About This Role
Advanced Air LLC is hiring a Citation CJ3 Pilot in Command based in Hawthorne, California, to support its FAA Part 135 on-demand charter operations. The role reports to the Chief Pilot or Director of Operations, requires an 18-month commitment, and includes responsibility for safe, reliable flight operations, customer-service execution, regulatory compliance, flight records, maintenance reporting, and participation in safety and quality programs. Pilots must live within approximately two hours of the base airport and be able to meet the role's flight, physical, and certification requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform visual preflight and post-flight walk-around inspections before and after each flight.
- Assist the Pilot in Command during all phases of flight in accordance with company policies and procedures, and assume primary responsibility for passengers, crewmembers, cargo, and the aircraft if the other pilot becomes incapacitated or unable to perform assigned duties.
- Thoroughly review and brief the Pilot in Command on customer-service details, including passenger pickup and drop-off, refueling, customs, private-hangar communications, and catering.
- Take primary operational responsibility for completing the customer-service portions of each flight leg.
- Comply with all Federal Aviation Regulations, the Company Operations Manual, Operations Specifications, Standard Operating Procedures, and company policies.
- Update flight and duty records, determine eligibility for subsequent assignments, report aircraft maintenance discrepancies to the captain and through the required procedures, proactively identify and mitigate safety and quality hazards, and perform other duties or special projects assigned by the Pilot in Command.
What We Offer
The compensation and benefits package includes paid time offday-off pay of $200 to $800 depending on airframe qualificationan hourly bonus for flight hours above 65 in a month$2.45 per diem for all hours associated with flight dutya priority bid scheduling systema 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar employer matching up to 4%100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and $15,000 life insurance coverageflight and travel benefits through current Delta, Alaska, and Southwest contractsKnown Crewmember access for personal domestic traveland retention of hotel points and airline miles earned during business travel. Flight crews average about 30 flight hours and 15 flying days per month, with approximately 8 to 12 nights away from base. The bid schedule is published 14 days in advance and is built from days on and days off, generating 12 days off per monthon-call periods require availability within approximately two hours of the airport and fitness to fly.
Requirements
- Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, a multiengine ATP, at least 2,500 hours of total flight time, and 500 hours of turbine time.
- A Citation CJ3 type rating is preferred but not required.
- The successful candidate must have completed the applicable FAR 135.293(a) oral and written examination, FAR 135.293(b) competency check in the aircraft type, FAR 135.297 six-month IFR proficiency check, and FAR 135.299 enroute check with an FAA inspector or approved company check airman within the stated periods.
- The role requires an 18-month commitment and residence within approximately two hours of the base airport.
- Candidates must be able to work in confined spaces, manipulate, push, pull, and lift objects exceeding 150 pounds, climb onto and off an aircraft wing, perform digital aircraft preflight and post-flight tasks, and operate flights of up to 4.5 hours within a maximum of 10 flight hours in a 14-hour duty period.
- The position also involves frequent stooping, climbing, bending, kneeling, lifting at least 50 pounds, repetitive machinery operation, outdoor work in all weather, and exposure to ramp noise, fumes, and dust.
- Reasonable accommodations may be available for qualified individuals with disabilities.