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A Career at Jetconnect

Jetconnect pilots fly our fleet of Boeing 737-800 and 737-400 aircraft to Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Our pilots are an integral part of the team ensuring operational excellence within a safety conscious culture.

Our pilots have a variety of flying backgrounds, each offering a unique combination of experience. At Jetconnect we are looking for crew who are professional, hardworking, safety conscious, have good interpersonal skills and enjoy working within a team.

Visit the Jetconnect website for current vacancies.

The minimum requirements for selection as a pilot with Jetconnect are

  • Hold, or be eligible to hold, a NZ ATPL (NZ CPL with passes in all written NZ ATPL exams may be considered)
  • Current Class 1 Medical Certificate
  • Hold a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating
  • Level 6 English Language Proficiency Demonstration
  • Hold New Zealand residency or the legal right to work in NZ

First Officer Position minimum requirements

  • 2,000 hours total flight time
  • 1,000 hours total Multi-Engine flight time
  • Total instrument time - 100 hours
  • Total night flight time - 25 hours
  • Total time on Air Operations- 100 hours
  • Boeing 737 Type Rating (-400 and -800 variants)*
*A Boeing 737 Type Rating (-400 and -800 variants) is required; however if you do not hold this rating Jetconnect will arrange a subsidised type rating course through Qantas for successful candidates. The cost (as at Nov 2007) of this subsidised course is approximately AUD15,500.