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SAS Scandinavian Airlines pilot hiring requirements

AirlineSwedenEuropeSAS / SK

Registered as Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden.

Verified 15 August 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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Applications are made on SAS Scandinavian Airlines's own site. SkyStudy never collects an application, a document or a fee.

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

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Vacancies we can see at SAS Scandinavian Airlines

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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

  1. 01Background checkA five-year background check, including criminal record verification, covering all countries lived in during that period.
  2. 02Security interviewA security interview is required per aviation security regulations.
  3. 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

    sasgroup.net

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