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VistaJet pilot requirements 2026

To fly for VistaJet, first officers need at least 1,000 hours. 7 open vacancies list their own requirements below.

General requirements

First officer, minimum hours1,000 hours
Licence and medicalEASA Part-FCL ATPL (F-ATPL/ATPL, not issued by French DGAC or UK CAA) with Class 1 medical
Type ratingAppropriate type rating gives a sign-on bonus; not mandatory in the advert
Other1,000 total hours for Challenger 350 FO, 2,500 for Global 6000 FO; EU-based remote work base

Requirements in the open adverts (7)

VacancyTotal hoursCommand (PIC)Type ratingLicenceAgeEnglish
Embraer EMB550 Type Rated Pilots3,000 hours–Required–––
First Officers on Challengers1,500 hours–Not needed–––
First Officers on Challengers and Globals1,000 hours–Not needed–––
First Officers on Globals2,000 hours–Not needed–––
Second Officers on Global 6000 and Global 75001,000 hours–Not needed–––
UK Licensed Captains for Citation XLS/XLS+3,000 hours–Not needed–––
UK Licensed First Officers for Citation XLS/XLS+1,000 hours–Not needed–––

Taken from each advert. The advert itself always prevails.

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