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Jet Aviation pilot requirements 2026

To fly for Jet Aviation, first officers need at least 1,500 hours and captains at least 3,500 hours. 1 open vacancy lists its own requirements below.

General requirements

First officer, minimum hours1,500 hours
Captain, minimum hours3,500 hours
Licence and medicalZurich FO advert: FAA ATPL only; US captain adverts: FAA ATP and first-class medical
Type ratingBD700 type rating an advantage for FO (Zurich); captain adverts require the aircraft type rating
OtherZurich FO: 1,500 total, 500 multi-pilot, corporate experience essential, multilingual with excellent English, worldwide base. US Global 6000 lead captain: 3,500 total, 1,500 PIC, 5 years' experience. US G650 captain: 4,000 total, 2,000 PIC.

Requirements in the open adverts (1)

VacancyTotal hoursCommand (PIC)Type ratingLicenceAgeEnglish
Captain G6503,000 hours–G650 type rating (FAA, UK or EASA)ATPL––

Taken from each advert. The advert itself always prevails.

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