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Sample airline interview questions from Actual Interviews

Below is just a sample of some of the questions submitted by pilots from actual interviews. Click the links above for more questions specific to the airline you have applied to.

• Describe the company you are working for now
• A time you’ve had to use your leadership to influence people?
• How has your pre-planning helped you in a situation?
• How would you respond to a captain who is being flippant about SOPs?
• When have you been under pressure?
• Based on what you like, other airline offers the same, why did you choose Cathay?
• What do you want to achieve with Virgin?
• Who is the CEO?
• When have you had to make a decision that resulted in a good outcome?
• When has someone taught you something?
• What steps are you taking to manage that weakness?
• How do you feel about the long wait to command which takes 10-12 years
• Tell us about you and your career to date?
• How do you manage workload?
• How will you cope coming from your current role to a narrow body jet?
• A time you used communication effectively?
• What is the biggest experience that shaped your career?
• What if when you get employed by us, but you are put in a SO position, how do you feel about that?
• What do the passengers need from your perspective?
• Tell us a bit of your story, why aviation and how you got to this point?