About This Role
Breeze Airways is hiring a Lear 45 Captain based at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. The Captain is responsible for safe, timely and compliant flight operations, aircraft airworthiness, flight planning, crew supervision, passenger and baggage handling, risk assessment, and adherence to Company policies and FAA regulations. The role requires an unrestricted FAA ATP, substantial multi-engine, PIC, jet and multicrew experience, recent flight activity, a first-class medical certificate, and U.S. work authorization.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Lear 45 Captain is responsible for safe and timely flight operations under Company policies and Federal Aviation Regulations. Duties include determining aircraft airworthiness
- reviewing weather, field conditions, navigation aids and other operational factors
- operating the aircraft throughout the assigned duty period
- supervising assigned crewmembers and their enroute performance
- maintaining proficiency and detailed knowledge of aircraft systems and procedures
- completing appropriate pre- and post-flight inspections
- reviewing departure, arrival and alternate-station weather
- ensuring proper flight planning and fueling
- assisting with aircraft, passenger, baggage and cargo handling when other personnel are unavailable
- promptly notifying crew and passengers about turbulence, adverse weather and other operational factors
- assessing risk and using appropriate resources during ground and flight operations
- following the Company Team Member and Pilot Playbooks
- and performing other flight-officer duties assigned by the Company.
What We Offer
Benefits include health, vision and dental coveragea Health Savings Account with a Breeze employee matcha 401(k) with a Breeze employee matchgenerous paid time offand travel privileges on Breeze and other airlines.
Requirements
- Minimum qualifications include being at least 23 years old at hire
- holding an FAA Unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot certificate with an airplane multi-engine class rating
- 2,500 or more total flight hours excluding simulator and Flight Engineer time
- at least 1,000 hours of fixed-wing PIC time, 1,000 hours of fixed-wing multi-engine time, 500 hours of fixed-wing jet time, and 500 hours of multicrew time
- actively flying two of the past five years
- a high school diploma or equivalent
- accurate disclosure of pilot training history under FAA Pilot Records Database regulations
- a current First-Class FAA Medical Certificate
- a valid FCC Radiotelephone Operator’s Permit
- a valid U.S. driver’s license and passport
- unrestricted travel to and from the United States
- successful completion of DOT drug testing, TSA fingerprint-based criminal history screening and a Breeze background check
- U.S. work authorization
- and English-language proficiency. Preferred qualifications are a Lear 45 Type Rating, Lear 45 Captain Experience, and previous U.S. Part 135 or Part 121 experience. The role also calls for office-software experience, effective communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving ability, cooperative relationship-building, and alignment with Breeze’s safety culture, values and mission.