Expat Captain A350
A350 · ADD · minimum 3,500 hours · contract · apply on ethiopianairlines.com
Closing date 'open'. 2,500 jet PIC, 500 command on A350, age 60 max. Email Expatrecruitment@ethiopianairlines.com.
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Ethiopian Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Ethiopia · Legacy · ET / ETH
Hiring now
Open-ended Expat Captain vacancies on A350, B777/787 and B737 with weekly screening in Addis Ababa.
Pay
Local contract
First officer
ETB 1,100,000–2,300,000 a year
about $7–14k a year
Captain
ETB 3,000,000–5,800,000 a year
about $19–36k a year
Local contract pay for Ethiopian nationals, from 2026 aviation press figures. Expat captains are on a separate package (see below).
Expat contract
First officer
Not published
Captain
USD 6,000–9,000 a month
Expat captain basic monthly salary: USD 6,000 (B757/767 commuting contract advert; package USD 184,900 a year before tax, averaging about USD 10,600 a month net incl. USD 1,250 lodging, USD 60 per diem, loyalty bonuses and overtime at USD 81/h above 80 h). Forum posts (Nov 2023): B737 captain USD 7,000 basic and B777/787 captain USD 9,000 basic, plus USD 1,000 housing and about USD 1,000 per diem. No expat FO figures found.
Agreements
- Ethiopian Airlines vacancies – Expat Captain A350 / B777-787 / B737 ↗
Ethiopian Airlines · official package
Open vacancies (3)
Expat Captain B737
B737NG/MAX · ADD · minimum 3,500 hours · contract · apply on ethiopianairlines.com
Closing date 'open'. 500 command hrs on B737NG/MAX, long-term contract.
Expat Captain B777/787
B777/B787 · ADD · minimum 3,500 hours · contract · apply on ethiopianairlines.com
Closing date 'open'. 500 command hrs on B777/787. Weekly screening in Addis Ababa.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Expat: flying, per diem and overtime allowances, housing allowance, free transport, annual bonus.
- Roster
- Not published.
- Bases
- ADD
- Fleet
- A350, B777, B787, B737, B737 MAX, Dash 8-400
- Benefits
- Expat: long-term contract, medical and accident insurance, business class tickets, Star Alliance travel.
- Careers site
- ethiopianairlines.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Captain
- 3,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- unknown
- Licence
- JAA/FAA or ICAO ATPL, Class 1, ICAO English L4
- Other
- Expat CPT: 2,500 jet PIC, 500 command on type, current rating, age 60 max. FO age 55 max.
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2026-08 · checked 30 Oct 2026
- Ethiopian Airlines vacancies
- Aviation A2Z: Ethiopian pilot salary 2026
- AviationCV: Expat Captain B777/787
- Flight Deck Friend - Ethiopian Airlines recruiting captains for commuting roster
- PPRuNe - Ethiopian recruiting
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