What Aviation Job Search does

Aviation Job Search is a niche online job board specializing in aviation industry recruitment, operating globally with localized versions for the US, UK, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. The platform is operated by Friday Media Group Ltd, a UK private limited company, and is headquartered in Preston, United Kingdom. According to the company's own claims, it has over 24 years of experience in aviation recruitment (firmographic data lists a 1999 founding date, while legal entity records for Friday Media Group Ltd show 2009 incorporation). At the platform level, the company reports 333,232 registered candidates, 3,803 aviation companies actively recruiting, 1,329 new jobs posted in the most recent month, 170,000+ CV profiles in the recruiter database, and 999K+ monthly visitors across the job board and Career Hub combined.

The product portfolio is built around a core web-based job board with an integrated suite: the Aviation Job Search board itself, an Aviation Courses marketplace, an employer-facing Recruiting Solutions portal, a Career Hub content platform, a Company Directory, a CV/Resume Database, and a Job Alert email notification system. The underlying technology is a standard web platform with candidate database, posting management, CV search, and course marketplace components. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, API, or proprietary matching technology.

The business model is a dual-sided marketplace monetized primarily through employer-side fees. Job postings are priced at $250 for 28 days with auto-renewal at $31.24/week, or in a 3-job credit package at $952 for 12 months. Recruiters pay for CV database access in tiered bundles (e.g., $160 for up to 50 CV downloads). Course Club Membership at $50/month offers training providers unlimited course listings and lead queries. Additional revenue is generated through response boosters and featured listings. The candidate side is free, supported by content marketing, SEO, PPC, and a 501,956+ social media following. The company employs 251-500 people and serves enterprise customers including Boeing, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, GE Aerospace, Gulfstream, Southwest Airlines, KLM, British Airways, easyJet, and CAE Parc Aviation, alongside a long tail of 3,800+ smaller aviation employers and recruitment agencies.

Name

Aviation Job Search

Legal name

Friday Media Group Ltd

Website

https://aviationjobsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Job Board / Online Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aviation & Aerospace (EDABALAC)

Keywords

• Aviation job board
• Aviation recruitment platform
• Pilot job listings
• Aerospace job search
• Aviation career marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay to post aviation job listings on the platform. Standard posting at $250 for 28 days with auto-renewal at $31.24/week unless opted out. Package deals available at $952 for 3 job credits valid for 12 months.
2. CV Database Access: Recruiters pay for access to browse candidate CVs. Pricing tiers include Small (up to 50 CV downloads at $160), with additional tier options for larger volume needs.
3. Course Club Membership: Training providers pay $50/month for unlimited course listings, unlimited lead queries, and inclusion in Aviation Courses A-Z Directory.
4. Response Boosters and Featured Listings: Additional paid options for employers to increase visibility of their job postings and attract more qualified candidates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aviation Job Search operates a specialized online job board and recruitment marketplace for the aviation industry, connecting employers with job seekers across pilots, aerospace engineers, aircraft maintenance engineers, cabin crew, ground crew, and avionics roles. The platform monetizes primarily through paid job postings, CV database subscriptions, and featured listing upgrades sold to aviation employers, while offering free job search, resume upload, and job alerts to candidates. It also operates an Aviation Courses marketplace where training providers pay monthly subscription fees to advertise aviation training programs, and publishes a Career Hub with industry content attracting 999K+ monthly users.

Product overview

Aviation Job Search operates as a niche job board platform serving the aviation industry with multiple integrated products: the core Job Board for searching and applying to aviation positions, a Courses Platform for discovering aviation training programs, a Recruiting Solutions platform for employers to post jobs and access a CV database of 155K+ candidates, a Career Hub providing career advice content, and a Company Directory listing aviation businesses. The platform connects over 333,000 registered candidates with 3,803 aviation companies and hosts 1,329 monthly job postings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Career Hub: Aviation career advice and insights platform offering articles, forums, and resources for aviation professionals

Products and services

• Aviation Job Search (Job Board) The primary aviation-specialized job board platform enabling aviation professionals to search and apply for jobs across categories including pilots, aerospace engineers, technicians, cabin crew, ground crew, and aircraft maintenance engineers. Free for job seekers.
• Aviation Recruiting Solutions Employer-facing paid product for posting aviation jobs, browsing and downloading candidate CVs from a 170,000+ aviation profile database, managing recruitment campaigns, and purchasing response boosters and featured listings.
• Aviation Courses Platform
• Career Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,803 aviation companies actively recruiting on platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British AirwayscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBritish Airways is listed as a trusted partner on Aviation Job Search's Career Hub, indicating collaborative content and marketing efforts to connect with aviation professionals.
• easyJetcoreGTM or Marketing PartnereasyJet is listed as a trusted partner on Aviation Job Search's Career Hub, indicating collaborative content and marketing efforts.
• KLMcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKLM is referenced in testimonials as a satisfied client using Aviation Job Search for technical and engineering recruitment needs.
• BA City FlyercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBA City Flyer is referenced in testimonials as a satisfied client benefiting from Aviation Job Search's candidate attraction and recruitment services.
• Baseline Aviation LimitedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a trusted partner in the Career Hub ecosystem.
• Friday Media Group LtdcoreOthersParent company of Aviation Job Search, providing corporate structure and ownership since 2009.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• FlightDeckFriend: FlightDeckFriend focuses on pilot career resources, training pathways, and aviation job content. It is an emerging player intersecting with Aviation Job Search's content and course marketplace offerings rather than a direct job board competitor.

Broad incumbents

• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a broad-scope job marketplace with AI-driven matching sold to SMB and enterprise recruiters. While not aviation-specialized, it competes for employer job-posting spend on roles that aviation employers might otherwise route to a vertical board.
• Glassdoor: Glassdoor is a broad-scope jobs and employer-review platform used by aviation employers for branding and hiring. It competes for employer recruitment ad spend and salary data interest, but lacks aviation-specific segmentation.
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant professional network and recruiting platform used heavily by aviation employers for white-collar and engineering roles. It competes with Aviation Job Search on candidate reach and recruiter tools but does not offer aviation-specific job categories, course marketplace, or aviation-only CV segmentation.
• Indeed: Indeed is the largest general-purpose job search platform globally. It competes with Aviation Job Search for aviation hiring budgets but lacks aviation-specific filters, CV specialization, and the niche employer/candidate community — making it a broad incumbent in the same overall category.

Direct peers

• JSfirm.com: JSfirm is a long-standing aviation-only job board serving pilots, mechanics, technicians, and avionics roles. It is the most direct specialty competitor to Aviation Job Search with a similarly niche employer base and CV database offering.
• AviationCV: AviationCV is a pilot-and-crew-focused job platform with resume database and recruiter tools. It is a direct specialty peer targeting a subset of Aviation Job Search's audience (pilots, cabin crew) with overlapping CV-database monetization.
• Pilot Career Center: Pilot Career Center is an aviation career site focused on pilot hiring, airline cadet programs, and pilot career resources. It is a direct vertical peer competing in the same aviation-job-seeker segment with overlapping employer relationships.
• Aeroindustry Jobs: Aeroindustry Jobs is an aerospace/aviation vertical job board covering engineering, MRO, and technician roles. It is a direct specialty peer with overlapping candidate and employer base in the aerospace-manufacturing subset of aviation.

Others

• CAE Parc Aviation: CAE Parc Aviation is an aviation staffing and crew services company with 150+ clients globally. While it is both a customer and a competitor, it is operationally adjacent — its recruitment-services arm directly competes for the same flight crew and MRO hiring mandates, making it a relevant adjacency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jobsinaviation
• Facebookfacebook.com/aviationjobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aviation-job-search
• Instagraminstagram.com/aviationjobsearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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