As one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines, Wizz Air flies passengers on a young

and efficient fleet of Airbus A320 family. Wizz Air defied the odds by becoming
Europe's greenest airline in 17 years. Rishworth Aviation is pleased to start a
new partnership with Wizz Air to provide A320 pilots across 4 AOCs - Hungary,
Malta, UK, and Abu Dhabi. Wizz Air offers various roster patterns, commuting
options, good benefits and has ambitious expansion plans. Now is the time to
join this growing company!

Type Rated Requirements Non-Type Rated Requirements

• Unrestricted right to live and work in the EU or • Unrestricted right to live and work in the EU or Albania,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, North
North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, United Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Kingdom
• Valid EASA ATPL (for WAH/WAM), UK CAA ATPL (for WUK)
• Valid EASA ATPL (for WAH/WAM), UK CAA ATPL (for or GCAA UAE or ICAO ATPL (for WAAD)
WUK) or GCAA UAE or ICAO ATPL (for WAAD)
• Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Valid Instrument Rating (IR) on any type
• Valid Instrument Rating (IR) on Airbus A320*
• ICAO level 4/5/6 English proficiency
• ICAO level 4/5/6 English proficiency
• Minimum 3.500 factorized hours**
• Minimum 3,500 factorized hours**
• Last commercial flight within the preceding 6 months
• Last commercial flight within the preceding 6 (preferable, not hard limit due to COVID-19 effects)
months (preferable, not hard limit due to COVID-19
effects)
• 1,000 hours as Commander on Airbus FBW aircraft
operating in airline environment*** OR 1,500 hours on
CS25 turbojet aircraft with a MTOM > 50,000kg AND 1,000
• Minimum 500 hours actual flight time as hours as Commander on aircraft with a MTOM > 50,000kg
Commander on Airbus A320 aircraft*** operating in airline environment***

• Minimum 300 hours actual flight time on Airbus

A320 in the last 12 months*** (preferable, not hard
limit due to COVID-19 effects) Factorized Hours — Aircraft Group | PIC | Other

Notes: Wizz Air 1 1

* The type rating must have at least 6 months validity on the date Airline Short-haul Jet 1 0.8
of joining, as new candidates only complete an OPC on starting
** Factorized hours: Wizz Air applies factors to pilot flying hours Airline Long-haul Jet 0.8 0.7
to determine minimum requirements for Commanders. A pilot's
hours flown in each category are multiplied by the applicable Airline Turbine (multi-crew) 0.8 0.7
factor from the table opposite. The sum of all groups after
factorization will be used to determine whether the pilot meets the Military Fast Jet 0.7 0.7
minimum required experience.
Non-airline multi-engine 0.7 0.5
*** Ultra-light aircraft, power gliders, simulator and helicopter
hours are excluded. PIC hours are pilot in command hours. This Multi-pilot helicopter 0.5 0.5
does not include PICUS hours.
Single engine/rotary single pilot 0.3 0.3

Airline cruise pilot (above FL200) 0.2 0.2

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Screening Process 2 days in person, consists of: Monthly Pay and Additional Payments by AOC:
Day 1 Hungary & Malta (WAH/WAM) | UK (WUK)
Abu Dhabi (WAAD)
a) Documentation check, Technical test, Group exercise
b) Technical interview, HR interview Payments WAH/WAM WUK WAAD
Day 2 Pay during training 45,000 EUR 60,197 GBP 150,808 AED
c) Simulator evaluation
Yearly basic
d) Psychometric test 45,000 EUR 60,197 GBP 280,000 AED
salary (gross)
Each stage is subject to successful completion of the Distance pay 0.0772/
0.099 GBP 0.293 AED
previous stage. (per km) 0.0769 EUR
37.35/37.20
Landing Pay 54 GBP 146.5 AED
EUR
Training cost bond (if applicable)
Company sponsored: Office Duty (daily) 225-450 EUR 440-875 GBP 1,215-2,430AED
Total cost EUR 30,000, Bond amount EUR 15,000, Off-day / Holiday
300 EUR 402 GBP 1,215 AED
Duration 3 years, Salary deduction EUR 415/month (daily)
Self-sponsored: Out-of-Base Flying
100 EUR 134 GBP 405 AED
Total cost EUR 10,250-13,570 plus VAT (per positioning)

Flexible Roster 600 EUR 800 GBP 2,400 AED

Bases
Allocated according to operational needs at the time of Basic Salary Increment upon Reaching PIC Hours at Wizz Air

hire. Transparent Base Change Policy in place. Bases Captain Hours WAH/WAM WUK WAAD
currently include: 1000+ 49,000 EUR 65,547 GBP 288,688 AED
WAH (EASA): BULGARIA Sofia, Varna; CYPRUS Larnaca;
2000+ 53,000 EUR 70,898 GBP 297,922 AED
GEORGIA Kutaisi; HUNGARY Budapest, Debrecen;
3000+ 57,000 EUR 76,249 GBP 307,156 AED
LITHUANIA Vilnius; NORTH-MACEDONIA Skopje;
4000+ 61,000 EUR 81,600 GBP 316,390 AED
POLAND Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw;
SERBIA Belgrade; 5000+ 65,000 EUR 86,951 GBP 325,624 AED

WAM (EASA): ALBANIA Tirana; AUSTRIA Vienna; ITALY

Country multiplier: Hungary & Malta AOCs only
Rome FCO, Milan MXP, Catania, Naples, Venice;
Multiplier applied to base salary* and performance–related pay,
ROMANIA Bucharest OTP, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iasi, compensates for cost-of-living differences and certain tax and-
social security elements.
Sibiu, Timisoara, Suceava;
WUK (UK CAA): UNITED KINGDOM London LTN, LGW; Austria 1.25 Italy 1.27

WAAD (ICAO): UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Abu Dhabi. Poland/

Lithuania 1.19 1.05
Albania
Roster
Georgia/
Fixed, flexible & reverse options include (subject to 1.10 (CPT)
Moldova/ 1.10 Cyprus
1.07 (FO)
Base): Serbia
WAH/WAM/WUK: 5/4, 14/7, 15/15 (part time) Hungary/ Macedonia/
1.0 1.45
WAAD: 23/7 Agency Romania

*In Bulgaria, multiplier only

* Landing pay is irrespective of who lands Bulgaria 0.90*
on Landing & Distance Pay.

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Annual Leave / Sick Leave Additional Benefits for Abu Dhabi
Per local law/contract at Base. Work & family visa* sponsored by Wizz Air, valid 2 years

Accommodation Accommodation provided for the first month

HOTAC provided during training, first 30 days at Base, Housing allowance of AED 120,000 per year (can be re-
and thereafter when on duty away from Base. quested in advance for 3 months)
Education allowance of AED 30,000 per child per year
Travel Benefits (for up to 3 children), refunded against school invoices
Commuting on Wizz Air network twice per month for *Immigration process starts on day 1 of employment and
free. Staff travel with free and/or reduced price tickets. takes around 1 month. Must remain in UAE.
Ground transportation provided when on duty away
from Base. About Rishworth Aviation
For over 35 years, we have helped aviation
Insurance
professionals find great new roles, and over 100
Loss of licence insurance (fixed base coverage of EUR
airlines and aviation companies have trusted us to
42,000, voluntary top-up), additional health insurance.
recruit and resource their operations. We are available
Retention Bonus — Specified Bases 24/7 to assist you from offices in Sweden, Singapore,
EUR 10,000 sign-on bonus paid on joining, and EUR
40,000 retention bonus paid after 3 years in specified Meet our recruitment team
base. (Currently available at Suceava, Craiova, Iasi, Kutaisi
Cristina Onisor
and Skopje.) Senior Recruitment Consultant
Email: [email protected]
Other Benefits Phone: +46 10 7502385
Uniform tailoring costs, employee bonus scheme, free
crew meals, UAE licence conversion (WAAD only), & more. Arpit Vasava
Recruitment Consultant
Contract & Taxes Email: [email protected]
All applicants have the opportunity to attend Wizz Air
online open days where the role and contract package Lisa Evans
are discussed in detail. Regional Manager

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