Transavia Pilot Requirements 2026: Hours, License and Hiring Process
Transavia, the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM group, is two airlines with two doors. Transavia in the Netherlands, based mostly at Schiphol, sets no hours minimum for an inexperienced First Officer who finished an APS/MCC course in the last 24 months, and asks an experienced one for a B737 or A320/A321 type rating with 500 hours on type, or 1,000 hours in total with 500 on a multi-pilot type; every First Officer needs an EASA ATPL or frozen ATPL, ICAO English Level 6 and a passport of an EU member country. Transavia France, at Paris-Orly and its regional bases, takes its pilots through Air France’s selection, open only to EEA or Swiss nationals with fluent French. At the last check, on 28 October 2026, Transavia’s careers site listed a Captain posting for its Brussels base, while its First Officer page said the position was not open; search results still showed two First Officer postings, undated, so that seat is unconfirmed. Both airlines are moving from the Boeing 737-800 to the Airbus A320neo family.
Always confirm on the airline’s own careers page before applying. Every figure here is what the airline published at the date shown against it on our jobs board; entries marked Unconfirmed are ones whose requirements we found but whose current vacancy status we could not establish from the airline’s own pages. Vacancies open and close without notice.
Is Transavia hiring pilots now?
Recruiting at the last check on 28 October 2026 — First Officer seat: Unconfirmed; Captain seat: Recruiting. Netherlands: no hours after a recent APS/MCC course, or a B737 or A320 rating with 500 h on type, or 1,000 h with 500 on a multi-pilot type, with an EU passport and ICAO English 6; France: Air France’s selection (EEA or Swiss nationals, fluent French)
What we found at the last check: At the last check, on 28 October 2026, Transavia’s careers site listed a Captain B737NG posting for its Brussels base, with no closing date shown, beside an instructor posting there. Its main First Officer page said that day that the position was not open, and its Brussels page listed no First Officer posting, but search results still showed a “First Officer - experienced” vacancy at Schiphol and a Brussels First Officer posting, both undated, so the First Officer seat is unconfirmed. Transavia France takes its pilots through Air France’s selection, whose direct-entry vacancy was still listed on 28 October 2026. The interviews for the 2027 Airline Pilot Program were scheduled from September to November 2026, as search results showed its posting.
How we checked
28 October 2026. Reviewer, from the runner’s downloads of Transavia’s careers site that day (werkenbijtransavia.com: the “Minimum requirements first officer”, “First Officer”, vacancy overview, Brussels, “Selectie eisen” and “Fases opleiding” pages, and the “Captain B737NG Brussels” and “Instructors (TRI/TRE) B737NG” postings), Transavia’s newsroom, Transavia France’s careers site and press release of 16 May 2024, and Air France’s “Pilote de ligne F/H” vacancy. The minimum requirements page: for an inexperienced First Officer, an APS/MCC course finished in the last 24 months, preferably at EPST, and preferably one of five named flight schools in the same period, with no hours minimum; for an experienced First Officer, a valid B737 or A320/A321 rating with 500 actual hours on type, or 1,000 hours total with 500 on a multi-pilot type (a CS-25 turbojet, or a turboprop above 10,000 kg MTOM or with more than 19 seats), 50 of them in the last six months; Dutch military pilots with the Groot Militair Brevet, active in the last 24 months; a valid EASA (frozen) ATPL, ME/IR(A) PBN, Class 1, ICAO LPE 6, MCC and, for a license issued after 20 December 2021, Advanced UPRT, all held at the start of employment, the license and medical valid for six more months; HAVO or an equivalent, swimming skills and a valid passport of an EU member country; a VGB background check and a pre-appointment medical. The First Officer page: “Unfortunately the position is not open at the moment”; Compass and CPP tests, online or at EPST in Utrecht, then a two-day selection with EPST; a five-month temporary contract with two months’ probation, to become permanent after training; most new First Officers at Schiphol; part of a type rating sometimes at CAE; command anticipated after 8 to 10 years. The overview and Brussels pages listed the Captain and instructor postings and no First Officer posting. The Captain posting: a valid EASA ATPL, ME/IR(A) PBN, Class 1, MCC, Advanced UPRT if licensed after 20 December 2021, ICAO ELP 5 to apply and 6 before starting, a valid 737NG rating with 1,000 actual hours as Captain on type (50 in the last six months), 3,500 hours in total and the swim; a permanent contract with Dutch tax and Belgian social security, EUR 11,220 gross a month plus EUR 39 gross per block hour; a one-day selection at EPST with Compass tests that can be done remotely. Search results only (the runner was refused werkenbijtransavia.com’s other pages, transavia.recruitee.com and corporate.airfrance.com, as was the reviewer’s fetch): a “First Officer - experienced” vacancy at Schiphol and a “First Officer B737NG Brussels” posting (a 737NG rating with 500 hours on type), both undated; the 2027 Airline Pilot Program’s cost, bond, selection contribution, length and selection dates. Transavia France: Air France’s pages as in the air-france record (last check 21 October 2026), and Air France’s vacancy still listed on 28 October 2026. Fleet: Transavia’s newsroom (20 A321neos and 33 Boeing 737s on 19 October 2026; 21 Airbuses by the end of 2026; the move to Airbus complete in 2031; the first Airbus based at Rotterdam on 30 September 2026), Aeroroutes (24 September 2026), Travel Extra (22 September 2026) and New Mobility News (21 August 2026). The writer’s research of the same day was from search results only; replaces the record of 21 September 2026.
Requirements, as published
| Requirement | As published by the airline |
|---|---|
| License | Transavia (Netherlands): a valid EASA ATPL or frozen ATPL, ME/IR(A) with PBN, an MCC certificate and, for a license issued after 20 December 2021, an Advanced UPRT certificate, all held at the start of employment, with the license and medical valid for at least six more months (Transavia’s minimum requirements page, read on 28 October 2026); the Brussels Captain posting asks for a valid EASA ATPL. Transavia France: Air France’s selection asks for an ATPL, or a CPL/IR-ME with ATPL theory from an EU-certified training organization, MCC, and UPRT for a pilot without a CS-25 type rating (Air France’s vacancy, still listed on 28 October 2026) |
| Minimum hours | Transavia (Netherlands): no hours minimum for an inexperienced First Officer who finished an APS/MCC course in the last 24 months; for an experienced First Officer, 1,000 hours total, with 500 on a multi-pilot type (a CS-25 turbojet, or a turboprop above 10,000 kg MTOM or with more than 19 seats) and 50 in the last six months, unless you hold a B737 or A320/A321 rating with 500 hours on type (Transavia’s minimum requirements page, read on 28 October 2026). Brussels Captain: 3,500 hours in total. Transavia France: Air France publishes no total-hours minimum, only 70 hours as pilot in command, with Advanced UPRT, for a pilot without a first CS-25 type rating |
| Hours on type | Transavia (Netherlands): 500 actual hours on the B737 or the A320/A321, 50 of them in the last six months, with the rating valid. Brussels Captain: 1,000 actual hours as Captain on the 737NG, 50 of them in the last six months |
| Type rating | Transavia (Netherlands): a valid B737 or A320/A321 rating for the rated route; none for the 1,000-hour route or for an inexperienced First Officer; Transavia sometimes outsources part of a type rating to CAE, outside the Netherlands (its First Officer page), and, in a posting seen only in search results, trains pilots onto the A320/A321neo or the 737 depending on background; who pays is not published. Brussels Captain: a valid 737NG rating. Transavia France: the rating is provided after Air France’s selection |
| Right to work | Transavia (Netherlands): a valid passport of an EU member country (Transavia’s minimum requirements page); the Brussels instructor posting also asks for a valid EU passport, and the Captain posting asks whether you have the right to live and work in the EU. Transavia France: a national of an EEA state or Switzerland, through Air France’s selection; no visa sponsorship published |
| Medical | EASA Class 1, valid for at least six more months at the start of employment, with a pre-appointment medical in the selection (Transavia, Netherlands); Class 1 for Air France’s selection (Transavia France) |
| English | Transavia (Netherlands): ICAO language proficiency Level 6 held at the start of employment; the Brussels Captain posting accepts Level 5 to apply, with Level 6 before the start, and the instructor posting Level 5, with the upgrade to 6 during training. Transavia France: through Air France, a TOEIC of at least 850 under two years old, an FCL.055 Level 5 or above, and fluent French (FCL.055 Level 6 in French if French is not your native language) |
| Also | Transavia (Netherlands): at least HAVO (Dutch senior general secondary education) or an equivalent foreign qualification, swimming skills (the Brussels postings: one full pool length unaided, for the wet drill), and a background check for a certificate of no objection (VGB) in the selection; Dutch military pilots with the Groot Militair Brevet who flew in the last 24 months may also apply. A new First Officer in the Netherlands gets a five-month temporary contract with two months’ probation, to become permanent after training, and Transavia anticipates 8 to 10 years to command (its First Officer page); at Brussels the contract is permanent from the start, with two months’ probation (its Brussels page). The Brussels Captain posting offers a permanent contract, with Dutch tax and Belgian social security, and a starting salary of EUR 11,220 gross a month plus EUR 39 gross per block hour (read on 28 October 2026). The Airline Pilot Program for students asks for a HAVO diploma with mathematics B, physics, English and Dutch plus a physics course, a VWO diploma with mathematics A or B, physics, English and Dutch, or one of the four-year technical HBO or WO degrees Transavia lists; an EU passport, good English and Dutch, an age of at least 18 at the start, a height of 1.58 to 2.05 m, eyesight of -6 to +5, a swimming diploma and no criminal record; at most two attempts at the selection (Transavia’s “Selectie eisen” page, read on 28 October 2026). |
Reading the requirements line by line
The requirements below were read on Transavia’s own careers site on 28 October 2026: its minimum requirements page, its First Officer and Brussels pages and its Brussels Captain and instructor postings, none of them dated, so confirm each point on the live page. Where only search results showed a page, we say so. The rules cited were read in EASA’s own text, except where the Library is named.
- Three ways to meet the hours. An inexperienced First Officer has no hours minimum to meet: Transavia asks that you finished an APS/MCC course, preferably at EPST, in the last 24 months, and prefers graduates of five European flight schools it names (EPST, KLM Flight Academy, European Flight Academy, RWL German Flight Academy and ENAC) from the same period. An experienced First Officer needs a valid type rating on the Boeing 737 or the Airbus A320/A321 with at least 500 actual hours on type, or at least 1,000 hours in total with 500 on a multi-pilot type, which Transavia defines as a CS-25 turbojet, or a turboprop with a maximum takeoff mass above 10,000 kg or more than 19 passenger seats; either way, 50 of those hours must have been flown in the last six months. Dutch military pilots with the Groot Militair Brevet who flew in the last 24 months have a route of their own.
- The license. A valid EASA ATPL or frozen ATPL, a multi-engine instrument rating with PBN, an MCC certificate, and an Advanced UPRT certificate if your license was issued after 20 December 2021, all held at the start of employment. A frozen ATPL is a CPL with a multi-engine instrument rating and all the ATPL theory passed, but not yet the hours (as the Library sets it out); the full ATPL takes 1,500 hours of flight time in airplanes, 500 of them in multi-pilot operations (FCL.510.A). The advanced UPRT course is the upset prevention and recovery course EASA requires before a first multi-pilot type rating (as the Library sets it out). A Part-FCL license issued by any member state is valid throughout the EASA system (as the Library sets it out); Transavia’s page does not say whether you must move yours to the Dutch authority, the ILT, so ask Transavia.
- English at Level 6. Transavia asks for ICAO language proficiency Level 6 by the start of employment; its Brussels Captain posting accepts Level 5 to apply, with Level 6 before you start. Level 6, Expert, is the top of the ICAO scale and, under FCL.055, needs no further evaluation (as the Library sets it out).
- The passport, the school and the swim. A valid passport of an EU member country; at least HAVO, the Dutch senior general secondary diploma, or an equivalent foreign qualification; and swimming skills, which the Brussels postings define as one full pool length unaided, for the wet drill. The selection includes a background check for a certificate of no objection (VGB) and a pre-appointment medical, and your license and Class 1 medical must have at least six months of validity left when you start.
- The contract. A new First Officer in the Netherlands starts on a five-month temporary contract, with two months’ probation, which Transavia intends to make permanent once you complete your training and perform well; most start at Schiphol and may later apply for Rotterdam or Eindhoven, and Transavia anticipates 8 to 10 years to command (its First Officer page). At Brussels it offers a permanent contract, with two months’ probation, taxes paid in the Netherlands and social security in Belgium (its Brussels page).
- Transavia France is Air France’s selection. Air France’s direct-entry vacancy, still listed on 28 October 2026, asks for an ATPL, or a CPL with a multi-engine instrument rating and ATPL theory from a training organization certified in the EU, MCC, a Class 1 medical, a TOEIC score of at least 850 under two years old with a language proficiency of Level 5 or above, fluent French (Level 6 in French if it is not your native language), and EEA or Swiss nationality; it publishes no total-hours minimum, only 70 hours in command, with Advanced UPRT, for a pilot without a first CS-25 type rating, and you must not have failed an Air France or Transavia training course. Air France assigns successful candidates to Air France or Transavia according to its needs, and the two airlines’ pilots share one seniority list, so you cannot choose Transavia France (Air France’s pages, at its last check on 21 October 2026).
Entry routes
- Inexperienced First Officer — Transavia (Netherlands): an APS/MCC course finished in the last 24 months, preferably at EPST, preferably after one of the European flight schools Transavia names, with no hours minimum (Transavia’s minimum requirements page, read on 28 October 2026); Transavia’s First Officer page said that day that the position was not open
- Experienced First Officer — Transavia (Netherlands), mostly based at Schiphol: a B737 or A320/A321 type rating with 500 h on type, or 1,000 h total with 500 h on a multi-pilot type; a “First Officer - experienced” vacancy at Schiphol appeared only in search results on 28 October 2026, undated
- First Officer B737NG — Brussels base: a valid 737NG rating with 500 h on type; the posting appeared in search results on 28 October 2026, undated, and was not among the Brussels vacancies on Transavia’s careers site that day
- Direct entry Captain B737NG — Brussels base: a valid 737NG rating with 1,000 h as Captain on type and 3,500 h in total, an EASA ATPL; listed on Transavia’s careers site on 28 October 2026, with no closing date shown
- Airline Pilot Program (MPL cadet route) — Transavia (Netherlands): to First Officer on the A320neo; about 24 months, EUR 65,000 for the student, a bond of at least four years and interviews for the 2027 class from September to November 2026, as search results showed Transavia’s pages on 28 October 2026
- Transavia France First Officer — through Air France’s “Pilote professionnel” selection, which assigns successful candidates to Air France or Transavia by company needs
- Transavia France cadets — through the Air France Cadet Program, whose graduates join Air France or Transavia as First Officers; the 2026 window ran from 15 June to 31 July 2026
The Airline Pilot Program, Brussels, and Transavia beside its peers
- The Airline Pilot Program. Transavia’s route for students without flying experience, in the Netherlands, is an MPL course to First Officer on the A320neo: theory at Lelystad Airport, about 60 hours on a single-engine piston airplane there, simulator phases in Utrecht or at Schiphol, the type rating in a full flight simulator and flights in a Transavia A320neo, then line training on a five-month contract that Transavia intends to make permanent. You need a HAVO diploma with mathematics B, physics, English and Dutch plus a physics course, a VWO diploma with mathematics A or B, physics, English and Dutch, or one of the four-year technical HBO or WO degrees Transavia lists; an EU passport, good English and Dutch, an age of at least 18 at the start, a height of 1.58 to 2.05 m, eyesight between -6 and +5, a swimming diploma and no criminal record; and you may take part in the selection at most twice, the second time after 12 months. That much we read on Transavia’s pages on 28 October 2026. The rest is as search results showed its posting and FAQ that day: about 24 months to First Officer for the 2027 class (about 22 in the FAQ); EUR 65,000 for the student, without accommodation, travel, food or drink, and no financing scheme at present; a contribution of EUR 400 to the selection, paid to its partner EPST, with the full selection cost of EUR 1,200 reclaimed from a candidate who passes and does not start; a bond of at least four years; a maximum height of 2.00 m on the 2027 posting; and a selection from an online screening and Compass and CPP tests to a competency-based interview, from September to November 2026, and a simulator selection day with a group assignment, from November 2026 to January 2027, then security screening and a medical.
- Brussels. Transavia made Brussels Airport its fourth home base, after Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam, with about 150 staff, most on Belgian contracts, and four aircraft, and its first all-Belgian crew flew at the end of April 2026 (New Mobility News, 21 August 2026). On 28 October 2026 its careers site listed two cockpit postings for the base. Captain B737NG asks for a valid EASA ATPL, a valid 737NG rating with at least 1,000 actual hours as Captain on type, 50 of them in the last six months, 3,500 hours in total, ICAO English Level 5 to apply and 6 before you start, and the swim; it offers a permanent contract, with taxes paid in the Netherlands and social security in Belgium, and a starting salary of EUR 11,220 gross a month plus EUR 39 gross per block hour, after a one-day selection at EPST in Utrecht with Compass tests that can be done remotely. Instructors (TRI/TRE) B737NG asks for the same hours with a TRI or TRE qualification and an EU passport. These are the only direct-entry Captain routes we found at Transavia. A Brussels First Officer B737NG posting, asking for a valid 737NG rating with 500 hours on type, appeared in search results that day but not among the base’s vacancies.
Transavia beside the other European airlines it is compared with on our jobs board, as recorded at each airline’s last check:
| Airline | Published minimum | Type rating | Right to work | Status at last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transavia | None after recent APS/MCC · 500 h on type · or 1,000 h | Rated, 1,000 h or new-graduate routes · cost unpublished | EU passport (NL) · EEA/Swiss (France) | Recruiting (28 October 2026) |
| Air France | No minimum · 70 h PIC if no CS-25 rating | Provided · no bond published | EEA or Swiss · no sponsorship | Recruiting (21 October 2026) |
| easyJet | Capt only: 4,000 h · 500 h on A320 | A320 held, or trained · funding options | UK · EU for Marrakesh role | Recruiting (12 October 2026) |
| KLM | 500 h ME + 150 h/12 mth · 1,000 h B747F | MPA rating required · KLM assigns fleet | EU passport · EEA/CH unconfirmed | Recruiting (13 October 2026) |
| Norwegian | 500 h on B737 if rated · 1,500 h if not | Not required · funding not published | EU/EEC · unrestricted passport | Unconfirmed (21 September 2026) |
At their own last checks, Air France published no total-hours minimum for its direct-entry First Officers, only 70 hours in command for a pilot without a CS-25 rating, but took only EEA or Swiss nationals with fluent French; KLM, Transavia’s sister airline in the Netherlands, asked for a multi-pilot type rating and for Dutch, before selection or after joining depending on the vacancy; easyJet was recruiting Captains while its First Officer seat was not recruiting; and Norwegian asked a pilot without a 737 rating for 1,500 hours. Read each row with its date.
Selection process
- First Officers, Netherlands: an online application with CV, cover letter and documents; Compass and CPP tests, online or at EPST in Utrecht; a two-day on-site selection with Transavia’s partner EPST in Utrecht; then an offer (Transavia’s First Officer page, read on 28 October 2026)
- Brussels: a phone screening comes before the tests; the Captain and instructor postings describe a one-day selection at EPST in Utrecht, with Compass tests that can be done remotely
- First Officers, Netherlands: a background check for a certificate of no objection (VGB) and a pre-appointment medical are part of the selection (Transavia’s minimum requirements page)
- First Officers, France: Air France’s “Pilote professionnel” selection, which assigns successful candidates to Air France or Transavia
- Airline Pilot Program 2027, as search results showed its posting: an online application, an online screening tool, by WhatsApp invitation, and Compass and CPP tests
- Airline Pilot Program 2027, as search results showed its posting: a competency-based interview with Transavia’s selection committee (September to November 2026), then a selection day in the simulator, with a group assignment and an evaluation interview (November 2026 to January 2027), security screening and a medical
Bases and fleet
Bases: Amsterdam Schiphol (most new Transavia First Officers) · Rotterdam The Hague and Eindhoven (open to Transavia pilots by internal vacancy) · Brussels (crew base on Belgian contracts since spring 2026) · Paris-Orly (Transavia France) · Lyon, Nantes and Montpellier (Transavia France regional bases)
Fleet: Boeing 737-800 (Transavia: 33 Boeing 737s on 19 October 2026; Transavia France: 68 in September 2026; being replaced by Airbuses) · Airbus A321neo (Transavia: 20 on 19 October 2026; Transavia France from March 2027) · Airbus A320neo (Transavia France: 31 in September 2026; Transavia from May 2027)
From the 737 to the A320neo family
Transavia in the Netherlands took delivery of its 20th Airbus A321neo on 19 October 2026, when its fleet was 20 A321neos and 33 Boeing 737s; it expects 21 Airbuses by the end of 2026 and plans to complete its move to Airbus in 2031 (Transavia’s newsroom, 20 October, 30 May and 13 February 2026). On 30 September 2026 it based an Airbus at Rotterdam The Hague for the first time (Transavia’s newsroom, 3 October 2026), and it plans to fly its first A320neo from May 2027 (Aeroroutes, 24 September 2026). Transavia France flew 31 A320neos and 68 Boeing 737-800s in September 2026 and expects its first A321neo in March 2027 and four more by the summer season (Travel Extra, 22 September 2026). Beside its main base at Paris-Orly, it flies from regional bases at Lyon, Nantes and Montpellier (New Mobility News, 21 August 2026), which opened new routes for summer 2026 (ulysse.com, 6 April 2026). For the fleet, the B737 bank covers the 737-800 and the A320 bank the A320neo and A321neo; the Brussels Captain posting says pilots there will convert from the 737 to the A321neo.
How to prepare
Transavia flies two types today, so prepare for the one you will fly. The B737 bank covers the 737-800s that both airlines still fly and that the Brussels postings name, and the A320 bank the A320neo and A321neo that replace them, with the Library’s A320neo and A320ceo differences for what the neo changed. If you come from the 737, the Brussels Captain posting says the base will move to the A321neo in the coming years, with full conversion training, and the Library’s Airbus and Boeing flight deck philosophies explains what changes in the flight deck. Transavia’s First Officer page publishes its selection: Compass and CPP tests, online or at EPST in Utrecht, for which the Library’s pilot aptitude tests describes the kinds of tests airlines use, then a two-day selection with EPST in Utrecht. The pages we could read do not say what the two days contain, so prepare for an interview and a simulator check: the B737 interview set or the A320 interview set for your type, the CRM interview set for the crew resource management questions, and the Library’s airline simulator assessment. For the Airline Pilot Program, search results showed Compass and CPP tests, a competency-based interview and a selection day in the simulator. Do the paperwork first: your license, medical and certificates must all be valid at the start of employment, the license and medical for at least six more months, and the Advanced UPRT certificate is asked of a pilot whose license was issued after 20 December 2021.
Transavia France’s pilots come through Air France’s selection, so for that route read our Air France pilot interview guide and the Air France pilot requirements. For Transavia in the Netherlands, which has no interview guide on v1prep yet, read the complete airline pilot interview guide and the Library’s competency-based pilot interviews and technical questions in airline interviews; its multi-crew cooperation courses explains the MCC certificate Transavia asks for. KLM, in the same group, publishes its own requirements on KLM pilot requirements, the route as a whole is on how to become an airline pilot in Europe, and the region’s other airlines on our page of pilot jobs in Europe. Check Transavia’s entry on the jobs board for the latest status.
What we could not confirm
- Whether the “First Officer - experienced” vacancy at Schiphol and the “First Officer B737NG Brussels” posting are still open: search results showed them on 28 October 2026, undated, while Transavia’s First Officer page said that day that the position was not open and its Brussels page listed only Captain and instructor postings
- Whether Transavia pays for, or bonds, the type rating or conversion of a First Officer who joins without one of its types
- What the First Officers’ two-day selection at EPST contains: the Transavia pages we could read name the tests and the partner, not the stages
- The Airline Pilot Program’s cost (EUR 65,000), bond (at least four years), selection contribution, length (about 24 months on the posting, about 22 in the FAQ) and 2027 selection dates, read only in search results on 28 October 2026, and whether it still takes applications
- How many pilots Transavia France recruits in 2026: its press release of 16 May 2024 said it relied on Air France’s recruitment channel for 150 pilots in 2024, and we found no later figure
- First Officer pay: the Transavia pages we could read give none, and the figures of the Brussels First Officer posting appeared only in search results, undated
These points are not published clearly by the airline. Treat them as leads, not facts, and confirm them on the careers page: careers page.
Common questions
Is Transavia hiring pilots? Captains, yes, at the last check, on 28 October 2026: Transavia’s careers site listed a Captain B737NG posting for its Brussels base, with no closing date shown. For First Officers we could not confirm it: Transavia’s First Officer page said that day that the position was not open, and its Brussels page listed no First Officer posting, but search results still showed an experienced First Officer vacancy at Schiphol and a Brussels First Officer posting, both undated. The interviews for its 2027 Airline Pilot Program were scheduled from September to November 2026, as search results showed its posting. Transavia France takes its pilots through Air France’s selection. Check Transavia’s careers site before you apply.
How many hours do you need to fly for Transavia? Transavia’s minimum requirements page, read on 28 October 2026, sets no hours minimum for an inexperienced First Officer who finished an APS/MCC course in the last 24 months. An experienced First Officer needs a valid B737 or A320/A321 type rating with at least 500 actual hours on type, or at least 1,000 hours in total with 500 on a multi-pilot type, with 50 of the hours in the last six months. The Brussels Captain posting asks for 3,500 hours in total, 1,000 of them as Captain on the 737NG. At Transavia France, through Air France’s selection, no total-hours minimum is published, only 70 hours in command for a pilot without a first CS-25 type rating.
Can non-EU pilots fly for Transavia? Transavia’s minimum requirements page asks for a valid passport of an EU member country, and so does its Brussels instructor posting. Air France’s selection, through which Transavia France recruits, takes only nationals of an EEA state or Switzerland and publishes no visa sponsorship (Air France’s pages at its last check, on 21 October 2026). We found no route for other nationals.
How do you become a pilot at Transavia France? Through Air France: experienced pilots apply to Air France’s “Pilote professionnel” selection and students to the Air France Cadet Program, whose 2026 window ran from 15 June to 31 July 2026. Air France assigns successful candidates to Air France or Transavia according to its needs, and the two airlines share one seniority list, so you cannot choose Transavia France. The selection asks for EEA or Swiss nationality and fluent French.
How much does the Transavia pilot training cost? Transavia’s Airline Pilot Program, its route for students in the Netherlands, costs the student EUR 65,000, without accommodation, travel, food or drink, with no financing scheme at present and a bond of at least four years, on Transavia’s pages as search results showed them on 28 October 2026; in the same results it takes about 24 months to First Officer on the A320neo. Air France’s cadet program, whose graduates can be assigned to Transavia France, is funded by Air France.
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