Vienna, Austria
Prepare for Austrian Airlines
One course prepares you for the Austrian Airlines selection process.
Candidate accounts consistently point to DLR at Austrian Airlines' pilot selection (cadet and direct entry).
Austrian Airlines publishes nothing about it, so treat it as the likely battery rather than a settled fact.
Austrian adds its own company stage after the DLR test, and its cadets are trained at the Lufthansa Group's European Flight Academy. The process is run in German.
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Austrian Airlines is the flag carrier of Austria and a member of the Lufthansa Group, operating from its hub at Vienna International Airport as part of the Star Alliance. Its short- and medium-haul network is flown with Airbus A320-family aircraft, while the long-haul fleet is transitioning to the Boeing 787-9. The airline is known for its dense Central and Eastern European network and its role as the group's gateway to the region.
Flying for Austrian Airlines
Aspiring Austrian Airlines pilots typically join through the Lufthansa Group's ab-initio pathway at the European Flight Academy, which trains cadets from zero hours towards a First Officer position within the group; intakes run periodically depending on fleet and crew planning. Experienced pilots can also apply directly when direct-entry campaigns are open, usually for the A320 fleet.
Cadet and pilot selection follows the Lufthansa Group's DLR-based process, a demanding series of computer-based tests covering memory, spatial orientation, multitasking, mental arithmetic and English, followed by group exercises and interviews at later stages. The DLR test is widely regarded as one of the toughest airline screenings in Europe, which is why structured practice of aptitude and cognitive tests beforehand pays real dividends.
Where Austrian Airlines is based
Austrian Airlines is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.