Corsair: pilot interview prep

The essentials

Chairman and CEO

Pascal de Izaguirre

Base

Paris-Orly (head office in Rungis)

Founded

17 May 1981, as Corse Air International

Fleet

All Airbus A330-900 (A330neo), renewal completed at the end of 2024

Network

French Caribbean, Indian Ocean (Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Madagascar), Africa, Canada, Mexico

The fleet

• Airbus A330-900 (A330neo): Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, about 352 seats in several classes
• Formerly Boeing 747-400 (retired in 2020), A330-200 and A330-300

Key dates

• 1981: Corse Air International founded.
• 2020: Boeing 747-400s retired during the Covid crisis.
• 2020-2024: complete fleet renewal with A330neos (about €2 billion).
• Today: owned by a consortium of French Caribbean investors.

Good to know

• Uniform, young A330neo fleet: a single type rating.
• Business closely tied to the French overseas territories and diaspora: strong seasonality.
• Also departs from Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux or Nantes depending on the season.

How to prepare

• Know the A330neo (and Airbus's common rating with the A350).
• Understand the overseas-territory and leisure long-haul market.
• Prepare for long-haul: time zones, augmented crews, fatigue management.

Questions to prepare

• Why Corsair rather than another airline?
• What do you know about Corsair's fleet and how it is changing?
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years at Corsair?

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