Complete the TUI MPL course and you could be a B737 pilot
British airline TUI Airways Ltd has opened applications for its fully-funded Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) cadet programme.
The scheme will see new pilots join the Boeing 737 fleet after around 18 months of training. The provided funding includes all course training costs, licence fees, accommodation, uniform, airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) examinations and associated equipment, as well as Class 1 medical costs.
On its website TUI says it is looking for, “Candidates to be committed, resilient and hard-working, and will be rewarded with a dynamic and exciting career where each day is different.” ATPL theory examinations will be the first hurdle for cadets to pass, followed by 65 hours of basic flight training and advanced upset prevention and recovery (aUPRT) in Diamond DA40 aircraft. Beyond this point all flight training takes place in Boeing 737 simulators.
Entry requirements include:
- Be at least 18 years of age on or before 1st September 2025
- Have at least five GCSEs including Maths, English and a Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or combined Science). Maths must be grade B/6 or above and the others grade C/4 or above, or equivalent qualifications. To view equivalent qualifications, please click here.
- Be fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Be eligible to live and work indefinitely in the UK without additional approvals
- Hold a valid passport which permits unrestricted worldwide travel
- Be at least 1.58m (5ft 2in) tall
- Able to swim 25m
- Able to meet the requirements for the issue of a CAA Class 1 medical – click here for more information
- Before commencing training, complete referencing and pre-employment background checks required for the issue of an airport security ID
The timeline for this year’s MPL Cadet Programme is as follows:
- Applications open 6th January 2025
- Applications close 31stJanuary 2025
- Outcome of digital interview issued via email by the end of March 2025
- Assessment centre held at East Midlands Airport 7th-11th April 2025
- Simulator Assessments held in London Gatwick 3rd-7th May 2025
- Final outcome issued June/July 2025
