Expat Captain A321
A321 · HAN/SGN · minimum 3,500 hours · agency · apply on rishworthaviation.com
1,000h A320 PIC; monthly start dates.
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Vietnam Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Vietnam · Legacy · VN / HVN
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Expat A350/B787/A321 captains and B787/A350 FOs via Rishworth; commuting options.
Pay
Local contract
First officer
USD 8,500 a month
about $102k a year
Captain
USD 10,000–18,000 a month
about $120–216k a year
Expat: CPT USD 10-18k/month (Aviation A2Z 2025); FDF lists CPT ~11k, FO ~8.5k (undated). Local pay VND.
Expat contract
First officer
Not published
Captain
USD 10,800–12,900 a month
Net of Vietnamese tax. A320 captain (Flight Crew International): USD 10,800 a month in years 1-3 rising to USD 12,355.70 from year 11, incl. accommodation and per diem; overtime USD 120/h. A350 captain advert: USD 12,900 net a month after line training plus overtime, 2% yearly increments from year 3. Adverts are undated (A320 page c. 2018 or later). No expat FO figures found.
Open vacancies (5)
Expat Captain A350
A350 · HAN/SGN · minimum 5,000 hours · agency · apply on rishworthaviation.com
1,000h A350 PIC; commuting/non-commuting.
Expat Captain B787
B787 · HAN/SGN · minimum 5,000 hours · agency · apply on rishworthaviation.com
4-yr renewable; immediate start.
Expat First Officer A350
A350 · HAN/SGN · agency · apply on rishworthaviation.com
Requirements not published.
Expat First Officer B787
B787 · HAN/SGN · minimum 1,500 hours · agency · apply on rishworthaviation.com
1,000h B787 FO time.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Network tickets for commuting.
- Roster
- Commuting and non-commuting rosters.
- Bases
- HAN, SGN
- Fleet
- A321, A350, B787
- Benefits
- 2-5 year contracts; 4-yr renewable (B787 CPT).
- Careers site
- vietnamairlines.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Captain
- 3,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- varies
- Licence
- ATPL (FO: CPL+frozen ATPL), Class 1
- Other
- Age <58 men / <53 women; height 165/160 cm; ELP L4
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026
- Rishworth - Vietnam Airlines pilot jobs
- Aviation A2Z - VN/VJ pilot salary 2025
- FlightDeckFriend - Vietnam Airlines
- Flight Crew International - Vietnam Airlines A320 Captains/TRI/TRE Salary and Benefits
- AviaCV - Vietnam Airlines A350 Captain
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