Luxair pilot interview questions and selection process
How Luxair selects pilots: 6 selection stages and 17 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Application form and short written questions in English
- Initial personal interview with a captain, including technical questions
- DLR psychometric assessment (Hamburg)
- Group assessment
- 737 simulator assessment (single-pilot raw data and manoeuvres)
- Final interview
Tests
- DLR pilot aptitude assessment
Simulator check
737 simulator, raw data single-pilot handling and manoeuvres
By rank
- First officer: Most new hires start on the Dash 8, even if type-rated on the 737
Interview questions
Motivation
- What brought you into aviation? (First officer)
- Why Luxair? (First officer)
Personal and CV
- Why did you choose your flight school? (First officer)
- Have you failed any ATPL subject or skill test? (First officer)
Situational
- What would you do if you were not hired? (First officer)
Technical
- Explain standard and non-standard holding patterns and the entries. (First officer)
- How does a jet engine work? (First officer)
Company and industry
- What do you know about Luxair's history, fleet and management? (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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