Based on flight hours
Your flying hours determine your regular rank and show your progress over time.
Recognising experience
Ranks at NordFly
Our rank system makes your experience and commitment visible. It is a form of recognition, not a restriction on aircraft, routes or normal flight-operations functions.
Our rank system
Recognise experience. Keep your freedom.
NordFly pilot ranks are generally based on your accumulated flight hours. Certain levels can also be upgraded by completing a course and passing a final test.
Optional upgrades
At selected rank levels, you can voluntarily upgrade your rank with a course and a 20-question final test.
No restrictions
Your rank does not determine which aircraft or route you may fly. Skill and safe operation matter most.
Pilot ranks
From your first hours to Captain.
Standard progression is based on flying hours. Gold upgrades for LAPL, PPL, CPL and ATPL can additionally be earned through a course and final test.
Flight-hour rank
Course + final test
vLAPL Silver (Second Officer)
Your entry-level NordFly rank, recognising your first logged flying hours.
vLAPL Gold (Second Officer)
With sufficient flying experience, this rank can be upgraded after completing a course and passing the 20-question final test.
vPPL Silver (1. Officer)
The next regular experience rank, based on hours logged at NordFly.
vPPL Gold (1. Officer)
Upgrade the vPPL rank by completing a course and passing the 20-question final test.
vCPL Silver (Senior Officer)
Shows a significantly increased level of experience in NordFly operations.
vCPL Gold (Senior Officer)
Upgrade the vCPL rank by completing a course and passing the 20-question final test.
vATPL Silver (Captain)
An experience rank for pilots with substantial flight time at NordFly.
vATPL Gold (Captain)
Upgrade the vATPL rank by completing a course and passing the 20-question final test.
Captain ranks
From Chief Captain to Senior Fleet Captain.
From 600 flying hours onwards there are no more courses or final tests. You reach these ranks solely through the flying hours you log at NordFly. They stand for many years of active flying.
Flight-hour rank
vATPL Chief Silver (Chief Captain)
An advanced captain rank for pilots who have been active for many years.
vATPL Senior Silver (Senior Captain)
Another milestone of continued activity and growing flight experience.
vATPL Master Silver (Flight Captain)
Recognises a very high level of virtual flight experience.
vATPL Senior Master Gold (Senior Flight Captain)
Recognition of exceptionally extensive experience built over many years.
vATPL Commander Gold (Fleet Captain)
One of the highest regular experience ranks in NordFly's rank system.
vATPL Senior Commander Gold (Senior Fleet Captain)
The highest regular NordFly pilot rank attainable through flying hours.
Special recognition
Honorary Pilot
Honorary Pilot is not tied to a set number of flying hours. It may be awarded for outstanding contributions and exceptional dedication within NordFly Group Airlines.
Team & Functional Ranks
Show responsibilities, not flying experience.
Team ranks are separate from pilot ranks. They identify specific tasks, departments or leadership positions within NordFly Group Airlines, not higher tiers in the pilot rank system.
Departments & Training
Roles in daily airline operations
Mentors
Contacts for new pilots.
SvD – Service Department
Contacts for our pilots' questions and concerns.
vFI – Flight Instructor
Virtual flight instructors who provide training and advice.
vFIE – Flight Instructor Examiner
Virtual flight instructors and examiners overseeing training and assessments.
PtD – Painting Department
Design and maintenance of aircraft liveries and visual airline assets.
EvD – Event Department
Planning and organising shared airline events and group flights.
PRD – Public Relations Department
Social media, public relations and NordFly content.
FOD – Flight Operation Department
Managing and developing fleets, routes and tours.
ITD – Information Technology Department
Software development, system administration and technical infrastructure.
Management
Who leads the airlines in our group.
NordFly Group Airlines brings four virtual airlines together under one roof: NordFly, NordFly Cargo, FlyHoliday Airlines and EuroFly. Each of these airlines – and the group itself – is managed by a CEO and a Co-CEO.
- CEO Management
- Leads the airline and is responsible for building and developing it.
- Co-CEO Deputy management
- Supports the airline’s leadership and actively shapes flight operations and further development.
- Badge How to recognise the role
- The logo shows the airline. On the CEO badge the star and stripes are gold; on the Co-CEO badge they are set off in silver.
Like all team ranks, leadership roles are responsibilities – not a higher level of the pilot rank system.
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Good to know
A higher rank does not unlock anything at NordFly.
Our ranks recognise achievement, rather than grant permissions. They document experience, activity and – for certain upgrades – additional knowledge.
Whether you fly an A319, A380, Boeing 737 or Boeing 787 does not depend on your rank. Routes, bases and normal operating functions are likewise not locked behind pilot ranks.
As long as you can operate an aircraft safely and follow our operating procedures, our fleet is generally open to you.