Thai Airways International to launch Pilot Recruitment Drive

Thai Airways International is to launch a pilot recruitment drive between 1 March – 10 May 2006.

Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanseni, THAI’s Executive Vice President for Operations Department, said that since the company has substantially increased flights on various sectors the company, therefore, is recruiting more pilots to work for THAI, with recruitment under 2 categories: general applicants and applicants with pilot’s license.

General Applicants

Qualifications:

- Thai male national not over 28 years of age (birthdate as of 1 October 1978 onwards)
- Graduate with at least a Bachelor’s Degree, any major
- Speak and write English fluently
- Completed military service
- Healthy and good eyesight
- Height not less than 165 centimeters
Required Documents:
- National identity card

Applicants with Pilot’s License

Qualifications:

- Thai male national not over 42 years of age (birthdate as of 1 October 1964 onwards)
- Graduate with at least a Bachelor’s Degree, any major
- Speak and write English fluently
- Completed military service
- Completed commercial pilots’ training (from an institute recognized by the company)
- Certified with a commercial pilots’ license
- Currently flying fixed-wing aircraft
Required Documents:
- 2 photos at 1 inch (photo taken within 3 months before application date)
- National identity card or government employee’s card
- House registration certificate
- Certification of military service completion (Sor Dor 8 or Sor Dor 43)
- Original copy of degree and academic records, and Bachelor’s Degree transcript
- Commercial pilots’ license certificate
- Pilots’ log book of hours flown

In order to facilitate ease in application, the company has made applications possible on the Internet for the first year, with the initial qualifications. During 1-31 March 2006, applications may be made on the Internet. In addition, during 18-25 April 2006 and 2-10 May 2006 (except for national holidays), applications may be made in person from 08:30-12:00 hours and 13:30-16:30 hours at Building 6, 2nd Floor, at THAI’s Head Office on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. For more information, those interested may look on the website: tgpilotrecruitment.com and call Tel. 0-2545-1656 and 0-2545-3658 from 14 February 2006 onwards.

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