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External aptitude assessment
About Rega
Based in Switzerland, Rega is a business aviation and helicopter operator. It flies under the ICAO code SAZ. Pilots at Rega fly types such as the AgustaWestland AW109SP, Airbus H145 and Bombardier Challenger 650.
Rega hires pilots for its own operation. Its careers website is linked in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers licence, flying hours, age, education and language. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The two phases
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Simulator aptitude test
Rega at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- SAZ
- Country
- Switzerland
- Fleet
- AgustaWestland AW109SP, Airbus H145, Bombardier Challenger 6503
What does Rega ask of pilots?
- Licence
- Helicopter: valid EASA professional helicopter licence with night (NIT) and mountain (MOU) extensions, ATPL(H) theory; Jet: CH.FCL CPL(A) with IR(A) and MEP, frozen ATPL(A), MCC45
- Hours
- Helicopter: 2,000 hours, at least 1,000 in turbine helicopters (current Samedan ad asks over 2,500, of which 2,000 turbine); Jet: minimum 150 hours fixed-wing, of which 100 PIC452
- Age
- Helicopter: maximum 45 at recruitment; Jet: 25 to 40 at recruitment45
- Education
- Completed vocational apprenticeship or equivalent education (helicopter) or Matura (jet)45
- Language
- Very good German and English; jet pilots minimum English Level 4; French or Italian depending on base (helicopter)45
- 1Rega home page · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Rega vacancy: helicopter pilot 100% · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Rega · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Pilot, helicopter - Job description | Rega · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Pilot, jet - Job description | Rega · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 6Training programme for up-and-coming helicopter pilots | Rega · accessed 11 Oct 2026
