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Airlines which use the title "second officer" include:
Airlines which use the title "second officer" include:


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*[[Air New Zealand]]<ref name="Air NZ">{{cite news |title=Air New Zealand Careers |url=https://careers.airnewzealand.co.nz/belong-here/career-options/pilots/ |access-date=4 June 2023 |work=careers.airnewzealand.co.nz |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Cathay Pacific]]<ref name="Cathay">{{cite news |title=Cathay Pacific Airways Second Officer |url=https://betteraviationjobs.com/job/cathay-pacific-airways-second-officer-june-2022/ |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Better Aviation}}</ref>
*[[Cathay Pacific]]<ref name="Cathay">{{cite news |title=Cathay Pacific Airways Second Officer |url=https://betteraviationjobs.com/job/cathay-pacific-airways-second-officer-june-2022/ |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Better Aviation}}</ref>
*[[China Eastern Airlines]]<ref name="China Eastern">{{cite news |last1=Fan |first1=Wenxin |title=At Controls of Crashed China Eastern Jet: One of Country’s First Commercial Pilots |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-controls-of-crashed-china-eastern-jet-one-of-countrys-first-commercial-pilots-11648050201 |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=WSJ}}</ref>
*[[China Eastern Airlines]]<ref name="China Eastern">{{cite news |last1=Fan |first1=Wenxin |title=At Controls of Crashed China Eastern Jet: One of Country’s First Commercial Pilots |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-controls-of-crashed-china-eastern-jet-one-of-countrys-first-commercial-pilots-11648050201 |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=WSJ}}</ref>
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*[[KLM]]<ref>[https://careers.klm.com/go/Cockpit-crew/8547402/ KLM Cockpit crew] KLM Retrieved 4 June 2023.</ref>
*[[KLM]]<ref>[https://careers.klm.com/go/Cockpit-crew/8547402/ KLM Cockpit crew] KLM Retrieved 4 June 2023.</ref>
*[[Lufthansa]]<ref name="Lufthansa">{{cite web |title=Pilot career entry |url=https://www.european-flight-academy.com/en/career-entry |website=European Flight Academy |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[Lufthansa]]<ref name="Lufthansa">{{cite web |title=Pilot career entry |url=https://www.european-flight-academy.com/en/career-entry |website=European Flight Academy |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[Qantas]]
*[[Scoot]]
*[[Singapore Airlines]]<ref name="Singapore">{{cite news |title=Singapore Airlines Pilot Recruitment - Direct Entry Second Officer |url=https://www.flygosh.com/2022/09/singapore-airlines-pilot-recruitment_6.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Fly Gosh}}</ref>
*[[Singapore Airlines]]<ref name="Singapore">{{cite news |title=Singapore Airlines Pilot Recruitment - Direct Entry Second Officer |url=https://www.flygosh.com/2022/09/singapore-airlines-pilot-recruitment_6.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Fly Gosh}}</ref>
*[[Volotea]]<ref name="Volotea">{{cite news |title=Airbus pilot cadets to be recruited by Volotea |url=https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2022-03-airbus-pilot-cadets-to-be-recruited-by-volotea |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=aircraft.airbus.com |date=1 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Volotea]]<ref name="Volotea">{{cite news |title=Airbus pilot cadets to be recruited by Volotea |url=https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2022-03-airbus-pilot-cadets-to-be-recruited-by-volotea |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=aircraft.airbus.com |date=1 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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*[[Air New Zealand]]<ref name="Air NZ">{{cite news |title=Air New Zealand Careers |url=https://careers.airnewzealand.co.nz/belong-here/career-options/pilots/ |access-date=4 June 2023 |work=careers.airnewzealand.co.nz |language=en}}</ref>


Historically, the second officer was the [[flight engineer]]. This is a trained pilot who does not fly the aircraft, but instead monitors aircraft systems.<ref name="How Stuff Works">Harris, Tom. [http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airline-crew1.htm How Airline Crews Work], HowStuffWorks.com website, 14 June 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2014.</ref> Modern airliners only require two pilots, and do not have a flight engineer or a [[Air navigation#Flight navigator|navigator]].<ref name="ETHW"/>
Historically, the second officer was the [[flight engineer]]. This is a trained pilot who does not fly the aircraft, but instead monitors aircraft systems.<ref name="How Stuff Works">Harris, Tom. [http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airline-crew1.htm How Airline Crews Work], HowStuffWorks.com website, 14 June 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2014.</ref> Modern airliners only require two pilots, and do not have a flight engineer or a [[Air navigation#Flight navigator|navigator]].<ref name="ETHW"/>

Latest revision as of 09:00, 15 April 2024

Second officer is a civil aviation rank, also known as junior first officer. It is used for pilots at an early stage of their career.[1]

Role

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Modern airliners only require two pilots, the captain and the first officer.[2] Before a pilot is fully qualified to operate as first officer, they will typically act as a second officer, sitting in the right hand seat, while undergoing training and supervision from a training captain. A safety pilot will sit in the jump seat to monitor the junior first officer and the captain.[3][4]

In some airlines, a second officer is not permitted to take off or land the aircraft, and will only fly the aircraft during the cruise.[5][6]

At Singapore Airlines and Scoot, second officers are usually promoted to first officer after 5-8 months.[1] In Ryanair UK, pilots are promoted from second officer to junior first officer when they achieve 500 hours of flight time.[7]

Usage

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Airlines which use the title "second officer" include:

Historically, the second officer was the flight engineer. This is a trained pilot who does not fly the aircraft, but instead monitors aircraft systems.[16] Modern airliners only require two pilots, and do not have a flight engineer or a navigator.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Career Progression". Pilot Kaki. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "First-Hand:Evolution of the 2-Person Crew Jet Transport Flight Deck". ETHW. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "How to become a Boeing 737 Ryanair Pilot". JohanAero. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ Secchi, Beatrice (12 November 2021). "Ryanair line training". AFTA graduate blog. AFTA. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ Page, Charlie. "The path to becoming an airline captain -- how pilots climb the ranks". Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "What do Pilot Stripes Mean?". FlightDeckFriend.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Pilot Salary UK: Everything You Need To Know". The Pilot Guys. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Air New Zealand Careers". careers.airnewzealand.co.nz. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Cathay Pacific Airways Second Officer". Better Aviation. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ Fan, Wenxin. "At Controls of Crashed China Eastern Jet: One of Country's First Commercial Pilots". WSJ. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ Airline Jobs | Jet2Careers Jet2.com Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ^ KLM Cockpit crew KLM Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Pilot career entry". European Flight Academy. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Singapore Airlines Pilot Recruitment - Direct Entry Second Officer". Fly Gosh. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Airbus pilot cadets to be recruited by Volotea". aircraft.airbus.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ Harris, Tom. How Airline Crews Work, HowStuffWorks.com website, 14 June 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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