Boeing 737 Pilot Jobs 2026: 44 Airlines Flying the 737 and Who Is Hiring

The Boeing 737 flies with 44 of the 121 airlines on our jobs board, 28 of them with the 737 MAX in their fleet. At the last check 21 of them had the First Officer seat open, recruiting or holding a pool, and 31 publish a First Officer entry for pilots without a type rating. This page lists each one with that status, what it asks of the rating and its published minimum, then the First Officer and Captain routes that name the 737, and the traps in a 737 vacancy: hours counted on the type, a rating that has to be recent, and who pays for it. An open First Officer seat is not always a 737 seat: where the airline names a route on the type, we quote it as recorded.

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First Officer seat open (21)

Taking First Officer applications, or holding a First Officer pool or expression-of-interest list, at the last check.

First Officer seat through a cadet route only (1)

These airlines took First Officers only from their own cadet or academy schemes at the last check: no direct entry for licensed pilots.

Not recruiting First Officers at the last check (4)

A First Officer route exists, but no vacancy or campaign was open when we last checked. Several of these recruit in campaigns, so watch their careers pages.

First Officer status unconfirmed (17)

We found these airlines’ requirements but could not establish from their own pages whether a First Officer vacancy was open.

No First Officer route for outside pilots (1)

The record shows no First Officer entry open to pilots from outside; see each airline’s entry for the routes it does run.

First Officer routes on the 737, in the airlines’ words (21)

The First Officer, Second Officer and cadet routes our records name on the 737, worded as recorded at the date shown, open or closed. An airline missing here may still put new pilots on the 737; it just does not name the type in its routes.

• Air India (incl. Air India Express) F/O: Recruiting
  Type-rated First Officer / Senior First Officer B737 — Air India Express, on the Air India Group careers portal (job 52871144): 100 h of commercial airline experience on the B737 after line release; maximum age 40 (45 for defense pilots with a B737 rating and an ATPL) · Trainee Pilot Programme — Air India Group, for DGCA CPL holders: the A320 fleet with an A320 endorsement; the 737 fleet with a B737 endorsement, or with a multi-engine and instrument rating; maximum age 30 (40 for employees and ex-defense); Indian nationals or OCI; selection by a non-technical evaluation with a personal interview, a technical evaluation in a simulated scenario and the pre-employment medical (traineepilot.airindia.com); no window open on 15 October 2026. The A320 posting of 23 December 2025 to 10 January 2026, seen in search results, named a written test, a psychometric assessment, a group discussion, a personal interview, a simulator check and the medical; it has been filled (checked 15 October 2026) — careers page
• Akasa Air F/O: Recruiting
  Direct entry First Officer — B737 type-rated freshers: a valid B737 type rating is mandatory (Hiring Pilots page as archived on 18 April 2026; search results of 17 October 2026 show the same) · Akasa SkyCadet Programme — ab initio for Indian citizens, 18 to 40, 10+2 with physics, mathematics and English, with Skynex Aero (Jalgaon) and Dunes Aviation Academy (Bhavnagar): ground school, CPL and a 737 MAX type rating; applications closed at the last check (SkyCadet page, 17 October 2026, as indexed) (checked 17 October 2026) — careers page
• Arajet F/O: Recruiting
  First Officer B737 MAX — Dominican and foreign pilots (checked 29 September 2026) — careers page
• Enter Air F/O: Recruiting
  First Officer B737 — training course from November 2026, with a training agreement and long-term contract (checked 29 September 2026) — careers page
• flydubai F/O: Recruiting
  Type-rated First Officer B737 · Ab-initio MPL for UAE nationals (aged 17 to 30): about 18 to 24 months to Second Officer on the 737; first batch from late 2025 (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page · Study guide (PDF, €4.99)
• Greater Bay Airlines F/O: Talent pool
  Expression of interest — First Officer B737 (rated) (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Oman Air F/O: Recruiting
  Type-rated First Officer B737NG (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Royal Air Maroc F/O: Recruiting
  Type-rated First Officer B737NG / MAX — via FCI (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Ryanair Group F/O: Recruiting
  Direct Entry B737 Non-Type Rated Experienced First Officers (Buzz bases, Ryanair Group) · Direct Entry B737 Type-Rated First Officers (Buzz) — advert seen in September 2026: 1,200 h total, 1,000 on CS-25 aircraft and 800 on the B737-300 to -900, with 737 First Officer flying in the 36 months before the course · AFA B737 Cadet Pilots - self-sponsored type rating, bases throughout Europe & Ryanair UK (G-reg) (checked 12 October 2026) — careers page · Study guide (PDF, €4.99)
• Smartwings F/O: Recruiting
  Non-Type Rated First Officer B737 · Type Rated First Officer B737 (checked 29 September 2026) — careers page
• Virgin Australia F/O: Recruiting
  Direct Entry First Officer B737 (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• WestJet F/O: Recruiting
  Direct entry First Officer — mainline B737 (fleet 737 NG, 737 MAX and 787), from 2,000 h with a Transport Canada ATPL; posting dated 14 October 2026 (checked 15 October 2026) — careers page
• Air Europa F/O: Unconfirmed
  Type-rated B737 First Officer (Madrid, indefinite contract) — last call closed 5 April 2026 (checked 29 September 2026) — careers page
• Copa Airlines F/O: Unconfirmed
  Direct entry First Officer B737 — non-rated (relayed) (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Ethiopian Airlines F/O: Unconfirmed
  First Officer B737NG — non-rated, 1,500 h, type rating provided; the advert job boards copied is marked closed, and Ethiopian’s pages listed no First Officer posting on 16 October 2026 (checked 16 October 2026) — careers page
• Icelandair F/O: Unconfirmed
  Direct entry First Officer — B737 MAX (checked 13 October 2026) — careers page
• LOT Polish Airlines F/O: Unconfirmed
  First Officer B737 — 800 h, 500 h on 40 t+ aircraft (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Norwegian F/O: Unconfirmed
  Type-rated First Officer (Boeing 737) - applications closed on 31.08.2026 (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Pegasus Airlines F/O: Unconfirmed
  Type-rated First Officer B737NG — relayed (checked 21 September 2026) — careers page
• Sun Country Airlines F/O: Unconfirmed
  Direct entry First Officer B737 — relayed by job boards, unconfirmed on Sun Country’s site (checked 29 September 2026) — careers page
• TUI Airline (TUI Airways, TUI fly) F/O: Unconfirmed
  Direct entry First Officer, B737, UK bases (TUI Airways) — type-rated and non-type-rated vacancies in search copies of TUI’s careers site in 2026; their pages led to the careers home page on 16 October 2026 (checked 16 October 2026) — careers page

Captain routes on the 737 (8)

18 of the 44 airlines on this page publish no Captain route for pilots from outside: they make their Captains from their own First Officers. These 8 records name a Captain route on the 737, worded as recorded; the Captain seat was open at the last check at 8 of them. Every airline that takes Captains from outside, on any type, is on the direct entry Captain jobs page.

The 737 MAX and the earlier 737s

The MAX (28): Air Canada, Air Europa, Air India (incl. Air India Express), Akasa Air, Alaska Airlines (incl. Hawaiian), Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Arajet, Copa Airlines, Enter Air, Ethiopian Airlines, flydubai, GOL Linhas Aéreas, Icelandair, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines (MAG), Norwegian, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair Group, Singapore Airlines, Smartwings, Southwest Airlines, SunExpress, TUI Airline (TUI Airways, TUI fly), Virgin Australia and WestJet. Earlier 737s only (10): Atlas Air, EgyptAir, Greater Bay Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, Kenya Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Qantas Group (Qantas & QantasLink), Sun Country Airlines and Transavia, whose records list the 737-300 to -900 (the Classic and NG models) or a 737 freighter and no MAX; Greater Bay Airlines had the MAX on order at its last check, on 21 September 2026. Models not named (6): China Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Luxair, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines, whose records name the 737 without its models, so check their own fleet pages. Left out until its 737s fly: Vueling, whose record lists the 50 Boeing 737s that IAG has allocated to it, the first three due in the fourth quarter of 2026 (checked 12 October 2026).

For the type rating, the model makes little difference. Under the FAA every 737, from the first 737-100 to the MAX, carries one pilot type rating, B-737 (the FAA’s Flight Standardization Board report: Revision 17 of November 2020, and the draft of Revision 22, which lists the 737-7, -8, -8200, -9 and -10). An NG pilot becomes MAX-qualified through differences training and, since Revision 17, the special MAX training that the report requires before the first MAX flight. EASA’s type certificate data sheet (IM.A.120, Issue 29 of 16 December 2025) gives the pilot type rating B737-300-900 for the 737-300 to -900ER and, for the MAX, refers to Boeing’s flight crew data without printing a designation, so ask your licensing authority how a MAX qualification is endorsed. The 737 NG to MAX differences course sets out what changes. What can differ from one airline to the next is how your 737 hours are counted: see the last section.

Do you need a 737 type rating?

Whether you need the rating to apply is the airline’s call, and it splits the list four ways:

• No type rating needed to apply (20): Air Canada, Alaska Airlines (incl. Hawaiian), Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Arajet, Atlas Air, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EgyptAir, Enter Air, Ethiopian Airlines, GOL Linhas Aéreas, Icelandair, LOT Polish Airlines, Qantas Group (Qantas & QantasLink), Southwest Airlines, Transavia, United Airlines, Virgin Australia and WestJet. The airline provides, arranges or sells the rating, or only prefers it; a multi-fleet airline may still put you on another type.
• Separate rated and non-rated streams (11): Air India (incl. Air India Express), Akasa Air, flydubai, Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, Norwegian, Pegasus Airlines, Ryanair Group, Smartwings, SunExpress and TUI Airline (TUI Airways, TUI fly). The streams open and close separately, and the rated one usually asks for hours on the type. Air India’s rated postings want the 737 or A320 rating, and its Trainee Pilot Programme takes DGCA CPL holders onto the 737 fleet with a multi-engine and instrument rating instead of the 737 endorsement, though no window was open at the last check.
• A type rating needed to apply (6): Air Europa, Greater Bay Airlines, KLM, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc and Singapore Airlines. Not always on the 737: KLM asks for a valid rating on any multi-pilot type, then trains you on whichever of its fleets has training capacity; Singapore Airlines’ direct entry asks for an A350 or A380 rating.
• Not published or unclear (7): China Southern Airlines, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines (MAG), Sun Country Airlines and Turkish Airlines. This includes airlines with no First Officer entry outside a cadet scheme.

The non-rated doors at low hours are on the low-hour pilot jobs page, the airlines that train you on type, on the 737 or another aircraft, on the non-type-rated First Officer jobs page, and the routes from zero on the cadet programs page.

How to read a 737 vacancy

• Flying the 737 is not hiring for it. A multi-fleet airline decides where you go: KLM sends direct-entry pilots to whichever fleet has training capacity, and says there is no choice in this; Air Canada assigns the fleet; Delta trains you on its fleet type; Singapore Airlines places its direct-entry pilots on the A350 or A380 fleet, while its 737s are the former SilkAir aircraft; Air India’s 737s fly with Air India Express. The tables show each airline’s First Officer seat; the routes section shows where the record names the 737.
• Rated means recent, with hours on the type. flydubai’s rated First Officers need 500 hours on the 737, with the type endorsed in the last 24 months; Ryanair reclassifies a 737-rated pilot as non-rated, with a full transition course, below 800 hours on type and 1,000 on CS-25 aircraft, or after 36 months off the aircraft; Norwegian’s rated route asked for 500 hours on the 737, with the rating on an EASA license now or in the past; Air Europa’s last rated call asked for 500 hours on the 737; Royal Air Maroc’s rated First Officers need 300 hours on the 737NG or MAX; Air India Express’s rated First Officers need 100 hours of airline flying on the 737 after line release. A rating you hold without recent flying on the type may not get you into a rated stream.
• Hours on which 737? Some adverts name the models: flydubai’s rated advert, as our record has it, counts its 500 hours on the 737-300 to -900, the Classic and NG models, so check how it treats hours on the MAX; Ryanair’s rated Buzz First Officer advert, seen in September 2026, asked for 800 hours on the 737-300 to -900. If your 737 time is on the MAX, ask how it counts before you apply.
• Provided is not always free. flydubai’s training bond reduces over 36 months from USD 36,000 for a non-rated joiner, or USD 24,000 if rated; Ryanair’s cadet type-rating programs are self-sponsored, or, for the UK intake with Ryanair DAC, partly sponsored with EUR 5,000 paid up front; Enter Air trains the rating in Warsaw under a training agreement whose cost and bond are not published; Smartwings trains its non-rated First Officers on the 737NG without publishing the cost or bond; Norwegian’s non-rated vacancy did not say who funds the 737 rating or whether a bond applies; Akasa Air arranges the rating, and its funding terms are among the points we could not confirm. Ask who pays and what the bond is before you sign.
• Hours with a qualifier. LOT’s 737 First Officers need 800 hours, 500 of them on aircraft over 40 tonnes; Ryanair’s non-rated experienced First Officers need 500 hours as First Officer on a multi-crew, multi-engine aircraft in commercial air transport, and instructing hours do not count; Jet2’s First Officers need 500 hours on multi-crew jets or turboprops above 10 tonnes; TUI’s 2026 non-rated UK vacancy asked for 500 hours or 100 route sectors on a multi-pilot turbojet or a qualifying turboprop; flydubai’s non-rated First Officers, as job boards relay the advert, need 2,500 hours, 1,000 of them on EFIS multi-crew aircraft above 10 tonnes; Southwest’s 2026 posting asked for 2,500 hours in total, or 1,500 in turbine aircraft. Total time on light single-pilot aircraft does not meet a multi-crew or a 10-tonne figure. Every airline’s minimum is on the hours requirements page.
• License and passport first. The 8 US airlines here want an FAA ATP, or the experience and written exam for one, and 7 of them the right to work in the US; Air Canada and WestJet ask for Canadian citizenship or permanent residence; Virgin Australia for Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residence; Air India for Indian nationals and Overseas Citizens of India; EgyptAir’s First Officer intake is for Egyptian nationals; Kenya Airways’ for Kenyan citizens. Of the 44 airlines on this page, flydubai, Greater Bay Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet2.com and Oman Air say they sponsor a visa for at least one pilot entry; the airlines that do, on every type, are on the visa sponsorship page. The regional pages set out the license rules: Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia-Pacific.

For the interview, the top 25 737 type rating questions show what technical panels ask, the Library has articles on the 737’s limitations and memory items, and the complete interview guide covers the HR and competency stages.

Common questions

Which airlines are hiring 737 pilots? 21 of the 44 airlines on our board that fly the 737 had their First Officer seat open, recruiting or holding a pool, at the last check; the table “First Officer seat open” on this page lists them, each with the date it was checked. That is the airline’s First Officer seat, not always a vacancy on the 737, because multi-fleet airlines assign the fleet. Check each airline’s current status on the jobs board before applying.

Can I get a 737 job without a type rating? Yes. 31 of the 44 airlines publish a First Officer entry for pilots without a type rating, 11 of them alongside a separate rated stream; 6 want a rating held when you apply, not always on the 737, and for 7 it is not published or unclear. Where the airline provides the rating, ask who pays for it, whether it is bonded and which fleet you will fly.

How many hours do I need for a 737 First Officer job? There is no single figure. The lowest published First or Second Officer entry points for pilots without a type rating among these airlines, each in the airline’s own measure of hours and not always on the 737: Smartwings (70 h); Ryanair Group (100 h); Jet2.com (100 h); Akasa Air (200 h); Enter Air (200 h); Qantas Group (500 h). In the United States the floor is the FAA ATP, at 1,500 hours or the restricted ATP’s lower minimums, and rated streams often count hours on the 737 itself as well as total time.

Which airlines fly the 737 MAX? 28 of the 44 airlines on our board that fly the 737 list the MAX in their records: Air Canada, Air Europa, Air India, Akasa Air, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Arajet, Copa Airlines, Enter Air, Ethiopian Airlines, flydubai, GOL Linhas Aéreas, Icelandair, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair Group, Singapore Airlines, Smartwings, Southwest Airlines, SunExpress, TUI Airline, Virgin Australia and WestJet. 6 more name the 737 without its models, so check their own fleet pages.

Is the 737 MAX the same type rating as the 737 NG? Under the FAA, yes: every 737, from the 737-100 to the MAX, carries the single type rating B-737, and an NG pilot becomes MAX-qualified through differences training and the special training the FAA’s Flight Standardization Board report requires before the first MAX flight. EASA’s type certificate data sheet gives the pilot type rating B737-300-900 for the 737-300 to -900ER and prints no designation for the MAX; ask your licensing authority how a MAX qualification is endorsed on your license.

Which airlines hire 737 Captains from outside? 8 of the 44 airlines on this page name a Captain route on the 737 in their records, with the Captain seat at the last check in brackets: Air India (recruiting); Arajet (recruiting); Ethiopian Airlines (recruiting); flydubai (recruiting); Oman Air (recruiting); Royal Air Maroc (recruiting); Ryanair Group (recruiting); Smartwings (recruiting). 18 of the 44 publish no Captain route for pilots from outside and make their Captains from their own First Officers; the direct entry Captain jobs page lists every airline that takes them from outside.