Eastar Jet opens trainee first officer recruitment with double-digit openings
Version 2: A third outlet, Maeil Business, has now reported the recruitment, confirming the fleet figures with Asia Economy, adding that the four Boeing 737-8s were added in August and September and that the hiring follows aircraft introduction and route expansion.
In short
Eastar Jet said it will run an open recruitment for trainee first officers, with the number of positions in the double digits. Applications open at 2 p.m. on October 6 and close on October 18 through the company's recruitment site, with document screening, written and practical tests and two rounds of interviews to follow. Business outlets linked the hiring to the carrier's recent fleet expansion, which it puts at 24 aircraft after adding four Boeing 737-8s.
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Eastar Jet said on October 6 that it will hold an open recruitment for trainee first officers, with the number of positions in the double digits. Applications open at 2 p.m. that day and close on October 18 through the carrier's recruitment site, recruit.eastarjet.com. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The selection process runs from document screening to written and practical tests, a working-level interview and an executive interview, according to the announcement. Applicants must hold a commercial pilot licence, aviation English speaking proficiency (EPTA), a class 1 aviation medical certificate and an aeronautical radio operator licence, and must have a certain amount of flight time and an approved English test score. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Asia Economy and Maeil Business both reported that the final successful candidates will join the company within the year. Maeil Business said the recruitment follows the introduction of aircraft and route expansion, while Asia Economy framed its report around fleet growth; the official wire did not connect the hiring to the fleet. [ 2 , 3 ]
The two business outlets reported that Eastar Jet added four Boeing 737-8 aircraft, expanding its fleet to 24. Maeil Business said the four aircraft were brought in during August and September. Both said the additions lowered the average age of the carrier's aircraft to the seven-year range, which they described as the lowest among South Korean airlines, with the B737-8 accounting for about 58 percent of the fleet. [ 2 , 3 ]
An Eastar Jet official said the company plans to run every stage of the process thoroughly to select capable first officers with a safety mindset, and that it will maintain safe operations through systematic training after they join. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The recruitment adds pilots at a South Korean low-cost carrier, a sector where crew supply affects schedules. Two business outlets tied the hiring to a recently expanded fleet of Boeing 737-8 aircraft and, in one case, to route expansion, though the official wire did not connect the two. The story's main audience is domestic aviation jobseekers.
Key facts
- Eastar Jet announced an open recruitment for trainee first officers on October 6. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The company said the number of openings is in the double digits. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Applications are accepted from 2 p.m. on October 6 until October 18 through Eastar Jet's recruitment site. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The process covers document screening, written and practical tests, a working-level interview and an executive interview. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Applicants must hold a commercial pilot licence, aviation English speaking proficiency (EPTA), a class 1 aviation medical certificate and an aeronautical radio operator licence, along with flight hours and an approved English score. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Final successful candidates will join the company within the year. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Eastar Jet added four Boeing 737-8 aircraft, bringing its fleet to 24, with the B737-8 making up about 58 percent of it and the average fleet age in the seven-year range, which the outlets described as the lowest among domestic airlines. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Eastar Jet said it will hold an open recruitment for trainee first officers. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The number of positions is in the double digits, according to the company. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Applications are accepted from 2 p.m. on October 6 to October 18 via the company's recruitment site. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Selection consists of document screening, written and practical tests, a working-level interview and an executive interview. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Required qualifications include a commercial pilot licence, EPTA, a class 1 aviation medical certificate, an aeronautical radio operator licence, flight hours and an approved English test score. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Final successful candidates will join the company within the year. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Eastar Jet added four Boeing 737-8 aircraft, expanding its fleet to 24, with the B737-8 accounting for about 58 percent of the fleet and the average aircraft age in the seven-year range, described as the lowest among South Korean airlines. [ 2 , 3 ]
- An Eastar Jet official said the company will run the process thoroughly to select capable first officers with a safety mindset and will maintain safe operations through systematic training after they join. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The exact number of first officers to be hired is not given; all three outlets describe it only as a double-digit figure. No outlet states the precise number of openings.
- How far the recruitment follows from aircraft introduction and route expansion, and what new routes are involved. Maeil Business said the hiring follows aircraft introduction and route expansion, and Asia Economy framed the story around fleet growth, but no outlet specifies route additions or a direct causal link.
- Eastar Jet's total route network and how it is changing. Route expansion is referred to without figures in any document.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yonhap publishes its report on the Eastar Jet trainee first officer recruitment. [ 1 ]
- Asia Economy publishes its report, adding the fleet details. [ 2 ]
- Maeil Business publishes its report, adding that the hiring follows aircraft introduction and route expansion and that the four B737-8s were added in August and September. [ 3 ]
- Applications open on Eastar Jet's recruitment site and run until October 18. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]