Pilot recruitment for airlines
Captains and first officers, assessed and selected to your fleet, your standards and your operation, ready for the flight deck.
Who it helps
Airlines recruiting flight deck crew. MECCTI moved into pilot recruitment and training in 2012, working with clients in the Gulf states and South-East Asia, and now combines recruitment with its own flight deck assessment and pilot training programmes.
- Airlines hiring captains and first officers
- Type rated and non-type rated pilot requirements
- Airlines that want assessment and recruitment from one partner
What MECCTI provides
Flight deck recruitment
Captains and first officers sourced and selected to your fleet, standards and operation.
Flight deck assessment
Assessment of type rated and non-type rated pilots, with full flight simulator (FFS) time on a dry or wet lease basis and psychometric testing.
Pilot assessmentType rating programmes
Type ratings for the B737NG and A320, offered with MECCTI's strategic partner IFTC in Istanbul.
Line training
A 500-hour line training programme for typed and non-typed Airbus 320 / Boeing 737 pilots, flying as a first officer with a future job prospect.
How pilot recruitment works
Start with your ambition
Define the roles, candidate profile, markets and timelines that matter to your team.
Give the search a clear direction
Agree the campaign scope, recruitment approach and selection stages.
Bring the right people closer
Focus sourcing and screening on the standards set in your recruitment brief.
Move forward. Together.
Support your team through interviews and the next agreed steps.
Roles, aircraft and capabilities
Roles
Pilot profiles
Type ratings offered
Regions served
Experience
- Pilots assessed
- ~5,000
- Pilot recruitment since
- 2012
- Pilots assessed for Oman Air
- 1,100+
- 2012
Appointed by Oman Air as its exclusive flight deck assessment centre.
- 2013
Type rating and cadet programmes began with IFTC, the Boeing centre in Istanbul.
- 2015
Selected by Flynas to provide A320 pilots and cabin crew from destinations around the world.
From MECCTI’s company history. Read the full history
Questions and answers
Do you recruit type rated and non-type rated pilots?
Yes. MECCTI's flight deck services cover both type rated and non-type rated pilots.
Can candidates be assessed before we hire them?
Yes. Pilot assessment can include full flight simulator sessions and psychometric testing, organised by MECCTI with our team present at the assessment centre.
About pilot assessmentWhich aircraft types do your type rating programmes cover?
Type ratings are currently offered for the Boeing 737NG and the Airbus A320, with our strategic partner IFTC in Istanbul.
We need flight deck crew for a short period. Can you help?
Yes. MECCTI's crew database includes flight deck crew for short-term, seasonal and start-up requirements.
About crew leasing