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Pilots' Detailed Payscale- please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from:
2026
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Monthly
Currency:
 USD
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Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 66 hours per month
Addtional notes:
    
 
Fleet
 B737/E190B737/E190
Rank
 CAPFO
Year
  
1
$9,461.00
$5,208.00
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top $12,973.54 16/Feb/26
Capt base $8,811.00 (66 hours)
10/Jul/23
FO top $6,744.80 16/Feb/26
FO base $4,891.00 (66 hours) 10/Jul/23
SO top

SO base Pay during training is $1,765.00 with a free occupancy apartment. Transportation is also provided.
9/Aug/17
FE top
FE base
Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems for Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
Capt $103.31
10/Jul/23
FO $45.20
10/Jul/23
SO
FE
Pension Details for Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
 
Conditions for Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
Roster 1 month, published the 20th of each month.
22/Apr/14
Leave
Staff travel •Free unlimited travel to country of born. •Unlimited discounted tickets for staff and family. •8 discounted tickets per year for friends or Relative Abroad. •MyIDTravel Discount. •Star Alliance travel discount.
9/Aug/17
Discounted holidays

Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs Situation
last update
Current Situation:  
over 600 pilots became redundant
 		 2/Oct/20
Outlook:  
re-employ redundant pilot.  
 		 2/Oct/20
Overall Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):
Negative   2/Oct/20
Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements (including preferred pilot schools)
last update
Captain  
5000TT and 1000 TPIC in a 50+ SEAT JET. Level 5 English. 22/May/14
   
FO  
CPL, IR, MEL Minimum age: 21 years old. Panamanians: 350 hours TT Foreigner: 1,000 hours TT ICAO English Proficiency Level 5 3/Jul/22
   
SO  
   
FE
   
Scholorship  
 
Recruitment Process for Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
1) Compass Test 2) Technical and personal interview 3) Simulator 4) Psychotechnics 5) English Test Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here.  9/Aug/17
Fleet
last update
Current:  
67 B737-800, 32 B737 Max 9, 9 B737-700, 2 B737 Max 8, 1 B737-800BBC 6/Feb/25
 
Orders:  
61 737 MAX 8, MAX 9 and MAX 10 airplanes.   9/Aug/17
Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact
last update
Preferred method of application:  
https://www.copaair.com/promotions/rrhh/peoplesoft.html 9/Aug/17
   
Name:  
 
Job Title:  
 
Address:    
Recursos Humanos, bussines park torre norte, apartado postal 0816-06819 Panama, Panama 6/Apr/09
     
Tel: 304 -26 72 6/Apr/09
Fax: 304-2845 6/Apr/09
Email: kazeballos@copaair.com (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV) 21/Aug/13
     
Website:  9/Aug/17
http://www.copaair.com/  
Pilot vacancies webpage:  9/Aug/17
https://www.copaair.com/pt/web/pa/recursos-humanos  
Online application form link:  
   
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Bases For Copa Airlines Pilot Jobs (including restrictions for recent pilot school graduates)
last update
PTY (PANAMA)
(click to look-up airport codes)		 4/Nov/08

 

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