How long did they take to call you for the interview after you initially applied online?

A lot, i sent the email with my cv in november, and then again in december.

The thing is as it was explained tome by a friend who flies there the E190, is that they were calling according to your nationality.

For example in my interview almost all of us where venezuelan and brazilians.

Also he told me that they were inviting pilots who had been referred by a Copa Pilot.

Hope you get called ! :ok::ok:

I got my interview last week, everything nice and straight to the point. The computer tests are the same as LPJ on medium level. The interview was about 30 minutes, nice talk about pilot background and simple questions, nothing too deep in aeronautical knowledge. Unfortunately, as Ric said above, the Sim broke and my crew had to come back home missing the Sim assessment. We hope to hear from them this week. To those who think Copa does not pay well or offer a good life in Panama, simply don`t apply and make it easier for those who want the job. I hope everyone gets the chance to fly for Copa, see you guys in beautiful Panama City!

anyone know HRD tel. no.?

i sent my CV about a month ago. haven't heard back from them yet except the autho reply.

i am assuming Spanish is not mandatory.

Hi, I just received today a call from Copa for go to Panama this Sunday. I hope the´ll send the tickets and schedule via mail.

I´ve sent all my documents a month ago, and I sent my last document (the license, hours and no accidents certification) last Monday.


See u.

Good day all, has anyone holding FAA certificates been called? How often are they hiring foreign pilots?

I have a OACI license (argentinean) CPL + IR + MULTT and 1000hr. I think they need a big quantity of pilots. They have called me 3 times for completion of documentation.
If you have sent the documents, try several times, they not always receive the emails.

Kind regards and good luck.

is it true what someone said up there? FAA pilots being called with 500h?

a friend of mine is a captain over there and I'm pretty sure it's not possible but hey who knows......I have 513h haha

I have seen pilots from all over Latin American being invited. Since they do not restrict the governing body that regulates licences according to their webpage, I would assume that an FAA licence is also accepted. They are still calling lots of pilots from all over, hopefully you'll get your chance too!

Best of luck.

According to the company's webpage:

Panamanian pilots

Minimum age: 21.
Minimum operational experience: 250 flight hours as a pilot.
Single-engine, multi-engine and instruments license.
English level 4 (ICAO).

Foreign pilots

Minimum age: 21.
Minimum operational experience: 1,000 flight hours as a pilot.
Single-engine, multi-engine and instruments commercial license.
English level 4 (ICAO).

What is the average pay for an FO flying regional? Do you know anything about regionals or majors offering Sponsorship Programs for qualified FOs?

Airline pilot Central will give you an idea of regional pay in the US. Some will give you bonuses if you are qualified, some will help you use those bonuses towards meeting your minimum hours, none will offer visa sponsorship though

Sorry to mention it again, but that means they are or aren`t hiring people with FAA and 500h?

One more question: If you hold a FAA license, do you still need to show ICAO english?

500 hrs does not min requirements, so no. FAA license shows "english proficient", so I guess that will do. But I think they will need to test you there as well...

does anyone has tel. no. of Copa HRD ? my application via email returned only auto reply. the online application platform not letting me progress because of some internet security feature. i tried almost every possible solution. it didn't work.

also, do they accept applications non-Spanish speakers ?

expecting to be laid off in few months. desperately hunting for the next job. any help very much appreciated

If you did get an auto-reply, it means they have your email. I wouldn't bother trying to get ahold of them by phone, they are really busy during the pilot selection process. If you have the requirements, they will most probably get in touch with you soon enough as they seem to be needing quite a lot of pilots. Spanish does not seem to be a must-have because they have foreign pilots flying there. Good luck!

Does anyone know what to expect for the psychological evaluation with the Local Aviation Authority? Thanks for any inputs!

To the guys that went through the screening process. Upon successful completion, what is usually the next step and how long it takes?

The average I've heard of is that it takes about 2 months for the entire screening process to end from the first invitation to the final job offer. The screening process consists of:

Phase 1: Compass Test / HR Interview
Phase 2: Simulator / Polygraph
Phase 3: Skype English Evalaluation / AAC Psych Test

They are extremely busy processing probably thousands of applications for a large number of needed pilots.

Once you are cleared you receive the job offer and can expect a 4 to 5 months training period before you are done with the IOE.

Best of luck!

Ok, so upon successful completion of those tests, comes the job offer and that can be two months later?
Also, what did you guys use to prepare for the screening process- COMPASS and general knowledge tests?