FlyHub / Career Mode

Your first contract.
Your dream airline.

Start with an offer. Earn your stripes. Work toward the airline you have always wanted to fly for, with a whole pilot’s life to build along the way.

Included with Captain. Career Mode is in beta.

Your career, your direction

Where could your career take you?

Start close to home. Build your experience. Set your sights on the airline you have always wanted to fly for.

  1. 01

    Find your first seat

    Regional flying, real responsibilities, and the beginning of your reputation.

    • Cape Air
      Cape Air1★
    • Clic Air
      Clic Air1★
    • Loganair
      Loganair2★
    • SkyWest Airlines
      SkyWest Airlines2★
  2. 02

    Open more doors

    New ratings and a stronger record give you more employers to aim for.

    • Avianca
      Avianca3★
    • easyJet
      easyJet3★
    • Aer Lingus
      Aer Lingus4★
    • Aeromexico
      Aeromexico4★
  3. 03

    Make the big move

    Bring the hours, reputation and interview performance for a top-tier contract.

    • British Airways
      British Airways5★
    • Delta Air Lines
      Delta Air Lines5★
    • Emirates
      Emirates5★
    • United Airlines
      United Airlines5★

A few of the simulated employers you can work toward in FlyHub. Choose your own path; offers depend on difficulty, location, qualifications and your record. Stars show FlyHub Career tiers.

Career progression

Earn your stripes.

Hours, tenure, reputation and recent performance shape promotions. Each step comes with a new contract.

  1. 01

    First Officer

    Your first contract. Your first ratings. A reputation to build.

  2. 02

    Senior First Officer

    Experience that shows. More time with your airline, more to aim for.

  3. 03

    Captain

    Earn the left seat. Revisit your airline’s past in Historical Operations.

  4. 04

    Senior Captain

    The top of the rank ladder. A career built on consistent performance.

Dashboard

Give every flight
a reason to happen.

Your Dashboard brings the next operation, weather, roster and career timeline together. Come back knowing what you are working toward.

Check fatigue and readiness, then follow the work from Dispatch to payday. Training results, job offers and promotions give the next flight a bigger purpose.

Meet your Career Dashboard
  1. 01

    Dispatch

    Choose the work

    Itineraries, bids and reserve calls.

  2. 02

    Calendar

    Make it your week

    Place your flights. Lock your roster.

  3. 03

    My Flights

    Fly your assignment

    Put your training and preparation to work.

  4. 04

    Finance

    Make it count

    Pay, costs and the next career decision.

My Company

An employer with
more than a logo.

Choose more than a livery. Your airline shapes your routes, qualifications, home base and benefits. Staying builds seniority; moving opens a different chapter.

My Ops: see what you can fly

See the routes your ratings unlock, find flights home, and preview where another qualification could take you.

Training that opens doors

Earn type ratings and request company-funded training when eligible. Another aircraft family can open a different network.

Union membership with trade-offs

Weigh dues against medical savings, hotel and meal benefits, appeals and employment protections.

A base, a roster and time off

Move to a new company base or request vacation and sick leave. Budget for relocation and unpaid time away.

Explore life at your airline

Dispatch, Calendar & My Flights

Work worth planning your week around.

Plan a connected trip, bid for the routes you want, or go on reserve for short-notice work. Your aircraft qualifications and location shape the options.

Build an itinerary

Review connected assignments and aircraft before filing them to Calendar. Place flights on dates, check the order, and lock your roster when you are ready.

Bid for your preferences

Rank the route lines you want in the monthly Bid Board. Seniority influences the awards, so staying with an airline can change the work you get.

Answer a reserve call

Go on standby for short-notice work with its own response and reporting windows. Eligible assignments can earn extra pay; jumpseat travel helps you reach the departure airport.

Lock your roster to send assignments to My Flights. Flying on the planned date can earn bonuses; performance, fatigue and recurrent checks still matter.

Historical Operations

Earn a seat in
your airline’s history.

Reach Captain or Senior Captain and revisit routes your current airline operated in the past, where its archive is available. Pick individual flights with Manual Bid or build a multi-leg trip with Scheduler.

Historical flights have their own pay and progression rules and stay separate from your regular Calendar roster. This unlock comes from your pilot’s rank, not the name of your subscription.

Discover Historical Operations

Finance / Pilot life

There is a life between the flights.

A place to live. A way to get to work. Enough rest for the next duty. Choose what your paycheck supports, and see how it affects your pilot.

Your address is a career decision.

Stay flexible with crew lodging, rent somewhere of your own, or work toward buying a home. What feels comfortable also has to fit your paycheck.

  • Crew lodging
  • Rent a place
  • Own a home
Your budget
Upfront costs and a monthly commitment
Your next duty
Sleep, stress and recovery
Explore Pilot life

Finance / Investments & Ledger

Your salary starts
another set of decisions.

Plan around pay, living costs and the next career move. A new job may pay more and still leave less after housing, relocation, training and debt.

Pay that follows your career

Rank, contract, airline and region shape your pay. Follow weekly payroll, bonuses and deductions.

Invest with room to breathe

Build a rental-property portfolio. Balance income against down payments, loans and debt, separately from your own home.

Every movement in the ledger

See salary, taxes, living costs, union dues, medical charges and property income. Follow the money in your Ledger.

See how Career Finance works

Job Market

Choose the career
you want to earn.

Search airlines by fleet, region, country, operation and tier. Find a job that fits your qualifications today, or a destination to work toward.

Hours and reputation open doors, but meeting the minimums does not guarantee an offer. Your record matters, and airlines can approach you with opportunities too.

Explore the Job Market
  1. 01

    Compare the whole offer

    Look beyond the hourly rate to the base, benefits, training and cost of moving.

  2. 02

    Make the application count

    Application limits and review windows reward a considered choice. Keep track of interviews and expiring offers.

  3. 03

    Interview and qualify

    Interview performance can affect the salary offered. Some moves require type-rating training or a share of its cost.

  4. 04

    Sign your next chapter

    Review the contract before accepting. A move can change your seniority, base and benefits; a promotion needs a new contract too.

Included with Captain

Make your first
career decision.

Career Mode is part of your one-time Captain license. No separate Career subscription or VA Growth plan is needed.

  1. 01

    Choose your challenge

    Create a pilot and choose Easy, Normal or Hard. Keep up to three independent careers if you want different paths.

  2. 02

    Find your starting point

    Choose a starter airline, complete the interview, pick a base and review your first contract.

  3. 03

    Begin your flying life

    Complete any required training, build your roster and start shaping the career you want.

Before your first contract

A few things
worth knowing.

Read the Career guide
Do I need Premium?

Yes. Career Mode is included with the one-time Captain license and is currently in beta. You do not need the Virtual Airlines Growth plan. Create a FlyHub account, choose Captain, then open Career Mode in the app.

Is the Captain plan the same as Captain rank?

No. Captain is the name of FlyHub’s Premium license. Captain rank is a milestone your pilot earns through Career Mode. Buying the license does not skip training, requirements or promotions.

Is this different from Virtual Airlines?

Yes. Career Mode follows your personal pilot career at an airline, with contracts, pay, qualifications and progression. Virtual Airlines is about joining or running a shared community airline. You can use both modes, and their progress stays separate.

Do I have to fly every day?

No, but your active career has commitments. Choose work you can complete and request vacation or sick leave when you need time away. Approved leave protects you from the relevant inactivity and performance checks. Leave is unpaid, and existing duties still need attention.

What happens when I close FlyHub or switch careers?

Your selected career keeps its clock running when you close the app, so deadlines and offers still matter. Switching to another save pauses the one you leave. You can keep up to three separate careers, each with its own pilot, money and progress.

Can I choose how challenging it is?

Yes. Easy, Normal and Hard change your starting finances, starter offers and training requirements. Choose the pressure you enjoy, then build your career from there.

Can I fly historical routes straight away?

Historical Operations opens at Captain or Senior Captain rank when your current airline has an archive. Buying the Captain license alone does not unlock it. These flights sit outside your normal Calendar roster and follow their own pay and progression rules.

Is the salary or investment money real?

No. Salary, living costs, loans and property investments are part of the simulation. Your Career balance has no cash value and is separate from your FlyHub subscription.

Can I use MSFS, X-Plane or a console?

FlyHub supports telemetry tracking with Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane, plus manual flight logging for console and other setups. Use the Windows app to manage your career and choose the supported tracking method for your flight.

Next contract

The left seat
starts with one interview.

Pick a starter airline, choose your base and fly the roster that gets you promoted.