About Air Mauritius
Air Mauritius is a full-service airline from Mauritius. It flies under the IATA code MK and ICAO code MAU. Its hub is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU). Its fleet includes the Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A350-900, ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600.
The link to its careers website is in the profile on this page. You will find the listed requirements on this page: education, medical certificate, licence, flying hours, type rating, age and right to work. This page sets out the selection in 1 stage.
The selection phase
Air Mauritius at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- MK / MAU1
- Country
- Mauritius
- Hubs
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A350-900, ATR 72-500, ATR 72-6001
What does Air Mauritius ask of pilots?
- Education
- Final secondary education certificate (MPDP: or a degree)567
- Medical
- Class 1 medical; Air Mauritius may refuse certificates with restrictions567
- Licence
- ICAO or equivalent licence; direct entry first officer (A330/A350) and ATR commander: valid ATPL; MPDP: CPL/IR with multi-engine rating and frozen ATPL567
- Hours
- A330/A350 first officer: 2,000 hours on multi-engine jet aircraft; ATR commander: ATR type rated with 4,000 hours on multi-engine aircraft including 1,000 hours PIC on ATR or equivalent56
- Type rating
- ATR commander: type rated on ATR5
- Age
- Minimum age 20 years567
- Right to work
- MPDP open to Mauritian nationals only7
- 1Wikipedia: Air Mauritius · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Air Mauritius home · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Air Mauritius careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Air Mauritius Pilot's Application Form · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Flight Crew Opportunities: Direct Entry Captains, ATR Commander (DECA/MAR25) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 6Flight Crew Opportunities: Direct Entry First Officers, A330/A350 (DEFO/MAY 24) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 7Flight Crew Opportunities: Mauritian Pilot Development Program (MPDP/APR 25) · accessed 11 Oct 2026

