Air Hamburg: pilot interview prep

The essentials

Group

Vista (VistaJet), which bought it in 2022

Founded

2001, as a flight school, by Floris Helmers and Alexander Lipsky

Base

Hamburg; maintenance at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden

Speciality

The world's largest operator of Embraer Legacy 600/650s

Fleet

About forty jets, mostly Embraer

The fleet

• Embraer Legacy 600/650/650E (launch customer of the 650E), Lineage 1000E, Legacy 500, Praetor 600, Phenom 300
• Cessna Citation XLS+ and CJ3, Dassault Falcon 7X

Good to know

• One of Europe's largest charter operators.
• Started with Cessna 172s and Islanders in 2005 before moving to jets.
• Now part of the same group as VistaJet and XO.

How to prepare

• Know the Embraer Legacy family, derived from the ERJ regional jet.
• Show flexibility: rotations, layovers, demanding clients.
• Be able to place Air Hamburg within the Vista group.

Questions to prepare

• Why business aviation, and why Air Hamburg?
• How do you handle a demanding client or a last-minute schedule change?
• Are you ready for long rotations and high availability?

Recruitment

Watch Business aviation pilots

Openings posted as they come on the careers site.

Minimum experience and sometimes a type rating are often required.

Open applications and networking matter a lot in business aviation. Always check the airline's website before applying.