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About TAP Air Portugal
Based in Portugal, TAP Air Portugal is a full-service airline. It flies under the IATA code TP and ICAO code TAP. Pilots at TAP Air Portugal fly types such as the Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR and 3 other types. The operation is built around Lisbon (LIS) and Porto (OPO). TAP Express is part of TAP Air Portugal and has its own page here.
TAP Air Portugal recruits licensed pilots as direct-entry first officers. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
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TAP Air Portugal at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- TP / TAP3
- Country
- Portugal
- Hubs
- Lisbon (LIS), Porto (OPO)3
- Fleet
- Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-9003
- Direct entry
- First officers1
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESTAP Express
SALARYCaptain: around 10 thousand euros gross per month (basic salary, 2024-05)Co-pilot (first officer): around seven thousand euros gross per month (basic salary, 2024-05)First officer, 1 year of service: 84 thousand euros gross per year (total pay including variable elements, 2020-12)TAP Air Portugal pilot salary
- 1TAP recruitment: Pilots / First Officer · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 2TAP recruitment: Pilots (PT) · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 3TAP Air Portugal · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4TAP Air Portugal home · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5TAP media kit · accessed 11 Oct 2026
