Captain – B777

At DHL Air we are very passionate about what we do. If you are searching for an exciting career as an aircraft pilot, then joining DHL Air Ltd will unlock a world of opportunity. We have a mixed fleet of 757, 767 and 777 aircraft flying across the globe, connecting people and improving lives, based at East Midlands Airport.

Our people are at the heartbeat of our operations, and we are looking for future talent to join our incredible team here at East Midlands Airport. If you have a passion for delivering outstanding service, we would love to meet you.

At DHL people are our passion. With over 500,000 team members in 220 countries, we attract and retain great talent. We are one of the most innovative, most culturally diverse companies in the world, and we really are a “Best Place to Work”

Our people form the foundations of our success which makes it essential that we recruit individuals who are driven to work hard and provide a first-class service and deliver as promised to our customers. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work with an outstanding, professional, and hard-working group of people with the real potential to develop and progress your career within the business.

If this sounds like a team, you’d like to join… keep reading.

We are expanding our fleet of 777 aircraft, the most fuel-efficient freighter on the market and are looking for people who have a passion for aviation, a desire to get it “Right First Time” and a “Can Do” spirit towards work. Opportunities exist for direct entry commands onto our long-haul aircraft. So, if the long-haul lifestyle appeals to you, then we’d love to hear from you!

This is what we’ll need from you:

The unrestricted right to live and work in the UK
Be a permanent resident in the UK
Be a UK CAA ATPL licence holder
Hold a UK CAA Class 1 flight crew medical certificate
Have at least 5000 hours total time to include a minimum of 1000 hours command time on an aircraft with a MTOW of not less than 180 tonnes
Ideally applicants will have held a Boeing type rating but applications from individuals with suitable command time on non-Boeing aircraft may also be considered subject to the weight requirements above
Be ICAO level 5 proficiency in English language or higher