Pay & conditions · Africa
South Africa · Low-cost · FA / SFR
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Part of the ASL Aviation group: also ASL Airlines Australia, ASL Airlines United Kingdom, K-Mile Asia, Quikjet Airlines
The FlySafair careers portal (Nov 2026) shows one flight-deck vacancy: permanent First Officers for Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Lanseria (3 positions, posted 21 Oct 2026). No captain, command-upgrade or Hercules vacancy was open. Ownership is changing: Harith General Partners agreed in Feb 2026 to buy Safair Operations, the parent of FlySafair, from its ASL-linked shareholders; the Competition Commission recommended conditional approval in July 2026, and the deal still needed Tribunal and licensing clearance.
Captain range is the airline's own figure quoted in SA press during the July 2025 strike (R1.8-2.3 million a year); Solidarity said only a small group of senior captains earn at that level. No first officer figures published; adverts say 'market related'. August 2025 settlement after a 12-day strike: base increases of 6%, 6.5%, 6.8% and 6.9% over four years, with matching yearly adjustments to travel, accommodation and medical allowances; extra pay for hours flown above 65 per month; one-off ex gratia of 15% of monthly salary; up to five leave days may be cashed in. The Independent on Saturday (22 Jul 2025) put the captain range at roughly R150,000–R191,000 a month; the airline did not say whether it is base salary or the full package with flight pay and bonuses. Settlement signed 1 Aug 2025 with Solidarity through the CCMA. Contracts are permanent and local; applicants must be South African citizens. Safair note: Safair Operations is the same company and AOC (the careers portal says 'Safair Operations, operating as FlySafair'), so the Safair ACMI, charter and cargo side (L-100-30 Hercules and B737-400 passenger, combi and freighter) belongs to this employer. Safair's fleet page still lists L-100-30s, but a Flightline Weekly piece describes a final Safair L-100 flight, so the Hercules fleet may be shrinking or retired; not confirmed.
Johannesburg (JNB), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA W1/W2/W3, avionics trade test, B737-800 systems courses; at least 5 years' maintenance experience incl. line and SVM. Permanent; ref CERT_AV_JNB1.
Lanseria (HLA), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA W1/W2/W3, avionics trade test, B737-800 systems courses; at least 5 years' maintenance experience incl. line and SVM. Permanent; ref CERT_AV_HLA.
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Lanseria, South Africa · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.com3 permanent first officer posts (ref FirstOfficer_04) at Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Lanseria, reporting to the Fleet Captain. SACAA commercial licence (ATPL preferred), Class 1 medical, 1,500 h including 500 h multi-turbine, multi-crew experience; non-type-rated or Boeing-rated. Training bond applies. South African citizens only.
Cape Town (CPT), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA W1/W2/W3, avionics trade test, B737-800 systems course; at least 3 years' aircraft maintenance experience. Permanent; ref JNRCERT_AVCPT.
Lanseria (HLA), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA W1/W2/W3, avionics trade test, B737-800 systems courses; at least 15 years' maintenance experience incl. line and SVM. Permanent; ref SNRCERT_HLA_AV1.
Durban (DUR), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA A & C licence on the B737-800, certified on B737-800 airframe and CFM56-7B engines, mechanical trade test; at least 15 years' aviation experience incl. line maintenance. Permanent; ref SNRCERTTECH_DURMEC1.
Lanseria (HLA), South Africa · permanent · apply on mcidirecthire.comLicensed AME with SACAA A & C licence on the B737-800, certified on B737-800 airframe and CFM56-7B engines, mechanical trade test; at least 15 years' aviation experience incl. line maintenance. Permanent; ref HLAFlightline_SNRCERTMECH.
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2025-08 · checked 1 Nov 2026
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