Crawley, United Kingdom
Prepare for Virgin Atlantic
One course prepares you for the Virgin Atlantic selection process.
Candidate accounts consistently point to cut-e / Aon at Virgin Atlantic's online aptitude stage (direct-entry pilots).
Virgin Atlantic publishes nothing about it, so treat it as the likely battery rather than a settled fact.
Virgin Atlantic states its Future Flyers cadet scheme is currently paused, so this applies to direct-entry pilot recruitment.
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Virgin Atlantic is a British long-haul airline headquartered in Crawley, near London Gatwick, flying an all-widebody fleet of Airbus A350-1000s, A330neos and Boeing 787-9s primarily from London Heathrow, with additional flying from Manchester. Its network concentrates on North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and since 2023 it has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance — the first UK carrier to join. The airline is known for a distinctive brand and strong premium cabins.
Flying for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic primarily recruits experienced direct-entry pilots for its widebody fleet, typically with substantial multi-crew jet time. It has also run the Future Flyers programme, a fully funded ab-initio cadet scheme that trained candidates from no experience to the Virgin Atlantic flight deck; the scheme is currently paused while the airline redevelops it, with its careers site the first place any new intake will be announced.
Selection reflects the demands of long-haul widebody flying, combining computer-based aptitude and psychometric testing with simulator assessment, group exercises and structured competency interviews. When cadet windows do open, competition among UK applicants is intense and the aptitude stages cut hardest — which is exactly why practising pilot cognitive and aptitude tests well before applying makes a real difference.
Where Virgin Atlantic is based
Virgin Atlantic is headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom.