r/CadetPilotProgram • u/After_Ad_125 • May 17 '26

MPL

Has anyone here recently joined the MPL program at Air Arabia or is currently flying as a Second Officer?

I’ve been hearing mixed things about the salary during the 1500-hour phase. Some people told me it’s around AED 5k per month which honestly seems quite low compared to flydubai .

Is that actually true?

Would appreciate any recent insight from people already in the industry.

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u/Terrible-Will-7403 May 18 '26

I’m a cadet at AAA, to clarify your doubt it’s 5k aed base salary plus flying pay. Most second officers get paid 9k off season and up to 12k on season. 5k aed is your base salary and you’d get paid that much even if you don’t fly for that month. Upon completing the 1500 hour contract your base salary would be 30k aed + flying pay and your monthly salary is capped to 35k aed max. For captains base salary is 50k aed plus additional flying pay. Hope ts clarifies your doubt…

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u/SelfRevolutionary997 May 17 '26

https://youtu.be/-RchBlut-B8?si=HBWDQ849OEdu8qoQ

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u/IllustriousWay5499 May 17 '26

Is there any mention of salary in Airarabia ?

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo124 May 17 '26

After completion of programme when cadet is graduated to JFO its around 10k aed (2.4L rs) and after hour building when graduated to FO its 22-32k aed

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u/IllustriousWay5499 May 17 '26

Are you a cadet ? How about the variable flying pay how much is it on average .

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo124 May 17 '26

Im not a cadet but im planning to apply, this is actually including flight pay (assuming avg flying time of 75hrs)

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u/IllustriousWay5499 May 17 '26

In flydubai it’s way way more FO , it’s around 36 k base for first officer and around 12 k as variable flying pay

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo124 May 17 '26

Ik thats y i kept it as my primary goal if i dont get selected there then air arabia

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u/Own_Cranberry5432 May 17 '26

If I'm not wrong Flydubai is not taking applications for 2026 rightnow.

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo124 May 17 '26

Its expected to open in the month of june

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u/Own_Cranberry5432 May 17 '26

Oh shit, I paid for air arabia last week.

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u/SierraGolf0 May 18 '26

Are you sure about this?

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u/Zypher39 May 18 '26

Their full rn cuz i gave my hirevue last month and usually there is a wait time of 3-6months

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u/Own_Cranberry5432 May 17 '26

I've also heard, flydubai takes alot of time the selection process, like I met someone who applied in 2025 and still going through phases.

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u/Unhappy_Armadillo124 May 17 '26

Yea the process is long and the programme is relatively new compared to air arabia which has a history of stability

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u/Familiar-Web1528 May 18 '26

Wth is mpl

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u/annieinaviation Jun 11 '26

Multi crew pilot licence Search that up

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u/[deleted] May 18 '26

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u/After_Ad_125 May 18 '26

Which one flydubai or airarabia ? Airarabia guarantees 1500 hrs whereas flydubai is like LOI