French Bee

BF· FBU· FRENCH BLUE· Belleville-sur-Vie· Flying since 2016· Europe· Official site

French Bee SAS, styled French bee, and formerly named French Blue, is a French low-cost, long-haul airline based at Paris Orly Airport. It operates a scheduled network between France and worldwide leisure destinations with a fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft. Its headquarters are inside the parent company Groupe Dubreuil's offices in the Belleville-sur-Vie area of Bellevigny, Vendée, France.

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Industry data on French Bee

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Figures dated Jan 5, 2023 – Jul 3, 2025Published in EUR, not converted

Recruitment

Neutral outlook

Hiring Airbus rated pilots only . as of Sep 14, 2024

1 A351 in 2026 subject to Airbus delays as of Mar 7, 2025

Published pay

Captain
€8,500period not stated, after tax€15,000period not stated, before tax
Bottom to top of scale
“CPT base 8500€ NET level C1”
“CPT €15000 NET when max hours (unrealistic) TRE €16500 Gross (tax between 5% - 25% in France depending on family composition)”
Bottom of scale:as of Feb 21, 2024Top of scale:as of May 7, 2024
First Officer
€10
Top of scale · period not stated, after tax
“FO C10 €10000 net when max hours (unrealistic)”
as of May 7, 2024

Duty pay and per diems

First Officer€3per hour of stop-over. Per diem SFO/PPT : the allowance is calculated at the rate of 3,75 EUR per hour of stop-over. Overtime pay +15% between 68 and 75 hours. Overtime pay + 35% between 75 and 82 houas of Jul 3, 2024
“Per diem RUN/ORY : the allowance is calculated at the rate of 2,92 EUR per hour of stop-over. Per diem SFO/PPT : the allowance is calculated at the rate of 3,75 EUR per hour of stop-over. Overtime pay +15% between 68 and 75 hours. Overtime pay + 35% between 75 and 82 hours. Overtime pay +200% after 82 hours.”

Pension

CPRN automatic contribution. F/O €250 per month, CPT €450 per month as of Jul 3, 2024

Conditions

Discounted holidays: Discounts at Accor hotel group as of May 7, 2024
Annual leave: 41 vacation days, you accumulate the first year in order to take them from the 2nd year onward. as of Jan 5, 2023 · 3 yrs old
Roster and how it is published: 2 roster options: first is called 'back-to-back'. This involves a rotation followed by a night stop in ORY (paid by company) and then followed by another rotation. Example would be ORY-RUN-ORY night stop ORY-EWR-ORY. This is preferred by commuters as it avoids commuting to Orly often and thus saves time and money. Full time expect two 6-7 day back-to-backs per month. The other option is the 'random' roster and is preferred by pilots who live in the Paris region as the rotations are spread more evenly across the month. Part time available (according to coverage) after two years in the company. as of May 9, 2024
Staff travel: ID staff travel on most European airlines: Air France, Transavia, Volotéa, Vueling, Air Caraibes, Lufthansa, Swiss, Air Europa, ITA, and more as of Dec 21, 2023

Entry requirements

Captain: DEC: 5000h, 3000h on a/c > 40 tons, 800h PIC on wide body fly-by-wire. If you come from French Air Force, these requirements are completely disregarded. English lvl 4. as of Jul 3, 2025
First Officer: Frozen ATPL possible for the assessment , however ATPL is a must by the timing of joining 3000 hours TT + 2000 hours on Airbus FBW ELP 5 1st Class EASA Medical Certificate Valid EU passport allowing unrestricted travel. as of Sep 14, 2024
Second Officer: No second officers at French bee. as of Nov 6, 2023

Selection process

Step 1; Personal interview Step 2; ATPL Quiz Step 3; Airbus Sim Answers in less than 24h as of Feb 21, 2024

On order

1 x A35A as of Mar 7, 2025

How to apply

[email protected]📋 as of May 9, 2024

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