Australasia

Virgin Australia Cadet Pilot Program

Virgin Australia is the newest brand to fall under the Virgin empire. Virgin Australia is a combination of Virgin Blue, V Australia and possibly Pacific Blue.

Virgin Australia operates a fleet of advanced 737s, 777s and other smaller regional airplanes. Their upcoming cadet pilot program shows very small similarities to the Cathay Pacific Cadet Program since you will be employed as a cruise first officer on the 777 fleet. Cathay Pacific employs you as a lower rated second officer. Our sources also mentioned that there is also an option to fly for the regional carrier before being upgraded to a regular first officer on their long haul fleet.

We were informed that April 2012 was the month applications would be taken but we still have not received the official word. We will keep you updated when more information becomes available via our Facebook page.

REX Cadet Pilot Program

Rex (Regional Express) is a small airline based in Australia and operated a wide range of small aircraft led by the Saab 340. Rex operate flights for Qantas and uses the Qantas livery on most of their airplanes.

To be eligible for the cadet pilot program, a candidate must have completed year 12. Other than that, it will cost you a whopping $98,000 but can be significantly be reduces with a grant from them that gets ‘forgiven’ if you stay with them for seven years. Training is only 32 weeks but is dependent on the individual cadet. Read more…

Qantas Link Trainee Program

Go to the Qantas Link Trainee Program Forum

Qantas Link is Australia’s premier regional airline operating a fleet of 43 aircraft including the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400. Upon successful completion of the program, an applicant can expect to become a Qantas Link First Officer. Just like any other Pilot Cadet Program, this was designed for applicants that did not qualify for the competitive Direct Entry scheme. That being said, this program is by far one of the more competitive ones but it is very cheap compared to the others.

The minimum requirements for this program are:

Education

• Higher School Certificate (documentation required), with passes in Maths and English (approved bridging courses will be considered)
• Tertiary studies are highly desirable but not essential. Read more…

Qantas Airways Cadet Pilot Program

Go to the Qantas Pilot Program Forum

The Qantas Airways Cadet Pilot Program provides applicants with four different university and flying based programs depending on your level of experience.

Qantas has strict minimum requirements which includes: Read more…

Jetstar Airways Pilot Cadet Program

Go to the Jetstar Cadet Program Forum

The Jetstar Airways Pilot Cadet Program is a great one for those wanting a First Officer position on an Airbus A320. Jetstar Airways is a subsidiary of Qantas and operates as Australia’s domestic low cost carrier. Jetstar also has international services using their Airbus A330 fleet and future Boeing 787 when their orders are fulfilled. Read more…