B737 Type Rated Captain
B737 · AYT · minimum 4,000 hours · agency · apply on sunexpress.com
Posted approx late Oct 2026, expires approx 1 month later. 1,500 jet PIC, EASA licence. 3-year fixed term then possible permanent.
Pay & conditions · Middle East
SunExpress: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Turkey · Leisure · XQ / SXS
Hiring now
Recruiting B737-rated captains via agency (Oct 2026) and FOs incl. low-hour; apply via hr.sunexpress.com.
Pay
First officer
EUR 2,990–3,880 a month
about $40–52k a year
Captain
EUR 5,970–7,170 a month
about $80–96k a year
Net monthly base from 2025 brochure; plus duty pay/hr, night and cycle pay. Est. annual net FO EUR 48-60k, CPT 96-112k.
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Allowances
- Duty pay EUR 15.40-27.50/hr FO, 28.60-52.80 CPT; night duty pay; multi-sector cycle pay; retention bonuses.
- Roster
- Weekly publication; heavy summer, light winter; 20 on/10 off part-time option. Leave 36-50 days. Must live in Turkey.
- Bases
- AYT, ADB, ESB
- Fleet
- B737-800, B737 MAX
- Benefits
- Work permit arranged for foreign pilots. CPT agency contract 3-year fixed term with possible permanency.
- Careers site
- sunexpress.com ↗
Requirements
- Captain
- 4,000 hours minimum
- Type rating
- bonded
- Bond
- EUR 30k TR contribution (self-funded or salary deduction over 36 months); retention bonuses to year 7
- Licence
- EASA/JAA ATPL (CPT), CPL/IR + frozen ATPL (FO), Class 1, ICAO English L4
- Other
- CPT 500 PIC, under 60 (rated). FO 21-39 zero-hour or up to 56 experienced.
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2025 · checked 27 Oct 2026
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