Jet2 Fully Funded Scheme
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From: Birmingham
Application are open!
Jet2 have opened their applications today!Apply here: https://jet2careers.com/vacancy/6936/ There's a WhatsApp group if you'd like to join too: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JVjMpUrrxqdLZupB3oQJ55
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Aviation Qualifications: CPL
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From: Leics
Joined: Feb 2026
Aviation Qualifications: Non-Aircrew
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From: UK
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Aviation Qualifications: CPL
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From: Leics
Joined: Jan 2026
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
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From: Berkshire
Right at the start of the application. I presume it is standard for all of their jobs, so doubt it is particularly important but it is another thing I'm going to sink hours into trying to perfect now haha!
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: UK
I see far too many CVs or cover letters which muddy this distinction... oh and for gods sake do not use Chatgpt!!
Joined: Oct 2025
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From: Leics
A CV and cover letter are not the same. Your CV is your list of qualifications and experience which you would hand out to any prospective employer. A cover letter is what you write to a given potential employer to tell them why you would like to work at that specific company and an opportunity to explain why you are their ideal candidate.
I see far too many CVs or cover letters which muddy this distinction... oh and for gods sake do not use Chatgpt!!
I see far too many CVs or cover letters which muddy this distinction... oh and for gods sake do not use Chatgpt!!
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: UK
Clearly I didn't RTFQ then - still, different things. I guess they are after some spiel about why your lifelong dream has been to work for Jet2 and hear that wonderful boarding music every day of your working life. Shouldn't be too hard to manage.
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From: Jersey
A CV and cover letter are not the same. Your CV is your list of qualifications and experience which you would hand out to any prospective employer. A cover letter is what you write to a given potential employer to tell them why you would like to work at that specific company and an opportunity to explain why you are their ideal candidate.
I see far too many CVs or cover letters which muddy this distinction... oh and for gods sake do not use Chatgpt!!
I see far too many CVs or cover letters which muddy this distinction... oh and for gods sake do not use Chatgpt!!
On the ChatGPT subject it's actually quite interesting to see them "Embracing AI" (their words if you read the application guidance). They know many people will inevitably try to use it so rather than say they have the tools to find out if you have they basically say to use it if you wish but not verbatim. You'll potentially be lost in generic statements and your true personality won't come across.
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From: Bordeaux
I think that the Motivational Assessment at the end will provide a better opportunity to demonstrate your character than words on paper.
Good luck everyone! Back to PAT I go for Arctic Shores - they seem a box-ticking exercise and do not actually measure aptitude! I wonder how much weight is given to them?
Good luck everyone! Back to PAT I go for Arctic Shores - they seem a box-ticking exercise and do not actually measure aptitude! I wonder how much weight is given to them?
Joined: Jan 2026
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From: Berkshire
I wanted to open up a discussion around Leading Edge Aviation and their partnership with Jet2 on the fully funded scheme.
There’s been a lot of recent discussion about Leading Edge’s financial position, including talk that they’re around £9 million in debt. Whether that figure is fully accurate or not, it raises questions about why they were selected as a partner, especially given the volume of negative experiences that continue to surface. These issues don’t appear to be new either, they seem to have been ongoing for several years. A few years back, they were reportedly banned from flying at Oxford due to unpaid landing fees.
From a training point of view, the feedback from previous/current students is concerning. Long delays after ground school (often around three months before flying), extended timescales to complete the CPL (commonly quoted as 12–15 months alone), unreliable aircraft, and limited maintenance capability at their Spain base all seem to be recurring themes. I’ve also heard worrying accounts around student welfare and safeguarding, which should really be a priority in such an intense training environment.
Something else that’s added to people’s concerns is that Leading Edge announced last week that they’re opening a partially funded flight instructor course, where candidates still need to find around £25k–£30k upfront. While it’s being presented as an opportunity, to some it feels more like a push for immediate cashflow rather than a carefully thought out training pathway, especially given everything else that’s being discussed about their finances.
That said, I do think it’s fair to say that Jet2 would have their finger on the pulse here. You’d expect a major airline to have carried out thorough due diligence before announcing and backing a fully funded scheme like this. That’s part of what makes this situation feel so conflicting, there are persistent concerns being raised, yet a well-respected airline has clearly felt confident enough to proceed.
On a personal note, my son has been looking at applying for this scheme. Like many families, we simply don’t have the financial means to fund flight training ourselves, so a fully funded route gives him the opportunity to fulfill his goals. Having looked into Leading Edge in the past, though, what I’ve seen hasn’t filled me with confidence.
I know applicants can state a preference for training provider, but with this being fully funded, it feels like a sensitive position to be in. If you’re fortunate enough to receive an offer and are allocated to Leading Edge, it’s not easy to question that placement without worrying about how it might be perceived.
This isn’t meant as an attack. I’m genuinely interested in understanding the reasoning behind the choice of provider and whether things at Leading Edge are actually improving behind the scenes. Wishing everyone the very best of luck with their applications, and I’d really appreciate hearing any honest insight from those currently training or who’ve recently been through the process.
There’s been a lot of recent discussion about Leading Edge’s financial position, including talk that they’re around £9 million in debt. Whether that figure is fully accurate or not, it raises questions about why they were selected as a partner, especially given the volume of negative experiences that continue to surface. These issues don’t appear to be new either, they seem to have been ongoing for several years. A few years back, they were reportedly banned from flying at Oxford due to unpaid landing fees.
From a training point of view, the feedback from previous/current students is concerning. Long delays after ground school (often around three months before flying), extended timescales to complete the CPL (commonly quoted as 12–15 months alone), unreliable aircraft, and limited maintenance capability at their Spain base all seem to be recurring themes. I’ve also heard worrying accounts around student welfare and safeguarding, which should really be a priority in such an intense training environment.
Something else that’s added to people’s concerns is that Leading Edge announced last week that they’re opening a partially funded flight instructor course, where candidates still need to find around £25k–£30k upfront. While it’s being presented as an opportunity, to some it feels more like a push for immediate cashflow rather than a carefully thought out training pathway, especially given everything else that’s being discussed about their finances.
That said, I do think it’s fair to say that Jet2 would have their finger on the pulse here. You’d expect a major airline to have carried out thorough due diligence before announcing and backing a fully funded scheme like this. That’s part of what makes this situation feel so conflicting, there are persistent concerns being raised, yet a well-respected airline has clearly felt confident enough to proceed.
On a personal note, my son has been looking at applying for this scheme. Like many families, we simply don’t have the financial means to fund flight training ourselves, so a fully funded route gives him the opportunity to fulfill his goals. Having looked into Leading Edge in the past, though, what I’ve seen hasn’t filled me with confidence.
I know applicants can state a preference for training provider, but with this being fully funded, it feels like a sensitive position to be in. If you’re fortunate enough to receive an offer and are allocated to Leading Edge, it’s not easy to question that placement without worrying about how it might be perceived.
This isn’t meant as an attack. I’m genuinely interested in understanding the reasoning behind the choice of provider and whether things at Leading Edge are actually improving behind the scenes. Wishing everyone the very best of luck with their applications, and I’d really appreciate hearing any honest insight from those currently training or who’ve recently been through the process.
I'm not too worried about the training providers. Even if the worst were to happen to Leading Edge, I suspect Skybourne or FTE Jerez would happily make room for the extra 20 or so cadets to help Jet2 out. I really don't think they'd just be abandoned!
Joined: Feb 2026
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From: Cambridge
Just wondering if there are any recommendations of websites that people have used for practicing AON/cut-e tests? pilotaptitudetest.com.....jobtestprep.co.uk......pilotassess ments.com?
These are a few that I have found through some online searching but having never taken AON/cut-e tests for a recruitment process before I was wondering if anyone had used these sites/been involved in previous recruitment processes and could give me a steer. Want to spend my time working through 'relevant' practice questions rather than ones that aren't in line with what I might come across during the recruitment process.
These are a few that I have found through some online searching but having never taken AON/cut-e tests for a recruitment process before I was wondering if anyone had used these sites/been involved in previous recruitment processes and could give me a steer. Want to spend my time working through 'relevant' practice questions rather than ones that aren't in line with what I might come across during the recruitment process.
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: UK
There’s been a lot of recent discussion about Leading Edge’s financial position, including talk that they’re around £9 million in debt. Whether that figure is fully accurate or not, it raises questions about why they were selected as a partner, especially given the volume of negative experiences that continue to surface. These issues don’t appear to be new either, they seem to have been ongoing for several years. A few years back, they were reportedly banned from flying at Oxford due to unpaid landing fees.
Some napkin figures: let's say they take on 10 students a month at £120k a pop on a rolling average per student per month, or 1.2m a month. That works out as 14m of deferred income a year on a rolling basis. That's not the same as owing a bank £14m.
The problematic part is that the money paid in advance isn't safely put to one side and used later on to pay for that student's training. The cash you pay now invariably ends up being used to pay for current expenses. To put it another way, you pay £20k in April for your flying which is due to complete in September. That £20k is used right now to fund someone else's training. By September when you are doing your flying, you hope that the school has had its expected incoming stream of students who are now paying for your flying.
This approach works until there is a lull in income, at which point the tiny cash balance isn't enough to weather the storm. For a business this size, anything less than a million or two in cash won't get you very far if things go quiet. That's why a seemingly busy flying school can go pop and close their doors, without a penny left to pay back to students.
BUT this is how all the schools operate, so it's just a risk IMO. And I agree that Jet2 should have done their due diligence and that is a good sign, though there is lots of talk of the flying part taking a long time to complete. That's the case for most schools though, they can't seem to manage their fair weather bases properly.
Anecdotally I heard that the last lot of people on the Leading Edge bonded FI course were having a bad time, being passed over for any flying in favour of paying students.