About This Role
Aero, a premium private-terminal flight service operating custom jets, is hiring a Captain (Pilot-in-Command) for its Embraer (EMB) operation based at Teterboro (TEB), New Jersey. The company frames its pilots as both aircraft commanders and operational leaders, and looks for aviators who combine safety, professionalism and passion with a strong focus on delivering an exceptional customer experience.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Set a high standard for providing customers with safe and reliable travel, and ensure their safety and comfort throughout.
- Handle a wide variety of situations while working alongside other team members and customers, operating both independently and as part of a team with limited supervision.
- Provide leadership by responding to a range of emergency and non-emergency situations.
- The role involves working in varied climates and locations across the globe and on variable shifts.
What We Offer
First-year pay ranges from $120,000 to $138,000, with the exact figure depending on experience and an eligibility for an increase on each company anniversary.Additional compensation includes a monthly stipend of $800 for travel and $200 for wellness, plus per diem of $25 for a single turn, $35 for two or more turns, $50 for overnights and $45 for training.The schedule guarantees a minimum of 15 days off per month with many overnights in base.Time off includes accrued vacation, sick and bereavement leave, and benefits cover medical, dental, vision, life, disability and a 401(k).
Requirements
- Candidates need excellent communication skills with quick, accurate decision making and close attention to detail. An ATP license is required, specifically a current Unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating for multi-engine aircraft, along with at least one year of Part 135/121 experience. Applicants must hold a valid First Class Medical Certificate and a valid FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit. They must be able to work varying hours of the day or night, including weekends and holidays, secure the appropriate airport-authority and/or Customs security badges, pass TSA criminal background checks, and pass DOT drug screening
- the ability to learn and work with PEDs is also required. Applicants must have the right to work in the United States and hold a valid passport with documentation permitting re-entry to the U.S. after an international flight. Because this is a DOT safety-sensitive position under 14 CFR part 120 and 49 CFR part 40, all prospective employees are subject to pre-employment testing for marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids and phencyclidine (PCP).