How to Get a Pilot Job at Kenya Airways

There are apparently 2 ways in which you can get a pilot job at Kenya Airways:

The first approach is where you can go to Kenya Airways as an already-licensed pilot, for direct entry.

The second approach is where you can go to Kenya Airways as an AB Initio Pilot. So in this case, you just go with good KCSE results, then Kenya Airways takes you for training, after which it absorbs you as a pilot.

There is a careers page on the Kenya Airways website, where pilot vacancies are advertised from time to time. So if you want to become a Kenya Airways pilot, what you need to do is make a habit of visiting the Kenya Airways careers page, to see if there may be any openings.

You of course also have to understand that competition for Kenya Airways pilot jobs tends to be fierce. That is especially the case if you are seeking to become a Kenya Airways pilot through the AB Initio route. Kenya Airways probably receives thousands upon thousands of applications for the AB Initio pilot positions. You therefore have to be a person who meets the minimum qualifications, to be invited to the aptitude test. This is especially the case now, when the application and short-listing is done online (apparently through software). In the old days, when they used to accept paper applications, there would be a chance of you ‘explaining your case’. But nowadays, in this era of online application, things must be different.

The online application for Kenya Airways pilot jobs is fairly straightforward. It is in fact much easier than the ecitizen Kenya driving license renewal! In terms of the information you have to key in, it is definitely much easier than Kenya passport application online. But the challenge comes after your Kenya Airways pilot job application goes through: for you will have to go through aptitude tests, psychometric tests, medical tests and an oral interview, before earning your position as a Kenya Airways pilot.