Training for commercial pilot (m/f/d) ATPL program

Publication date:13 May 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Zurich

Job summary

Join European Flight Academy's pilot training program! Enjoy a dynamic and supportive environment while achieving your dreams.

Tasks

Complete comprehensive theory training on navigation and aviation law.
Engage in practical flight training on various aircraft types.
Participate in intensive simulator sessions for jet piloting.

Skills

Must possess a valid DLR certificate and EU citizenship.
Fluency in English (B2) and German for Swiss location.
Meet aero-medical fitness test requirements.

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About the job

We are looking for young talents who want to take off with us! Do you meet the application requirements and see your future in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft? Then we look forward to receiving your online application for the European Flight Academy's commercial pilot training program!

Tasks

After successful completion of the EFA program after about 22-24 months you will receive a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and the Instrument Rating (IR, frozen ATPL). With this you can apply for a cockpit seat with all LHG airlines and are then "cleared for take-off".

This exciting and varied training is waiting for you:

Comprehensive theory training in subjects such as navigation, meteorology and aviation law.

Practical training in visual flight and instrument flight on single and twin-engine aircraft.

Intensive simulator training, which prepares you for piloting a jet with a crew of several.

Behind the scenes

www.european-flight-academy.com

Diverse prospects within and outside the Lufthansa Group.

Attractive training locations and a high-quality training fleet.

...and, in perspective, the opportunity to experience the world and its cultures first-hand.

Requirements

Current DLR certificate (should still be valid for at least 1 year at the time of application) information at www.european-flight-academy.com

General qualification for university entrance (Allgemeine Hochschulreife/ Matura/Fachhochschulreife/Fach-/Berufs-Maturität or similar, if an examination-free proof of admission to a university of applied sciences or to a higher technical college is available)