About Marabu

Marabu is a leisure airline from Estonia. In timetables it appears as DI; in flight plans as MBU. Marabu operates from Hamburg (HAM), Nuremberg (NUE), Stuttgart (STR) and Leipzig/Halle (LEJ). It has a fleet of 11 aircraft (July 2026), with types including the Airbus A320neo.

Marabu recruits licensed pilots as direct-entry captains. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. The requirements listed on this page cover licence, medical certificate, type rating, flying hours and language. PilotinQ currently lists 1 open pilot position at Marabu. This page sets out the selection in 5 stages.

The five phases

Marabu at a glance

IATA / ICAO

DI / MBU1

Country

Estonia

Hubs

Hamburg (HAM), Nuremberg (NUE), Stuttgart (STR), Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)1

Fleet

Airbus A320neo1

Direct entry

Captains

What does Marabu ask of pilots?

Licence

Captain A320neo: valid EASA ATPL(A)

Medical

Captain A320neo: valid EASA Class 1 medical

Type rating

Captain A320neo: valid A320 type rating

Hours

Captain A320neo: minimum 3,000 total, 1,000 on A32F, 500 PIC on A32F and 2,000 PIC total

Language

Captain A320neo: ICAO English Language Proficiency Level 4 or higher

1. 1Marabu, Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Marabu Career · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Marabu Life as a pilot · accessed 11 Oct 2026