A320 family First Officer (type-rated and non-type-rated)
Air Astana · Almaty / Astana · Kazakhstan
- Position
- First officer
- Aircraft
- A320 family
- Base
- Almaty / Astana
- Contract
- permanent
- Minimum hours
- 400
- Type rating
- Not required
- Listed since
- 31 Oct 2026
Air Astana's own pilot recruitment page. Non-rated FO: 400 h total incl. 200 h multi-engine multi-crew, max age 45. Rated FO: 1,500 h incl. 500 h on type, max age 45. Class 1 medical, ICAO English level 4. Requirements from the airline's pilot information kit (2024); check the current advert.
Pay at Air Astana
Local contract
- First officer
- Not published
- Captain
- Not published
Expat contract
Air Astana Pilots Info kit (recruitment document distributed via Brazilian pilots' union SNA, uploaded Oct 2024): NET monthly totals at 65 block hours, conditional on company profit/corporate targets; FO base EUR 2,300-3,800 + EUR 800 flight pay; Captain EUR 8,000 base + EUR 2,000 = EUR 10,000. Paid in KZT linked to EUR rate; 10% flat tax for expats. Additional net base payment: Cpt EUR 1,000 + ~EUR 500 housing, FO EUR 750 + ~EUR 350 housing. Press (Aviation A2Z, Sep 2026) gives FO EUR 45-65k and Cpt EUR 95-125k annual.
Conditions at Air Astana
- Roster
- Expat options: 6 weeks on / 2 weeks off (commuting) or 40 days vacation + 10 days off (Info kit). Local contracts full-time.
- Allowances
- Per diem EUR 18 (Kazakhstan), EUR 55 (international), EUR 55 (training) per Info kit; loss of licence cover up to USD 100,000 (Cpt) / USD 75,000 (FO).
- Benefits
- Medical insurance (incl. dental), staff travel discounts (ID90, MyIDtravel), corporate pension plan, psychologist consultations, corporate discounts.
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The advert is on airastana.com. Always check the details there before applying.