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Entry sheet
About J-Air
Based in Japan, J-Air is a regional airline. Its airline codes are JL (IATA) and JAL (ICAO). It has a fleet of 32 aircraft (October 2026), with types including the Embraer 170 and Embraer 190. The operation is built around Osaka Itami (ITM), Fukuoka (FUK), Kagoshima (KOJ) and Sapporo New Chitose (CTS).
J-Air runs a cadet route for future pilots: the Flight Crew Trainee (company-sponsored pilot) programme. As of 11 October 2026, the programme was listed as closed to new applications. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The eight phases
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Test centre test and psychological aptitude testPractise this phase
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First interviewPractise this phase
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Flight aptitude test and English conversation testPractise this phase
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Second interviewPractise this phase
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Management interviewPractise this phase
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Aviation medical examination
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Final interview and additional medical examinationPractise this phase
J-Air at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- JL / JAL1
- Country
- Japan
- Hubs
- Osaka Itami (ITM), Fukuoka (FUK), Kagoshima (KOJ), Sapporo New Chitose (CTS)1
- Fleet
- Embraer 170, Embraer 1901
- Cadet programme
- Flight Crew Trainee (company-sponsored pilot) (closed as of 11 Oct 2026)34
- 1Wikipedia: J-Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2J-AIR home page · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3J-AIR flight crew recruitment requirements index · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4J-AIR requirements: flight crew trainee, 2027 intake · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5J-AIR flight crew job introduction · accessed 11 Oct 2026
