About This Role
Advanced Air, LLC is seeking a Challenger 300 Lead Pilot based in Hawthorne, California, with home-based commuting eligibility for residents of the Western United States. The pilot will serve as PIC on a two-pilot Part 135 account, lead the assigned crew, coordinate owner and VIP flights, support aircraft readiness and management activities, and retain final authority for safe aircraft operation.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Lead Pilot operates the Challenger 300 as PIC and leads a two-person crew while reporting to the Chief Pilot or Director of Operations.
- Duties include coordinating owner flights, aircraft maintenance, crew training, schedules, vacation requests, errands, servicing requests, vendor meetings, deliveries, and other owner-related tasks.
- The pilot must keep the aircraft owner-ready by managing cleanliness, stocking, galley supplies, amenities, consumables, passenger electronics, entertainment systems, Wi-Fi, laundry, dry cleaning, linens, uniforms, and inventory.
- Responsibilities also include overseeing expenses within budget, producing SOPs and checklists, supporting LOA approvals, maintaining Part 135 qualification, securing the aircraft, completing AFM preflight inspections, verifying required documents, reviewing flight briefs, complying with regulations and company procedures, updating flight and duty records, determining assignment eligibility, reporting maintenance discrepancies, and promoting the safety management system by identifying and mitigating hazards and quality issues.
What We Offer
The package includes a competitive salary, an average of 10 days off per month, the ability to commute in and out of Hawthorne, a 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4%, 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and $15,000 of life insurance, KCM for personal travel, domestic and international per diem for flight-duty hours, and flight and travel benefits through current Delta, Alaska, and Southwest contracts.Advanced Air also provides management-team support for success in the role.
Requirements
- Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, a Challenger 300 PIC type rating, at least 3,000 hours of total flight time, and 1,000 hours of PIC turbine experience.
- The role requires high-level working knowledge of FAR Parts 91 and 61 and AIM Part Sections 4 and 5, residence within the Western United States, digital proficiency for aircraft preflight and post-flight tasks, and the ability to perform the stated physical and operational duties.
- Candidates must be able to pass a preemployment DOT drug test and participate in random drug screening.
- CFI, CFII, and MEI certificates are preferred but not required.
- The position also requires exclusive full-time attention to the account unless written permission is granted for other aircraft or employers.