Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme

ATPL Phase: Theoretical Knowledge Training

• Learn the ATPL related theory knowledge across 14 subjects including the new EASA subject KSA 100
• Blended learning approach with both virtual and practical classroom lessons, Computer Based Training (CBT) and student led private studies

Duration: Approximately 950 hours
Location: Brussels, Madrid, or London Gatwick 

Phase 1: Core flight training

• Learn how to fly solo in a single-engine piston aircraft
• Aircraft and simulator training
• Advanced Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (A-UPRT)
• Learn how to fly using instruments on a multi-engine piston aircraft

Duration: Approximately 100 hours 

Phase 2: Basic flight Training

• Get the skills you need to be a member of a professional airline cockpit crew
• Increase your Instrument Rating skills, further improve your multi-crew operations and be introduced to training on a jet aircraft.
• Classroom and Flight Simulator Training on CAE’s latest technology Airbus A320 600XR FTD / 7000XF (Fixed based and Full Flight synthetic training devices)

Duration: Approximately 46 hours
Location: Milan, London Gatwick 

Phase 3: Intermediate training

• Fly in a multi-crew operation in a high-performance, for transport category, jet aircraft CAE A320 fixed base/full flight simulator
• Learn the easyJet Airline SOPs and threat & error management (TEM) principles.

Duration: Approximately 76 hours
Location: Milan, London Gatwick 

Phase 4: Advanced training

• Bring together all of your training experience with Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) scenarios and build expertise in pilot competencies
• Get your Multi-Crew Pilot license and A320 type rating for easyJet.

Duration: Approximately 28 hours
Location: Milan, London Gatwick

The joint CAE and easyJet selection process is in 3 stages as follows:

Selection Stage 1: Online Application

The CAE assessment team will review all candidate applications and check whether they successfully meet the entry requirements for Generation easyJet. Successful candidates through this stage will be invited to begin the Pilot Aptitude Testing.

Selection Stage 2: ADAPT Test

Applicants who successfully pass the first stage of the selection process will be invited to attend the next stage of the CAE selection, which will take place virtually or at a CAE location in Europe.

The assessment day will cover:

• Computer-Based Testing
• Pilot aptitude, including hand/eye co-ordination, motor skills and spatial awareness
• Academic, mathematical and technical capacity
• A multiple-choice test of technical reasoning
• A dynamic multi-task test
• ADAPT Test*

Selection Stage 3: Group Activity & Personal Interview

Stage 3 will include:

• Team Group Exercises
• Personal Interview
• If you meet the level required you will then be offered a position as an easyJet MPL cadet.
• Alternatively, if you are unsuccessful in the assessment process, you could still be offered ways to start your pilot training on the Integrated ATPL Programme with the possibility to enter Generation easyJet after completion of your training.

*Depending on your nationality, you may have to provide an Official English Language Certificate

• Be aged 18 or over by your course start date
• Have the right to live and work with unrestricted access across UK, EEA, EU or Switzerland
• Provide official certificates that demonstrate you have passed the High School/Secondary School exams for Maths / English / any Science, along with 2 other subjects.
• Be fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Minimum height 5’ 2” (157cm) with maximum commensurate with Airbus flight deck requirements
• Able to obtain a Class 1 medical

Q. Can I apply now and defer my start date for a year in order to finish university or other commitments?

No, successful applicants do not have the option to defer a place on a training course for a year. The successful cadets must be able to commence training in the same year that they receive the offer of a place.

Q. Is previous flight training experience or a PPL required?

You do not need previous flying experience to apply.

Q. Must I already possess an EASA class 1 medical to apply?

No, but to start training, a cadet pilot must hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate.

Q. I already have a CPL/IR or ATPL. Am I eligible to apply?

No. This programme is designed to identify cadets for an ab-initio training programme that must be completed in its entirety. Individuals already holding a CPL/IR or ATPL or those who have already completed any of the 14 ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations may not apply. Individuals who already have more than 200 flying hours also cannot apply for this programme.

Q. Can I apply if I have previously applied for the Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme

If you were not successful in previous phases of application for the Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme you can apply again.

Q. How can I best prepare for the skills assessment for this programme?

CAE and easyJet have a strong preference for applicants whose natural aptitude, educational background and life experience have already prepared them for the course so we do not recommend extensive preparation for the assessment. If you have been out of education for a few years, it would be worth revising mathematics and physics.

Symbiotics and CAE have teamed up to provide you with a series of resources to help you ahead of your cadet assessment which you can find on https://www.symbioticsltd.com/caeCandidates

Applicants should learn as much about easyJet as they can by researching the company and becoming familiar with their ethos, values, bases, fleet, timeliness record, financial performance and management structure, etc.

Q. How much will it cost me to apply?

Assessment for the Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme is free of charge.

Q. How will I be advised of my progress?

On completion of each stage of the selection process, CAE will advise all applicants by email whether they have been successful or unsuccessful. The successful group will then be advised of arrangements for the next stage.