About This Role
Freight Runners Express / Air Charter Express is hiring First Officers for its Embraer 120 Brasilia fleet for a class starting November 10, 2026, with an in-person interview required by October 27. First Officers are treated as Captains in training and receive substantial turbine time, all-weather experience, and an opportunity to upgrade to Captain. The company operates year-round across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with approximately 350 weekly departures. Its aircraft feature updated avionics, onboard weather, autopilots, new paint, and paperless iPad-based crew operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as a First Officer on the Embraer 120 Brasilia fleet in Freight Runners Express / Air Charter Express operations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
- The position is presented as a Captain-in-training role intended to build turbine and all-weather experience and provide a path to upgrade to Captain.
- The company operates 365 days a year with approximately 350 weekly departures and provides company-issued iPads for a paperless crew experience.
What We Offer
Competitive bid schedules provide a minimum of 20 days off every 2 months. The package includes private medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurancea 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matchan employee referral bonus programpaid formal in-house ground and flight trainingmileage pay for every revenue mileper diem of up to $67 per domestic day and $132 per international dayand company-paid hotels for up to 14 days after ground training and for training conducted away from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold an FAA CMEL Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating and an FAA First Class Medical. Required experience is 750 hours total time, 500 hours PIC, 50 hours of instrument time in an actual aircraft, and 50 hours multi-engine PIC
- 1,000 hours total time is preferred. Applicants must be instrument current or proficient, hold a valid US Passport with at least 36 months remaining before expiration at the start of training, travel unrestricted to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, hold an FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit, pass a background check and pre-employment drug test, and sign a 3-year Training Agreement. The application also asks whether candidates hold an FAA CMEL Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating or Airline Transport Pilot Rating and requires US citizenship or the legal right to work in the United States.