About Olympic Air

Olympic Air is a regional airline based in Greece. It flies under the IATA code OA and ICAO code OAL. Its hubs are Athens (ATH), Rhodes (RHO) and Thessaloniki (SKG). Its fleet includes the ATR 42-600, ATR 72-600 and De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100. Olympic Air is part of Aegean Airlines.

Olympic Air runs a cadet route for future pilots: the AEGEAN Pilot Scholarship Program. Partner for the programme: Global Aviation (Athens) and Egnatia Aviation (Kavala). On 28 October 2026 the programme was listed as closed. Licensed pilots can also join Olympic Air as direct-entry first officers and captains. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. PilotinQ currently lists 1 open pilot position at Olympic Air. This page sets out the selection in 6 stages.

The six phases

Olympic Air at a glance

IATA / ICAO

OA / OAL1

Country

Greece

Hubs

Athens (ATH), Rhodes (RHO), Thessaloniki (SKG)1

Fleet

ATR 42-600, ATR 72-600, De Havilland Canada Dash 8-1001

Cadet programme

AEGEAN Pilot Scholarship Program (closed as of 28 Oct 2026)3

Direct entry

First officers, Captains2

1. 1Olympic Air (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2AEGEAN careers: Pilot your career · accessed 10 Oct 2026
3. 3AEGEAN Pilot Scholarship Program · accessed 10 Oct 2026
4. 4AEGEAN Pilot Scholarship Program terms and conditions (2027 intake) · accessed 10 Oct 2026