What are the requirements to fly for Sundair?

EASA frozen ATPL with IR/ME for FO; Class 1 medical; ICAO English level 4.

Sundair: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Q: How much does a first officer at Sundair earn?

EUR 3,150–4,650 a month, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Q: How much does a captain at Sundair earn?

EUR 5,075–8,875 a month, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Germany · Leisure · SR / SDR

Hiring status unknown

Part of the Schauinsland-Reisen (85%) group

A BER-based A320 First Officer advert (2-year renewable contract, type rating trained) is listed as closed on PilotsGlobal; no current pilot advert found on Sundair's own site, whose careers page could not be loaded. Airline still operating in 2026 (new Bremen routes for 2026/27); owner Schauinsland is looking to sell Sundair and sister Fly Air41.

Pay

Unofficial figures. Not from an agreement or the airline: collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Treat them as indicative.

First officer

EUR 3,150–4,650 a month

about €38–56k a year

Captain

EUR 5,075–8,875 a month

about €61–106k a year

No collective agreement with Vereinigung Cockpit; pay set by company policy and individual contracts. Figures are approximate monthly gross base pay from crowd-sourced data compiled by ReadyForTakeoff (article dated 3 Jul 2026, some entries several years old): FO G1 about 3,150 up to senior FO about 4,400-4,650; Captain G1 about 5,075 up to senior captain about 8,875. Annual estimates there: FO 40,000-66,000, Captain 68,000-125,000. Block-hour pay comes on top: a Sundair FO advert (BER, closed) says base salary covers 65 block hours plus allowances, with 70 EUR per block hour from the 65th hour and 105 EUR from the 80th, plus a minimum monthly guarantee; ReadyForTakeoff instead lists tiered rates starting above 45 block hours, so the thresholds differ between sources.

Open vacancies (0)

No open pilot vacancies listed right now.

Conditions

Allowances: Block-hour overtime pay (FO advert: 70 EUR/BH from 65th hour, 105 EUR/BH from 80th); absence allowance during flight duties; part of pay may be a tax-free allowance; uniform provided with a monthly cleaning fee deduction.
Roster: Rostering rules not published; planning targets around 65 block hours per month. Strongly seasonal (summer/holiday peaks, lighter winter apart from Canaries/Egypt). Mostly 2-5 h sectors flown as day returns or short night stops under German labour law and EASA FTL.
Bases: BER, BRE, DRS
Fleet: A320
Benefits: 35 vacation days per year; company pension scheme; German statutory social insurance; partner discounts; minimum monthly guarantee (amount not stated).

Requirements

Type rating: FO: A320 type rating not required, training provided; current A320 rating an advantage.
Licence: EASA frozen ATPL with IR/ME for FO; Class 1 medical; ICAO English level 4.
Other: Very good German and English; must live within 50 km (about 1 hour) of base; passport valid 6+ months.

Sources

Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2026-07 · checked 1 Nov 2026

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