About Air Arabia

Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in the United Arab Emirates. In timetables it appears as G9; in flight plans as ABY. Pilots at Air Arabia fly types such as the Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321LR. The operation is built around Sharjah International (SHJ), Zayed International, Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Ras Al Khaimah International (RKT). Within the group you will also find Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Arabia A320 Airline Pilot Training Programme, Air Arabia Egypt and Air Arabia Maroc, each with its own page on this site.

Air Arabia runs a cadet route for future pilots: the A320 Airline Pilot Training Programme (Air Arabia Academy). Partner for the programme: Air Arabia Academy. There is also a direct-entry route for first officers and captains. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. Right now 8 pilot positions at Air Arabia are listed on PilotinQ. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.

The two phases

Where to train for Air Arabia

Air Arabia at a glance

IATA / ICAO

G9 / ABY1

Country

United Arab Emirates

Hubs

Sharjah International (SHJ), Zayed International (Abu Dhabi) (AUH), Ras Al Khaimah International (RKT)1

Fleet

Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A321LR1

Cadet programme

A320 Airline Pilot Training Programme (Air Arabia Academy)3

Direct entry

First officers, Captains

1. 1Wikipedia: Air Arabia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Air Arabia Group Careers · accessed 10 Oct 2026
3. 3Pilots | Air Arabia Group Careers · accessed 10 Oct 2026
4. 4First Officer A320 | Air Arabia Group Careers · accessed 10 Oct 2026