SFO by experience. Posted date approx (~1 month).
Pay & conditions · Europe
Cargolux Airlines International: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Luxembourg · Cargo · CV / CLX
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Rated and non-rated B747 First Officers (1,500 hrs); no cadet scheme; company-funded B747 rating.
Pay
Junior first officer
EUR 6,593 a month
about €79k a year
First officer
EUR 7,145–7,767 a month
about €86–93k a year
Captain
Not published
Starting salaries published by Cargolux on its working-conditions page, gross per month from 1 Sep 2026 (salary index 992.24): junior first officer €6,592.64, first officer €7,145.42, senior first officer €7,767.25; initial training period €4,671.07. Salaries rise with years of service and with each Luxembourg index tranche. Captain salaries are not published. Plus a 13th month and profit sharing.
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From 1 Sep 2026
| EUR per month | Monthly gross |
|---|---|
| Initial training period (about 2 months) | 4,671.07 |
| Junior first officer (start) | 6,592.64 |
| First officer (start) | 7,145.42 |
| Senior first officer (start) | 7,767.25 |
As published by Cargolux on its working-conditions page (salary index 992.24).
Agreements
- Cargolux working conditions: pilot salaries (from 1 Sep 2026) ↗
Cargolux Airlines International · pay scale · 2026 - Cargolux Collective Work Agreements 2023–2027 with LCGB and OGBL (not publicly available)
Cargolux, LCGB and OGBL · CLA · 2023–2027
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Allowances
- Per diem per duty hour away from base, a 13th month, profit sharing, overtime pay and a night supplement. Single hotel room with breakfast.
- Roster
- 12 days off at home base per roster period, in two blocks. Rosters published about two weeks ahead; preferential bidding system.
- Bases
- LUX
- Fleet
- B747-400F, B747-8F
- Benefits
- 42 days of annual vacation, defined-contribution pension, loss-of-licence and accident insurance, part-time options.
- Union
- LCGB and OGBL (pilots represented by ALPL)
- Careers site
- cargolux.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- EASA ATPL/frozen ATPL, Class 1; transfer to Luxembourg licence
- Other
- Pilots are classified as junior first officer, first officer or senior first officer depending on medium- and widebody experience.
Sources
From an agreement or official source · figures from 2026-09 · checked 30 Oct 2026
- Cargolux - Working conditions
- Ready for Take-Off - Cargolux pilot conditions
- AviationCV - Cargolux First Officer
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