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Plus Ultra pilot assessment

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Plus Ultra flies seven A330s from Madrid to Lima, Caracas and Buenos Aires, but with leadership changes in 2026 and reported ownership talks with Ávoris, pilot hiring is occasional and the outlook should be checked before you commit.

No open pilot vacancy found (Oct 2026)

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Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas is a Madrid-based long-haul airline founded in 2011 that flies scheduled routes between Spain and Latin America. Since 2025 it operates an all-A330 fleet: seven aircraft in January 2026.

Key facts

Fleet	7 A330: 5 A330-200, 2 A330-300 (Jan 2026)
Orders	None public
Bases	Madrid-Barajas; Tenerife Norte for the Caracas service
Pilots	Not published
Hiring 2026	No open vacancy found
Entry routes	Experienced FO (A330 rating an advantage), as reported by a third-party guide

Entry routes and requirements

Experienced First Officer A330

Multi-crew jet pilots, widebody preferred

EASA ATPL, or CPL/IR with ATPL theory
EASA Class 1 medical
Fluent Spanish and ICAO English level 4+
EU right to work
Multi-crew jet experience; A330 type rating an advantage

Captain A330

Experienced commanders

Not published

Cadet / ab initio

Low-hour pilots

No Plus Ultra cadet programme found (Oct 2026)

The selection process, step by step

Applicationcompany channels / Spanish job portals
CV and licence documents; openings are infrequent and tied to operational need.
Screening and interviewin person or video (reported)
Document and experience review followed by an interview on widebody suitability, CRM and Spanish/English (third-party guide).
Simulator assessmentFFS (reported by third-party guide)
Reported as a common step for experienced entry, checking handling and procedures on an A330 or representative Airbus device. Not confirmed by Plus Ultra.
Type rating and line trainingtraining
Non-A330-rated pilots complete the type rating, then line training (LIFUS) before release.

Aptitude and psychometric tests

No aptitude or written test publicly confirmed

The interview

HR / technical (reported by a third-party guide)

widebody suitability
CRM
Spanish and English communication

Typical questions to prepare

What do you know about Plus Ultra?
Why Plus Ultra?
The airline has been in the news. How do you see that?
How would you answer a passenger who asks you about the airline's future?
What threats do you brief for an approach to Lima?
Explain ETOPS/EDTO on the South Atlantic.

The simulator assessment

Device	A330 or representative Airbus FFS (reported by a third-party guide; not confirmed by Plus Ultra)
Where	Not published
Typical profile	General handling and procedures check (reported)

Language and after selection

Fluent Spanish plus ICAO English level 4 or higher (reported, not officially published)

Single base Madrid-Barajas; crews also operate the Tenerife Norte–Caracas service. Pay and promotion under the first SEPLA collective agreement (Feb 2025: three-year salary framework, seniority-based pay levels, internal promotion criteria).

Common reasons candidates fail

Speculating or giving opinions about the airline's legal or financial situation
Weak knowledge of the network and fleet
Poor English or Spanish
Generic motivation
No CRM example

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About this guide

Format: PDF (bookmarked, iPad-optimised)
Language: English
Edition: Ed 2026 · Revision 1.0
Current to: October 2026
Pages: 164
Status: Preview · not on sale yet
Licence: Personal, single user · see licence terms
Updates: Update policy to be announced before sales open
Simulator stage: Covered as reported by candidates and public sources

Independent publication. Facts in this overview are labelled “reported” when they come from candidate reports rather than official sources — see the editorial standards. Notify me about this guide · See it in the catalogue

Practice questions: company knowledge

Interview practice drawn from public sources; the answers are not an FAQ about the guide.

When was Plus Ultra founded?

2011

Where is Plus Ultra based?

Madrid-Barajas

When did first flights start?

August 2015, under ACMI

First aircraft type?

Airbus A340-300

First scheduled routes (June 2016)?

Madrid–Lima and Madrid–Santo Domingo

Amount approved from SEPI in March 2021?

EUR 53 million

Preparation guides

Pilot Aptitude Tests: What They Measure and How to Practise Pilot Assessment Guide: How Airline Selection Works and How to Prepare Pilot Group Exercise: How to Show Real Crew Behaviour Pilot Interview Questions: How to Prepare Competency and Technical Answers Pilot Personality Questionnaire: Honesty, Consistency and Crew Fit Pilot Simulator Assessment: What to Expect and How to Prepare Pilot Technical Interview: Key Topics and How to Explain Them

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Main sources

https://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2026/01/plus-ultra-suma-otro-airbus-330-a-pocos-meses-de-llegar-a-ezeiza/
https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2025/04/plus-ultra-retires-its-last-airbus-a340-and-bets-on-a-uniform-fleet-of-a330-aircraft.html
https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2026/05/plus-ultra-reorganizing-its-route-network-temporary-suspension-of-colombia-flights-amid-increased-frequencies-to-peru-argentina-and-venezuela.html
https://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2026/10/la-aerolinea-espanola-que-falta-volar-a-la-argentina/
https://theobjective.com/economia/2026-10-24/iberojet-aerolinea-plus-ultra-rescatada/
https://www.plusultra.com/es-es/newsletter/plus-ultra-and-sepla-sign-the-companys-first-collective-agreement-for-pilots

SET STANDARD is an independent training publisher, not affiliated with Plus Ultra. Information compiled from public sources and candidate reports; always confirm with the airline’s official careers page.