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Cadet pilot programmes

18 open cadet pilot programmes at 18 employers, including Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm), Army Air Corps (British Army), Finnair and Royal New Zealand Air Force. Updated 1 Nov 2026. Every vacancy is checked daily against the employer's own careers site, and the Apply button takes you straight to the employer's advert. No sign-up, no fees.

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Open vacancies (18)

Officer Pilot, Army Air Corps (Apache / Wildcat)

Army Air Corps (British Army)
Juno (H135) in training; then AH-64 Apache or AW159 Wildcat · RMA Sandhurst (44-week officer training), then UK flying training · permanent · pay: GBP 35,925 in training at Sandhurst; GBP 42,948 on commissioning as Second Lieutenant

Air Force Pilot (Officer entry)

Royal New Zealand Air Force
Training on T-6 Texan II and KA350 King Air; operational types include A109, NH90, P-8A Poseidon, C-130J, Boeing 757, B350 King Air · RNZAF Base Ohakea (officer training at RNZAF Base Woodbourne) · permanent · pay: NZ$69,833 while in training; page cites future potential earnings of NZ$140,000

Pilot (Fighter / Helicopter / Transport) - Enhanced Officers Scheme

Republic of Singapore Air Force
Various (fighter, helicopter, transport) · Singapore (SAFTI MI, AFTC); Basic Wings Course at Pearce, Australia; advanced flying in France, Italy, USA or Singapore · permanent · pay: Starting monthly pay by rank: OCT S$3,280-6,190; 2LT S$3,520-3,760; LTA S$3,590-6,640; CPT S$6,140-7,310

RAF Pilot (Officer, Direct Entry Pilot)

Royal Air Force
Various (fast-jet, multi-engine, rotary-wing, RPAS streams) · RAF Cranwell (Initial Officer Training); Phase 2 at RAF Valley / Cranwell / Shawbury / Waddington depending on stream · fixed-term · pay: £35,900+ during officer training; £64,600+ after 3 years' service on promotion to Flight Lieutenant (plus benefits)

Pay at these airlines

AirlineFirst officerCaptain
Finnair€54–132k€120–216kUnofficial
Singapore Airlines$86–133k$203–313kUnofficial
Wizz Air€50–90k€108–180kPress
Akasa Air$43k$79kPress
Brussels Airlines€53–105k€110–200kUnofficial
Condor€81–136k€149–224kPress
Edelweiss Air€80–174k€128–218kUnofficial
Endeavor Air$96–104k$141–203kPress
Piedmont Airlines$86k$138–192kUnofficial

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