About Discover Airlines

Based in Germany, Discover Airlines is a leisure airline. Its airline codes are 4Y (IATA) and OCN (ICAO). Discover Airlines flies 33 aircraft (July 2026), among them the Airbus A320, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-300. Its main hubs: Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC). It belongs to Lufthansa.

Licensed pilots can join Discover Airlines as direct-entry first officers and captains. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. You will find the listed requirements on this page: licence, flying hours, type rating, medical certificate, education, language and right to work. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.

The nine phases

Discover Airlines at a glance

IATA / ICAO

4Y / OCN1

Country

Germany

Hubs

Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC)1

Fleet

Airbus A320, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-3001

Direct entry

First officers, Captains23

What does Discover Airlines ask of pilots?

Licence

First Officer A320: EASA ATPL(A), CPL(A) or MPL(A) without operator obligation; First Officer A330: EASA ATPL(A) or MPL(A); Captain: EASA ATPL(A); all with multi-engine IR4563

Hours

First Officer A330: minimum 2,500 hours total on CS-25 aircraft over 20 t MTOW; Captain A330: minimum 5,000 hours PIC on CS-25 aircraft over 20 t MTOW; Captain A320: minimum 2,500 hours PIC on CS-25 aircraft over 5.7 t MTOW463

Type rating

Valid A320 or A330 type rating preferred4563

Medical

Class 1 medical4563

Education

Qualification to study at a German university or technical college (Hochschulreife, Fachhochschulreife or equivalent)4563

Language

English ICAO level 4 minimum; German level B2 preferred for non-native speakers4563

Right to work

EU passport (or a passport with no stricter entry restrictions than an EU passport); able to reach home base within 90 minutes on standby4563

1. 1Discover Airlines, Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Discover Airlines Crew Recruitment Portal · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Discover Airlines Captain A320 vacancy · accessed 11 Oct 2026
4. 4Discover Airlines career centre: First Officer A330, Base FRA · accessed 11 Oct 2026
5. 5Discover Airlines career centre: First Officer A320, Base FRA · accessed 11 Oct 2026
6. 6Discover Airlines career centre: Captain A330 · accessed 11 Oct 2026