About Jetstar

Jetstar is a low-cost airline based in Australia. In timetables it appears as JQ; in flight plans as JST. Pilots at Jetstar fly types such as the Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A321XLR and 1 other type. The operation is built around Adelaide (ADL), Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), Cairns (CNS) and 6 more. Jetstar is part of Qantas, which has its own page on this site.

Licensed pilots can join Jetstar as direct-entry first officers. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.

The five phases

Jetstar at a glance

IATA / ICAO

JQ / JST1

Country

Australia

Hubs

Adelaide (ADL), Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), Cairns (CNS), Christchurch (CHC), Denpasar (DPS), Gold Coast (OOL), Melbourne (MEL), Perth (PER), Sydney (SYD)1

Fleet

Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A321XLR, Boeing 787-81

Direct entry

First officers23

1. 1Wikipedia: Jetstar · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Pilots & Flying Operations | Jetstar careers · accessed 10 Oct 2026
3. 3Pilots and Flying Operations | Qantas Group careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026