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Privilege Style pilot assessment

Updated October 2026 · SET STANDARD

Privilege Style is growing from four to six aircraft in 2026 with its first A330-300P2F freighter and a 408-seat A330-300, but pilot hiring stays small, ad hoc and aimed at type-rated Airbus pilots who can join a founder-led ACMI operator quickly.

Privilege Style (legal name Privilege Lineas Aereas S.A., IATA P6, ICAO PVG, callsign PRIVILEGE) is a privately owned Spanish charter and ACMI airline founded in 2003 by Jose Manuel (Chema) Alvarez, a former pilot from Trives (Ourense) who remains president and owner. Its registered office is in Palma de Mallorca and its operational base is Madrid-Barajas. It started with a single ex-Iberia Boeing 757-200 (EC-ISY) flying companies, sports teams and VIP groups.

Key facts

Entry routes and requirements

The selection process, step by step

1. CV applicationemail/CV to the company (no online portal found); network referrals common in a small ACMI operator

   CV with licence, rating, medical, total and type hours, last 12 months' experience and language levels.

2. Document and experience screeningremote

   Check of licence, rating validity, recency, certified flight hours, criminal record certificate and right to work.

3. Technical assessmentnot published; may be a written or oral technical check (reported, typical Spanish ACMI practice)

   Expect ATPL-level theory plus Airbus systems, limitations and SOP knowledge for the type you hold.

4. Interviewpersonal and technical conversation with flight operations/training management (format not published)

   Motivation, career path, availability for irregular ACMI/charter rosters and nightstops abroad, and company knowledge.

5. Simulator checknot published; expected on an Airbus FFS (A320-family or A330) at a third-party training centre, possibly combined with the operator conversion

   Airbus SOPs, abnormal handling and CRM on your rated type.

6. Operator conversion and line trainingoperator conversion course (OCC), OPC/LPC and line training under supervision

   Company procedures, ACMI client specifics, then line flying under a line training captain.

Aptitude and psychometric tests

• Technical knowledge check (ATPL + Airbus type)
• Simulator check on the Airbus type held (expected)
• Interview

Not published; in-house assessment by flight operations/training staff (reported)

The interview

Not published. Expect a direct, practical conversation with flight operations/training management covering career path, motivation, flexibility and technical knowledge of your type (reported, typical of small Spanish ACMI operators).

• What do you know about Privilege Style? (founded 2003, 757 start, ACMI and VIP/sports charters, current fleet)
• Flexibility for short-notice charters, nightstops and seasonal peaks
• Experience with wet lease or flying for another airline's brand
• Long-haul readiness: ETOPS, NAT HLA, fatigue management

Typical questions to prepare

• What do you know about Privilege Style?
• Tell us about yourself.
• Why do you want to fly for an ACMI and charter airline rather than a network carrier?
• What is ACMI and what changes for the crew?
• How do you handle a roster that changes at short notice?
• Why did Privilege Style move from Boeing to Airbus?

The simulator assessment

Language and after selection

English ICAO level 4 minimum (older adverts asked level 5); Spanish strongly preferred for a Madrid-based Spanish operator

Operator conversion course, OPC/LPC and line training on the A321, A330 or 777. Pilots are mostly based at Madrid-Barajas, with nightstops and occasional deployments abroad for ACMI clients (e.g. the LOT 777 contract from Warsaw, winter 2025-26).

Common reasons candidates fail

• Applying without a current Airbus type rating or recent experience on type
• Weak knowledge of FCOM limitations, memory items and systems of the type held
• Not knowing the fleet, founder and ACMI history of the airline
• Showing reluctance about short-notice changes, nightstops or seasonal peaks
• Poor ECAM discipline or FMA awareness in the simulator

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Practice questions: company knowledge

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

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Main sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilege_Style
https://readyfortakeoffbook.com/blogs/pilot-conditions/privilege-style
https://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Privilege_Style
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ticker/privilege-style-bereitet-sich-auf-ankunft-des-ersten-airbus-a330-300-vor/fkz23zb
https://fly-news.es/aviacion-comercial/aerolineas/privilege-style-recibe-su-airbus-a330f/

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