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" While the business aviation side of
the house is certainly a different animal,
it offers many of the same benefits
as a career with the airlines, " Smith
said. An attractive option for corporate
pilots is that they may be based close
to their home instead of traveling to a
hub-and-spoke airport to begin their
shift at a major airline. On the other
hand, the world of business aviation
is service-oriented, so pilots should
The company, which began in 2013,
now has more than 2,000 employees, has
access to 170 owned aircraft, roughly the
same number of managed aircraft, and
slightly more than 1,200 partner aircraft.
Luxury charter specialist Advanced
Airlines is hiring for both pilot in command
(PIC) and second in command
(SIC) positions to fly Pilatus PC-12s and
Beechcraft King Air 350s based in Phoenix,
and in Hawthorne, California.
" WHILE THE BUSINESS AVIATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS
CERTAINLY A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, IT OFFERS MANY OF
THE SAME BENEFITS AS A CAREER WITH THE AIRLINES, "
SMITH SAID.
prepare themselves for facetime with
clients, a frequently changing schedule,
and negotiating smaller airports
which may either " provide a refreshing
breath of variety " or challenge their
flying skills.
" While no one would dare minimize
the role an airline pilot must play while
in the cockpit, business aviation affords
many pilots the opportunity to engage
in more of the hospitality process and
customer care elements of the flight, "
he said. Business aviation flight departments
are " actively engaged in the same
competition as their Part 121 [commercial
airline] brethren for the brightest
and the best pilots in the industry. "
In the world of corporate careers,
Wheels Up " continues to aggressively
recruit pilots " and particularly first
officers for the company's bread-andbutter
fleet of Beechcraft King Airs,
Smith said. Wheels Up founder Kenny
Dichter recently announced additional
leadership in technology, marketing, and
product development for the fast-growing
flight-share company. " We're going
to make the Wheels Up platform more
global, stronger, a platform that better
serves our member and customers
around the world. Wheels Up will be the
Amazon of aviation, " Dichter said during
the National Business Aviation Association
Business Aviation Convention and
Exhibition in Las Vegas.
Large jet cargo and Part 135 corporate
aviation carrier Kalitta Charters is
also hiring for both PIC and SIC positions
on the Boeing 727 and 737, and the
Bombardier Learjet and Dassault Falcon
jet lines.
Nicholas Air, serving the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean,
is recruiting pilots for a fleet
of Pilatus PC-12s, Embraer Phenom
100/300s, Cessna Citation CJ3s and
Latitudes, and Bombardier Challenger
300 jets.
XOJet is recruiting first officers for
its growing fleet of business aircraft.
Three-year-old fractional operator
Jet It, based in North Carolina, is
hiring experienced Part 135 pilots for
both PIC and SIC HondaJet positions.
Jet It founder Glenn Gonzales recently
told Yahoo Finance that he was " very
excited " to soon add six more twinjets to
the company's 15-aircraft fleet.
Gonzales said revenues are up fivetimes
" over what they were last year, "
and he doesn't " see an end in sight, as
it stands right now. " Gonzales said the
downside is that it's " definitely a struggle "
to find qualified pilots and enough
aircraft to satisfy demand. " The industry
as a whole has really taken on the mantle
of 'there's an opportunity for us all here
to succeed.' " FT
david.tulis@aopa.org
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