# SunExpress Pilot Assessment 2026: Hours, English, PASS > SunExpress 2026 Captain and First Officer criteria: 4,000/1,000-hour routes, ages, ICAO English and re-interview policy versus PASS Mollymawk. Canonical: https://www.atcpracticetest.com/reviews/sunexpress-pilot-assessment-preparation/ Site guide: https://www.atcpracticetest.com/llms.txt **SunExpress does not have one pilot-entry threshold.** Its public [general cockpit information](https://hr.sunexpress.com/Pages/pgCockpitGeneralInformation) distinguishes Captains, **type-rated experienced First Officers**, **non-type-rated First Officers** and military-background applicants. Age is measured at the **start of the ground course**, not necessarily at initial application, and some hours must be on aircraft **above 27,000 kg maximum take-off mass (MTOW)**. This guide was checked against the publicly readable first-party SunExpress cockpit text and the independent PASS product on **8 November 2026**. Direct GET access from Shlomiracle to the official `hr.sunexpress.com` pages failed, so **the public employer text is cross-checked through externally retrievable official source content, not represented as a successful local HTTP check**. Your actual vacancy, portal and invitation take priority. ## Four SunExpress pilot pathways: do not mix the requirements _On mobile, swipe horizontally. Keyboard users can focus and scroll this comparison._ Route Employer's published requirements Candidate implication Captain, type rated Maximum age **59 years + 364 days** at ground course; ATPL(A), Class 1 medical, at least **4,000 hours** total and **1,500 hours above 27,000 kg MTOW**, plus PIC and airline experience conditions Do not confuse aircraft-weight hours with total time Captain, non type rated Maximum age **57 years + 364 days** at ground course; Captain experience/flight-time criteria still apply Different age ceiling; check type qualification and full job posting Ready Entry Experienced First Officer, type rated Minimum age **21**, maximum **55 years + 364 days**; at least **1,000 qualifying non-training hours** on aircraft above 27,000 kg MTOW Hours below the MTOW threshold cannot be added as heavy-aircraft time First Officer, non type rated Minimum age **21**, maximum **39 years + 364 days**; CPL(A)/IR(A), multi-engine IR, MCC, ATPL theory, valid Advanced UPRT, Class 1 and extra English evidence Do not import a 1,000-hour experienced type-rated threshold into this pathway First Officer, military background Minimum age **21**, maximum **55 years + 364 days**; documented operational military pilot experience plus other licence and language conditions Military route is separate from a civilian cadet or universal FO waiver For Captains, SunExpress also lists **three years of airline pilot experience**, at least **500 PIC hours**, including **300 hours as Commander** on aircraft above 27,000 kg MTOW, and high-school graduation/equivalence. For type-rated experienced First Officers the employer lists a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, while First Officers must also check the applicable civil-aviation authority requirements and disciplinary history. **All categories need the qualifications of the exact advertised job.** ## English is more specific than a generic aptitude test The public SunExpress cockpit page lists **ICAO English Language Proficiency Level 4 or higher**. For non-type-rated and military-background First Officers it additionally requires a **recent accepted language-test result**, within the previous **two years**, with individual section minima. Accepted test Reading Listening Speaking Writing TOEIC 385 400 160 150 TOEFL iBT 4 4.5 4 4 IELTS Academic 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 iTEP Academic Plus 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 These are the **section-level figures displayed by SunExpress**, not a composite score or a claim that all English exams score in the same way. In particular, verify the employer’s _current_ **TOEFL iBT scale and validity** with recruitment rather than assuming those numbers map unchanged to an older test report. A generic PASS English exercise does not itself provide an employer-accepted language certificate. ## Type rating, service agreement and re-interview policy SunExpress says First Officers without **B737NG type rating** can complete type-rating training through its training organisation. It describes an **option** to pay the fee via salary deductions during a **three-year service contract**. It does not justify calling the rating universally free or assuming the same cost and repayment terms in every signed contract. The official **pilot re-interview** conditions are path-specific, not an unrestricted right to repeat immediately after an unsuccessful simulator or interview: - Non-type-rated First Officers **may** apply again as experienced type-rated First Officers after at least **1,000 hours of commercial airline jet experience**. - Type-rated First Officers **may** reapply as Captains after promotion to Captain at another airline. - Captains **may** be considered again after at least **2,000 additional PIC hours** since their prior interview. - Only **one re-interview opportunity per career stage** is described, and the airline still reviews the application. The correct interpretation is **conditional eligibility for a new assessment**, not automatic approval, a reset after a fixed waiting period or a guarantee of hiring. ## PASS SunExpress: Mollymawk is a vendor claim A direct Shlomiracle GET on **8 November 2026** showed [PASS SunExpress](https://pilotassessments.com/sunexpress-pilot-assessment/) with **Last Update: 6 November 2026**. PASS advertises **Mollymawk aptitude, English, maths and physics**, ATPL technical, HR interview and simulator material, including Boeing 737-800 tests and simulator charts. PASS is a **third-party** preparation supplier. The SunExpress general cockpit criteria do **not** establish that all candidates sit this exact Mollymawk battery, that the course reproduces the current exam, or that a vendor simulator profile is authoritative. Ask for the real assessment invitation, including the aircraft and procedure, before buying extras. ### Independent sponsored referral [ATCPracticeTest.com](https://www.atcpracticetest.com/) may earn a commission on eligible purchases via the following exact SunExpress product, without extra cost to the buyer. This is not an airline application, training contract or employer endorsement. - [See the SunExpress-specific PASS Mollymawk preparation course (sponsored)](https://pilotassessments.com/sunexpress-pilot-assessment/pilot/atc/) Both the branded course and referral destination returned HTTP 200 during the local audit; the **official SunExpress HR origin could not be accessed directly from that computer**. Confirm the latest live vacancy, checkout terms and official recruiting instructions independently. ## Three original preparation decisions These are original eligibility and study-plan exercises, not SunExpress confidential tests or simulator assessment material. ### Example 1 - where do flight hours belong? A fictional experienced type-rated First Officer has 1,150 total hours, including 920 non-training hours on an aircraft above 27,000 kg MTOW and 230 hours on a smaller aircraft. Does the published **1,000 qualifying heavy-aircraft-hour** requirement follow from the total? Reveal the aircraft-category calculation **Answer: no.** On the stated facts only **920** non-training hours are on qualifying heavy aircraft, a shortfall of **80 hours**. Total hours and category hours are not interchangeable. ### Example 2 - English component scores A non-type-rated applicant supplies IELTS Academic results of Reading 7.0, Listening **5.5**, Speaking 7.0 and Writing 6.5. Does a strong overall average erase the official section minimum? Reveal the language-threshold logic **Answer: no.** SunExpress lists at least **6.0 Listening** for this category, as well as the other section minima. A high score elsewhere does not substitute for the missing section score; certificate timing also matters. ### Example 3 - one more assessment? A Captain was unsuccessful at a SunExpress simulator stage and gains 1,900 extra PIC hours after that interview. Is the published **2,000 additional PIC hours** Captain re-interview criterion met? Reveal the re-interview reasoning **Answer: no.** The candidate is **100 additional PIC hours short** of the stated threshold. Even after reaching it, only a conditional review and the single re-interview opportunity apply. ## Practical study order and limitations First obtain the exact category and current SunExpress vacancy. Confirm licence, Class 1 medical, MCC, Advanced UPRT if applicable, age at ground-course start, English evidence, total and qualifying aircraft hours. If retesting, write down the applicable re-interview career stage and the actual new experience accumulated. Only then use the invitation to separate **employer-confirmed** assessment tasks from the PASS vendor catalogue. Prepare technical explanations, genuine HR examples and crew-coordination judgement at the relevant fleet and rank. Do not buy a type rating or simulator package based solely on a third-party checklist. Neither this guide nor PASS can guarantee an invitation, retest, medical outcome, class, job or employment; first-party rules can change after the dated verification. ## Primary sources and related guides - [SunExpress general cockpit qualifications, English and re-interview rules](https://hr.sunexpress.com/Pages/pgCockpitGeneralInformation) - primary text externally retrievable; Shlomiracle GET unavailable - [SunExpress pilot application portal](https://hr.sunexpress.com/HR_CV/pgProfile) - local GET unavailable; check with your recruiter - [PASS SunExpress Mollymawk course, independent vendor](https://pilotassessments.com/sunexpress-pilot-assessment/) - [Pilot Assessments review](/reviews/pilotassessments-review/) - [PASS Professional versus Professional Plus](/reviews/pass-professional-vs-professional-plus/) - [Pilot versus ATC aptitude tests](/career/pilot-vs-atc-aptitude-tests/)