Captain Narrow Body (B737)

Scope of Advertisement

Captain Pilot candidates who have a current type authorization in B737 type and have the following flight experience will be evaluated within the scope of this announcement.

General Qualifications

•Turkish citizen or Blue Card holder

•Born after 01.01.1964

•At least high school graduation (our candidates who graduated from a high school abroad are required to submit their equivalence certificates.)

•Not having received any written punishment due to flight failure or flight indiscipline.

•No criminal record or criminal archive record

•Having completed the military service, or being exempt from or able to postpone it for minimum 2 years

•Accepting the place to be shown by the Company as the main base and residing there

•Not having quitted jobs in Turkish Airlines Inc. or other organizations due to indiscipline previously,

•Not having left Turkish Airlines Inc. and its affiliates due to contract termination previously.

• For blue card holders or candidates who have more than one citizenship, being able to speak fluent and understandable Turkish 

Technical Qualifications

•Holding a current ATPL(A) (DGCA/EASA/FAA/ICAO)

•Holding a valid B737 type rating

•Besides working as a captain pilot at his/her last company, excluding simulator and line-check hours;

o    Having at least 5500 hours of total flight experience

o    Having at least 3000 hours of flight experience in aircraft types over 27 tons 

o    Having at least 1000 hours of captain pilot flight experience on the aircraft type he/she has applied for and having flown at least 250 hours as captain pilot in the last 12 months

•Having a current Class-1 certificate compatible with its license

Health Requirements

1. Pilot Recruitment Health Criteria

•You can access the recruitment health criteria determined by Turkish Airlines Inc. through the following link. The candidates are required to review the list before starting the process, and the candidates who have the diseases making them ineligible are required not to apply. Please click here for the health criteria.

The candidates who have diseases other than the listed ones can send their questions to UCUSHEKIMLIGI@THY.COM.

2. Having an up-to-date 'Flightworthy' Health Report

•Candidates who are successful in the recruitment processes are required to obtain a report issued within the last 30 days from Aviation Medical Centers authorized by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, stating that their health conditions are suitable for flight.

Click here for the Pilot Recruitment Medical Examination Process applied during the Turkish Airlines Recruitment Examination.