All Nippon Airways (ANA) vs Korean Air

A side-by-side comparison of pilot careers at All Nippon Airways (ANA) (NH) and Korean Air (KE) — covering salary, fleet, requirements, and more.

Airline selection starts with an aptitude battery

It screens you before a human reads your application. Sit a timed practice paper free — scored on pace, which is what actually culls candidates.

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Which one fits you

Read from the numbers above rather than from opinion. Where the published data does not settle a question, it is left open instead of guessed.

Different countries, different right to work

All Nippon Airways (ANA) hires into Japan and Korean Air into South Korea. Before comparing anything else, check which one you can legally be employed in — residency and licence conversion decide more applications than flying ability does.

Whichever you pick, the gate is the same shape

Both run an aptitude battery before a human reads your CV, then a competency interview scored against the ICAO pilot competencies. We do not have a pack for either yet — the aptitude practice below applies to both.

Knowing what All Nippon Airways (ANA) pays is the easy part. Getting through their selection is the part that decides whether you ever earn it.

Before a human reads your application there is an aptitude battery, and candidates consistently report it as the heaviest cull — pace, not difficulty. You can practise it here for free: timed papers generated fresh each run, plus a divided-attention drill that measures how much your performance degrades under load.

Practise the aptitude stage — free See the interview prep

Already past the paperwork and preparing for the panel? , scored against the answers a panel is listening for. Seven days of access, no subscription.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Korean Air

Country

Japan

South Korea

Airline Type

Major Airline

IATA Code

Regulatory Authority

FAA

First Officer Salary

¥7,000,000 - ¥12,000,000

₩60,000,000 - ₩100,000,000

Captain Salary

¥15,000,000 - ¥25,000,000

₩120,000,000 - ₩200,000,000

Fleet

Boeing 737/767/777/787, Airbus A320/321/380

Boeing 737/747/777/787, Airbus A220/330/380

Requirements Comparison