Hiring requirements

SAS Scandinavian Airlines pilot hiring requirements

AirlineSwedenEuropeSAS / SK

Registered as Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden.

Verified 30 July 2026

SAS is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, flying a mixed narrowbody and widebody fleet across Scandinavia, Europe and long-haul routes. It hires First Officers and Captains through a seniority-based career framework and requires a Scandinavian-issued EASA licence before an employee's first day.

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Check carefullyA 36-month training bond applies after a type rating paid for by SAS.

What the operator asks for

Minimum requirements on record

Only what SAS Scandinavian Airlines states publicly. "Not stated" means the operator does not publish that figure, not that there is no requirement, and never that the requirement is zero.

Licence: EASA licencesource
Total time: Not stated
PIC time: Not stated
Multi-engine: Not stated
Turbine: Not stated
On type: Not stated
Type rating: Type rating provided under a bond (36 months)source
Medical: Class 1source
ICAO English: Level 5source
Age: Not stated
Right to work: EUsource
Also required: Must hold a Scandinavian EASA licence (Norway, Sweden or Denmark) before first day of employment or training
Also required: Must hold an EASA Airline Transport Pilot Licence (A), Commercial Pilot Licence (A), or Multi-Crew Pilot Licence
Also required: Must provide complete and certified logbook records for assessment

Any age, nationality, residency, height or vision criterion above is the operator's own stated criterion, quoted from its own page. Some such criteria are lawful where an operator recruits and unlawful elsewhere, including in the EU. SkyStudy reports them factually and does not adopt them as requirements of its own.

Every published profile is checked by hand against the operator's own careers page, and is flagged for a recheck 180 days after that check. Requirements change without notice, so confirm every figure on the operator's own careers page before you apply.

Pay and contract

Contract type: Not stated. Do not assume direct employment; some operators contract through an agency or on a self-employed basis, which changes tax, sick pay and pension entirely.

Pay: Not stated on the operator's own page.

For what pilots earn by region and seat, with its own sources and dates, see the pilot salary guide. Those are market ranges, not an offer from this operator.

Selection process

01Background checkA five-year background check, including criminal record verification, covering all countries lived in during that period.
02Security interviewA security interview is required per aviation security regulations.
03Drug and alcohol testDrug and alcohol testing is part of the pre-employment checks.

Bases

Copenhagen (CPH)
Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)
Oslo Gardermoen (OSL)

Fleet

Airbus A320neo family
Airbus A350, long-haul
Embraer E195/E195-E2, operated under SAS regional brands

Worth knowing

Notes on this operator

ContextThe page explicitly defers minimum flight-hour figures to the specific open application rather than stating them generally: 'Please see the open application for the Flight Time requirements.'
ContextThe requirements here are from the captain role page and the pilot FAQ on SAS's own site. Neither states an hour minimum: the captain page says to see the specific open application for flight-time requirements.

Provenance

Where each figure came from

Each entry is the sentence the value was read from, on the operator's own site. If a figure here is out of date, the quote is what to check it against.

medicalClass
EASA Class 1 Medical Certificate
sasgroup.net
englishLevel
ICAO English Level 5 or 6
sasgroup.net
rightToWork
Unrestricted right to live and work in the EU
sasgroup.net
typeRating.policy
Type rating paid for by SAS
sasgroup.net
typeRating.bondMonths
A training bond of 36 months applies.
sasgroup.net
licence.family
You must hold a valid EASA licence at the time of application.
sasgroup.net
other
You must hold a Scandinavian EASA licence (Norway, Sweden or Denmark) before your first day of employment or training with SAS.
sasgroup.net
other
EASA Airline Transport Pilot Licence (A), Commercial Pilot Licence (A), or Multi-Crew Pilot License
sasgroup.net
other
You must provide complete and certified logbook records
sasgroup.net
selection
A five-year background check, including criminal record verification
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