Jetstar Airways

Jetstar Airways is Australia's largest low-cost carrier and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group, headquartered in Melbourne. It operates Airbus A320-family aircraft, including new A321LR and A321XLR variants, on domestic and short-haul routes, with Boeing 787s flying its low-cost long-haul network. Jetstar sits alongside Qantas and QantasLink within the group's multi-brand strategy rather than in a global alliance of its own.

Flying for Jetstar Airways

Jetstar recruits direct-entry First Officers and Captains for its A320-family and 787 fleets, and has run a Cadet Pilot Program periodically through the Qantas Group Pilot Academy in Toowoomba, with intakes opening depending on demand rather than continuously. High-performing academy graduates can enter a talent pool feeding Qantas Group airlines, so aspiring Jetstar pilots should monitor both Jetstar and Qantas Group recruitment channels.

Selection across the Qantas Group combines computer-based aptitude and psychometric testing with group exercises, structured interviews and simulator assessment for experienced hires. Competition for both cadetships and direct-entry roles is intense, and candidates who have rehearsed pilot aptitude and cognitive assessments under timed conditions consistently perform more confidently on the day.