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SKY express pilot requirements 2026
To fly for SKY express, captains at least 5,000 hours.
General requirements
| Captain, minimum hours | 5,000 hours |
|---|---|
| Licence and medical | EASA ATPL(A) for Captain; EASA ATPL(A) or CPL/IR with frozen ATPL for FO; Class 1 medical; ICAO English level 4+. |
| Type rating | A320 FO/Captain adverts required a valid A320 rating (FO: 1,000 h as A320 FO; Captain: 1,500 h A320 PIC). Non-rated low-hour ATR FO adverts need no rating or hours. Type-rating funding is mixed: self-funded or company-funded with monthly salary deductions acting like a bond (amount not documented). |
| Training bond | Company-funded type rating may be recovered via monthly deductions; terms not published. |
| Other | A320 Captain: 5,000 h total, 1,500 h A320 PIC, 2,000 h on turbojet aircraft over 20 t. A320 FO: 1,500 h total. All: unrestricted right to live and work in the EU, clean incident/accident record, no criminal record. |