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Riyadh Air pilot requirements 2026

To fly for Riyadh Air, first officers need at least 2,000 hours and captains at least 6,000 hours. 2 open vacancies list their own requirements below.

General requirements

First officer, minimum hours2,000 hours
Captain, minimum hours6,000 hours
Licence and medicalICAO ATPL, Class 1, ICAO English L5
Type ratingcompany-paid
OtherCPT: 2,000 hrs recent widebody command, 150 hrs command last 12 months. Non-rated welcome.

Requirements in the open adverts (2)

VacancyTotal hoursCommand (PIC)Type ratingLicenceAgeEnglish
Captain B787 (non-rated welcome)6,000 hours–Not needed–––
First Officer B787 (non-rated welcome)2,000 hours–Not needed–––

Taken from each advert. The advert itself always prevails.

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