British Airways Online Assessment - Full Course PrepPack (2026)
As the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, British Airways and its subsidiaries (CityFlyer and EuroFlyer) offer some of the best employment conditions for experienced and up-and-coming pilots in Europe.
The campaigns may vary, but all applicants for pilot positions will invariably pass through the British Airways Online Assessments for pilots provided by Sova, and the British Airways Assessment Centre for pilots.
Our comprehensive PrepPack - which includes practice tests, study guides, and video tutorials - can boost your score and significantly increase your chances of success.
British Airways Online Assessment - Pilots
The British Airways Sova PrepPack includes detailed guides and prep questions for:
- 12 Numerical Reasoning practice tests
- 4 Checking practice tests
- Full SJT Simulation
- 6 study guides and video tutorials
British Airways Assessment: PrepPack includes:
✈Numerical Reasoning practice tests: Full-length simulations, study guides, and basic, intermediate, and advanced questions to build your numerical skills.
✈ Checking practice tests: Enhancing your performance and speed.
✈ Situational Judgment Test Simulation, perfecting your decision-making abilities.
Includes study guides and video tutorials
Full Prep for British Airways Assessment
Our comprehensive PrepPack includes practice tests, study guides, video tutorials, and more!
- Applying for the BA Speedbird Pilot Academy? visit our cut-e Pilot Assessment page for the relevant exam.
- For BA cabin crew and operations - go to our BA Cabin Crew page.
What is the British Airways Online Assessment?
British Airways uses ability and behavioural assessments provided by Sova for screening. If you are applying to British Airways, you may face any combination of the following: BA Numerical reasoning test, BA verbal reasoning test, BA checking test, situational judgment test, and a Fly Test.
Since Covid-19, these tests are administered online, although you may be asked to retake them live on the BA Assessment Day. The various British Airways Tests are included in our British Airways practice pack, except for the BA Fly Test.
The purpose of these assessments is to show BA that you possess the fundamental cognitive skills that are crucial to a pilot, like spatial awareness, multi-tasking, hand-eye coordination, and mental maths.
British Airways Online Assessment - Test Sections
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Sample Question:
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Be fully prepared for your BA Assessment
Full-length practice test simulations, comprehensive study guides, video tutorials, and more!
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British Airways Recruitment Process
British Airways Assessment Centre
- Following the Application and BA cognitive assessments, you will be invited to partake in a BA pilots assessment day. You will be asked to bring relevant documents for validation, take a personal interview, and complete a flight simulator test with a partner.
- In recent years, the British Airways Virtual Assessment Centre has been slowly replacing the traditional in-person BA assessment day, but pilots are still commonly summoned to a live version. British Airways is not able to reimburse travel expenses.
- Among the British Airways Tests, the flight simulation is the most direct evaluation of your actual flying abilities. You will be playing the role of both pilot and co-pilot, each for 45 minutes.
- The British Airways group exercise is sometimes employed to gain insight into your personality and ability to work with others. To pass this, simply remember to be assertive and make your voice heard, without being dominant and trumping others. This balance is precisely what British Airways are looking for.
The final stage of your BA Assessment day is the British Airways Interview.
How to prepare for the British Airways Interview
British Airways uses an interview to get a glimpse of your personality. You will want to highlight your best qualities, demonstrate instances in the past when these qualities helped you, and radiate an overall calm and professional atmosphere.
This is one of the most important parts of the British Airways application process. Here are a few tips to help you stand out to your recruiters:
BA Cadet Programme & the British Airways Military Scheme
FAQs:
In general terms, experienced pilots need a valid license with the right rating, medical, permission to work and live in the UK, and passport. Before you begin your BA recruitment, make sure you meet the requirements.
Of course, the exact requirements will depend on the campaign and will differ for a cadet, first officer, senior first officer, and captain. For more information, visit the BA pilots webpage here.
All candidates must pass the British Airways tests.
Candidates who have passed the British Airways tests and assessment day are guaranteed a pilot job, but they still must complete a few pre-employment checks before officially starting off their British Airways pilot careers.
You will receive an email from a third-party background-check company, asking you to list any previous education of employment in order, as well as any gaps of over 28 days. The referencing process can take several months.
You will also receive an email instructing you on how to apply for a Criminal Records Check.
Lastly, you will receive an invitation to undergo a drug test. Failing this will result in the termination of your employment.
Salaries for BA pilots range considerably. At the time of writing this page, Glass Door has calculated the average at £80,662 per year but, depending on your experience, rank, and flying hours worked, the figures can range from approx. £30,000 to approx. £300,000.
British Airways also offer bonuses, discounted flights, private healthcare, and other financial benefits.
Vacancies for British Airways pilot jobs are always changing, but the BA fleet includes the Airbus A320 family, A380, A350, Boeing 747, 777, and 787.
British Airways’ CityFlyer subsidiary, based in London City Airport, operates a short-haul fleet of Embraer 190 planes that fly to various destinations in Europe and the United Kingdom. The rest of the British Airways fleet operates out of London Heathrow Airport.
As a rule of thumb, no tattoo can be visible on an area that is not covered by the BA pilots’ uniform. This means neck tattoos, face tattoos, and upper-arm or hand tattoos. Other tattoos are permissible, but as a BA pilot, you will be asked to wear white undergarments to prevent upper body tattoos from being visible through the uniform.
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