Captain A320

About the Role

Air Arabia is seeking a Captain A320 to join their team in Dammam. This full-time role involves conducting assigned flights in strict adherence to the Airline Operational Manual and relevant civil aviation authority regulations. The Captain is ultimately responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and efficiency of all operated flights.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to lead and manage flight operations, providing guidance to flight and cabin crew, effectively handling emergencies, and maintaining control to ensure successful flight performance and uphold the corporate image. The Captain must prioritize safety, efficiency, and passenger comfort throughout all operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct assigned flights according to schedules and approved flight plans, bearing ultimate responsibility for the aircraft, prioritizing safety, efficiency, and passenger comfort.
• Ensure all flights comply with the Airline’s Operations Manual and regulations, consistently implementing and monitoring procedures for safe and smooth aircraft operation.
• Verify timely attendance, proper grooming, fitness, and legality of self and flight crew for assigned flights, conducting pre-flight briefings and ensuring continuous briefing as per procedures.
• Liaise with co-pilots and the Dispatch Team before each flight to ensure crew preparedness and provide necessary information, including aircraft technical status, route preferences, weather, fuel, and role distribution.
• Operate the aircraft to ensure efficient fuel use during flight, within the safety constraints detailed in the Airline’s Operations Manual.
• Oversee required safety, security, fuel, and transit checks by assigned flight/cabin crew before, during, and after each flight, directing crew response to irregularities and escalating issues as needed.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Engineers to confirm aircraft technical status and suitability for flight, seeking support from MCC and MROs for concerns or defects, and implementing immediate corrective measures.
• Ensure all necessary documents and technical logs are accurately completed and loaded in accordance with Airline and civil aviation authority regulations.
• Confirm that the Airline Operations Manual is distributed, accounted for, maintained, kept up-to-date, understood, and complied with by the Flight Crew.
• Stay current with legal requirements from regulatory bodies such as civil aviation authorities and Airbus Company, pertinent to flights and flight crew.
• Undertake additional ground-based tasks, such as Safety Officer or Security Officer, as directed by the line manager and in accordance with the Airline’s Operations Manual, Part A.

Experience Required

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in a similar capacity within the aviation industry.

Work Type

This is a full-time position.

Application Information

The salary for this position will be discussed during the interview process.