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Malaysia Airlines pilot interview questions and selection process
How Malaysia Airlines selects pilots: 6 selection stages and 8 interview questions from candidates' accounts. Use them to practise; they are examples, not official answers.
Selection stages
- Online application
- Written assessment (maths, physics, English at SPM level)
- Face-to-face interview with two panellists (management + captain); 2025 reports also a paired/group discussion
- Psychometric testing
- Psychomotor (hand-eye coordination) and adaptability assessment
- Class 1 medical
Tests
- SPM-level maths/physics/English paper
- Psychometric
- Psychomotor
By rank
- Cadet: Cadet/ab initio process above.
Interview questions
Technical
- How does an aeroplane fly? (Cadet)
- Explain Bernoulli's principle. (Cadet)
Personal and CV
- What are your strengths and weaknesses? (Cadet)
Company and industry
- What do you know about the company's fleet and route network? (Cadet)
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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