What is known about Vietjet pilot pay?

According to VnExpress, pilot pay at Vietjet in 2017 was around 180 million dong a month, while the airline had not published its average pilot salary for 2018. The figure is not split by rank. In 2019 a lecturer at the Vietnam Aviation Academy told Tuoi Tre that Vietjet pays slightly more than Vietnam Airlines but that its pilots fly more hours. In its 2025 annual report Vietjet reports average income per person per month for all employees rather than for pilots, and says pilots make up 12.47% of its workforce. The report mentions periodic pay rises and KPI bonuses every 6 or 12 months.123

What are rosters like at Vietjet?

In November 2019 Vietjet chair Nguyen Thanh Ha said every pilot gets one day off for every 3 to 4 working days, one week of paid leave each month and free travel on the network. In June 2019 the aviation authority found that many Vietjet pilots had exceeded the limit of 100 flight hours in 28 days, and the airline had to stand them down.45

Does Vietjet train its own pilots?

Since August 2022 the Vietjet Aviation Academy has run its own pilot course, which takes about 20 months. In Thailand, Thai Vietjet launched a cadet programme with Bangkok Aviation Center in December 2024 for 20 pilots, with a first officer job for those who complete it, the airline said.67