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Application and eligibility check, registration with the AMC
About KLM Cityhopper
Based in the Netherlands, KLM Cityhopper is a regional airline. It flies under the IATA code WA and ICAO code KLC. Its hub is Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS). Its fleet includes the Embraer 175, Embraer 190 and Embraer 195-E2. KLM Cityhopper is part of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which has its own page on this site.
For future pilots, KLM Cityhopper offers the KLM Flight Academy. On 28 October 2026 the programme was listed as accepting applications. There is also a direct-entry route for first officers. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 7 stages.
The seven phases
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Pre-selection (VO)Practise this phase
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Basic Capacities Examination (BCO)Practise this phase
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Sensorimotor Examination (SMO)Practise this phase
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Core Competency Examination (KCO)Practise this phase
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Interview with the Admissions Board (TC) and the Acceptance Committee (COVA)Practise this phase
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Medical examination
KLM Cityhopper at a glance
Part of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines- IATA / ICAO
- WA / KLC1
- Country
- Netherlands
- Hubs
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)1
- Fleet
- Embraer 175, Embraer 190, Embraer 195-E21
- Cadet programme
- KLM Flight Academy (open as of 28 Oct 2026)3
- Direct entry
- First officers2
- 1KLM Cityhopper - Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Working in the cockpit | Working at KLM - KLM Careers · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 3Selection procedure | KLM Flight Academy · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 4Psychological selection procedure KLM Flight Academy | Aviation Medical Center (runs the selection for KLM Flight Academy, linked from the KFA selection page) · accessed 10 Oct 2026
