Jetstar to add more than 140 pilots this year

Jetstar is set to bring on board more than 140 pilots this year – one of the airline’s biggest ever pilot intakes – during a period of rapid workforce and network expansion. The new pilots will support the airline’s growth, including flying new routes such as Sydney to Rarotonga, Brisbane to Seoul and Melbourne to Fiji and allowing it to offer more low fares than ever before. The recruitment campaign is part of the Qantas Group’s long-term plan to create 8500 new operational roles over the next decade. 

Jetstar’s Chief Pilot & Head of Flight Operations, Jeremy Schmidt: 

“As we approach 20 years of Jetstar it’s an exciting time to be joining our airline and the industry and it’s fantastic to see so many new team members coming on board this year,” said Captain Schmidt. 

“With our ninth state-of-the art A321neo LR about to arrive and nine more of the aircraft expected before the end of 2024, we need more pilots to support our growing fleet and network, 

“The new NEOs have allowed us to increase the number of services we put on existing routes including between Brisbane, Adelaide and Bali and also allows us to redeploy our Boeing 787 fleet onto exciting new routes like Brisbane to Seoul.”  

Jetstar first took to the skies in 2004 and has since flown more than 350 million customers across an extensive international and domestic network. The Jetstar Group is made up of Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of the Qantas Group) in Australia and New Zealand, Jetstar Asia in Singapore and Jetstar Japan in Japan.