Challenger 300 - Lead Pilot

Who we are:

Advanced Air, LLC is an innovative, service-oriented aviation company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. We were founded in 2005 by our President, Levi Stockton, as an FAA approved, Part 135, On-Demand Air Carrier focused on superlative aircraft management and on demand charter.

Today, Advanced Air has more than 30 aircraft, operated in both scheduled and on-demand service, and a diversified portfolio of flying services in turboprop aircraft, business jets and regional passenger jets. Serving communities throughout the United States, Advanced Air has a deep commitment to operational excellence and metered, sustainable growth.

Our successful growth is driven by our adherence to our core values, safety, security, teamwork, and reliability. We are in this business for the long run and take a disciplined, thoughtful approach to growth opportunities.

The Challenger 300 Lead Pilot position is based out of Crescent City CA. This position requires a strong ability to multi-task, make high level complex decisions, all while completing a variety of aviation related tasks. This position will lead a team of 4 crew and support Advanced Air’s management of the aircraft. The Lead Pilot operates the aircraft as Pilot in Command (PIC) and reports to Advanced Air’s Chief Pilot, and in his absence, the Director of Operations.

The schedule for this position is: 8 days on and 6 days off.

If you are excited about aviation, looking to grow, and have all the required flight minimums and certifications and live within 7 hours of the base airport (KCEC), this may be the position for you!

8 days on, 6 Days off

• Employee is required to attend to the aircraft at the management’s direction for non-flight matters, including but not limited to vendor meetings, accepting deliveries, supervising service providers, or preparing the aircraft for upcoming trips.
• Manage the assigned crew’s schedule and vacation requests and ensure they are available to handle owner-related task from operating the aircraft to errands and aircraft servicing requests, including but not limited to picking up or delivering items (such as new dishes, amenities, catering, or personal effects) to or from the aircraft.
• Responsible for ensuring the aircraft is owner-ready at all times, including but not limited to stocking, cleanliness, and organization of the interior and galley, verifying that all amenities, supplies, and consumables (food, candy, medicine, beverages, etc.) are present and unexpired.
• Responsible for ensuring all passenger-facing electronics (e.g., iPads (updating movies each trip), iPod for music, Air Show, Wi-Fi, entertainment systems) are maintained and fully operational prior to each flight.
• Assist with non-flight and ground duties as needed to support aircraft readiness and owner service, including helping with stocking, loading, unloading, and other aircraft-related logistics.
• Responsible for managing and arranging all onboard laundry and dry cleaning, including removal and drop-off/pick-up of linens, towels, crew and owner uniforms, and other washable items, as required.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of all galley items, linens, bedding, and other supplies, restocking as needed and communicating with the owner or owner’s representative for special requests.
• Maintain Part 135 pilot qualification on the assigned aircraft.
• Be able to pass a Preemployment DOT Drug test and be subject to random Drug Screening.
• Oversee aircraft expenses and ensure they are maintained within budget.
• Lead production of SOPs, Checklist, LOA approval and other Challenger 300 items as instructed by the Chief Pilot and DO
• Retain the final authority for the safe operation of the…