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Wizz Air pilot requirements 2026
To fly for Wizz Air, first officers need at least 500 hours and captains at least 3,500 hours. 9 open vacancies list their own requirements below.
General requirements
| First officer, minimum hours | 500 hours |
|---|---|
| Captain, minimum hours | 3,500 hours |
| Licence and medical | EASA (or UK CAA) ATPL/CPL, Class 1 |
| Type rating | varies |
| Training bond | WAPA cadets: EUR 61,460, repaid over 5 years. |
| Other | 3,500 factorised hrs for DEC; ICAO English L4+; right to work in EU/listed countries |
Requirements in the open adverts (9)
| Vacancy | Total hours | Command (PIC) | Type rating | Licence | Age | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A320 Captain (part-time, freelance) | 3,500 jet | – | Valid A320 type rating | ATPL | – | – |
| A320 Captain (type rated or non-type rated) | 3,500 hours | 1,000 (A3xx fly-by-wire PIC if type rated; multi-pilot jet over 50 t MTOW if non-type rated) | Not required (non-type-rated route); A3xx fly-by-wire rating for type-rated route | ATPL or frozen ATPL with IR | – | ICAO level 4 or higher |
| Direct Entry Captain & Experienced A320 First Officer (Hungary/Malta AOCs) | 3,500 hours | – | A320 type rating for First Officers; Captains type-rated or non-type-rated | – | – | – |
| Direct Entry Captain - A320 Type Rated (m/f/d) | 3,500 factorised hours | 1,000 as PIC on Airbus A3xx full FBW (excl. PICUS and simulator) | Current Airbus A3xx full FBW type rating with IR | – | – | – |
| Direct Entry Captain - Non-Type Rated (m/f/d) | 3,500 factorised hours | 1,000 as PIC on certified multi-pilot multi-engine jet/fan over 50 t MTOW in public CAT (excl. business/corporate, PICUS and simulator) | Not needed | – | – | – |
| Direct Entry Captain Program - Airbus FBW Experience (m/f/d) | 3,500 factorised hours | – | Current Airbus A3xx full FBW type rating with IR | – | – | – |
| Direct Entry Captain Program - Turbojet (m/f/d) | 3,500 factorised hours | – | Not needed | – | – | – |
| MOC Duty Engineer | – | – | – | EASA Part-66 B1.1 (A320ceo/neo) | – | Fluent written and spoken English |
| Wizz Air Pilot Academy ALBANIA | – | – | – | – | Minimum 18 | Fluent written and spoken English |
Taken from each advert. The advert itself always prevails.
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