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Wamos Air pilot assessment

Updated October 2026 · SET STANDARD

Wamos Air is growing to 14-15 A330s and flying GOL's first long-haul routes, so it keeps a rolling intake of A330-rated, Airbus-CCQ and ZFTT-eligible pilots through a personal, family-style selection with a 737-800 sim check.

Wamos Air is a Madrid-based widebody operator that began in June 2003 as Pullmantur Air, the airline arm of Pullmantur, the Spanish tour operator, coach and cruise group then owned by Grupo Viajes Marsans. It started with Boeing 747s flying holiday and cruise passengers to the Caribbean. In 2006 Royal Caribbean bought Pullmantur for about EUR 700 million; in 2014 it sold 81% of the non-cruise businesses to Springwater Capital and the airline became Wamos Air.

Key facts

Entry routes and requirements

The selection process, step by step

1. Online applicationonline form on wamosair.com (category 'Pilot'); offers also via LinkedIn/Infojobs

   Personal data, eligibility route (A330/A350 rated, Airbus CCQ or ZFTT), hours and CV.

2. Screening and document requestremote

   Wamos may request a criminal record certificate, flight-hour certificates and a Social Security work-life report (informe de vida laboral).

3. Written technical testmultiple choice, about 50 questions, ATPL-style across all subjects (first-hand, SET STANDARD instructor)

   Broad ATPL theory paper: air law and ATC procedures, operational procedures and NAT HLA, performance (largest share), aircraft systems and powerplant, instruments, navigation, principles of flight, human performance and meteorology.

4. Psychometric / aptitude batterybattery of psychometric and aptitude tests (first-hand)

   Aptitude tasks (e.g. reasoning, attention, memory) plus personality-type questionnaires.

5. Psychologist interviewone-to-one with a psychologist, includes a digit-memorisation exercise (first-hand)

   Conversation with a psychologist plus a working-memory exercise: recalling series of numbers (digit span, forward and possibly backward).

6. Personal interviewabout 30 minutes, non-technical, very friendly family-like atmosphere (first-hand)

   Your life, career path and previous jobs. 'What do you know about Wamos?' is always asked.

7. Simulator checkFixed-base (static) Boeing 737-800 simulator at Cinetic Plus, Madrid-Cuatro Vientos; a fixed-base 737 MAX is about to be installed and will probably host upcoming selections (first-hand)

   Handling and procedural assessment on a 737-800 even though the job is on the A330, so assessors see basic airmanship on an unfamiliar type.

Aptitude and psychometric tests

• ATPL-style multiple choice, about 50 questions, all subjects
• Psychometric / aptitude tests
• Digit-span memory exercise with psychologist

Wamos Air in-house written paper (ATPL-style) · Psychometric battery and psychologist (provider not published)

The interview

Personal, non-technical interview of about 30 minutes in a friendly, family-like atmosphere, plus a separate psychologist interview (first-hand)

• What do you know about Wamos? (always asked)
• Life story, career path and previous jobs
• Flexibility for ACMI deployments abroad
• Long-haul lifestyle and family support

Typical questions to prepare

• What do you know about Wamos?
• Tell us about yourself.
• Walk us through your previous jobs.
• Why Wamos and not a scheduled network airline?
• How would you cope with six weeks deployed in Rio or Auckland?
• What does your family think about this job?

The simulator assessment

Language and after selection

Spanish ICAO level 5 or higher and English ICAO level 4 or higher (official careers page)

A330 type rating via ZFTT or CCQ where applicable (Wamos holds its own ATO, E-ATO-262), then line training. Madrid base with long deployments abroad for ACMI clients (e.g. GOL in Rio/Lisbon, Air New Zealand, Etihad, LATAM).

Common reasons candidates fail

• Weak written test, especially performance and principles of flight
• Flying the 737-800 like an Airbus: no trim, poor rudder after engine failure
• Not knowing the company history ('What do you know about Wamos?')
• Rehearsed, impersonal answers in a friendly interview that rewards authenticity
• Showing doubts about long deployments abroad or family support

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170 pages: company history and culture, every stage of the selection, model interview answers, technical refresher, Airbus A330 systems and simulator assessment preparation. Updated for 2026.

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Practice questions: company knowledge

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

Preparation guides

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Main sources

https://wamosair.com/work-with-us/
https://www.flightdeckfriend.com/job/wamos-air-a330-rated-first-officers/
https://www.flightdeckfriend.com/job/wamos-air-rated-a330-first-officers-2/
https://pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Wamos_Air
https://www.copac.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Aviador-119.-Pasar-las-pruebas-y-mas-alla.pdf

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