Embraer Brasilia First Officer — Captain Track

Join a captain-track seat on the Embraer 120 Brasilia and fast-forward your turbine and all-weather experience. As a First Officer with Freight Runners Express / Air Charter Express, you’ll fly year-round across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, contributing to approximately 350 departures each week. This is a hands-on, growth-focused role with a clear path to upgrade to Captain.

• Serve as First Officer on the EMB-120 Brasilia in Part 135 operations across North America and the Caribbean.
• Operate in diverse environments and all-weather conditions, gaining substantial turbine time.
• Work within a captain-in-training framework designed to accelerate your upgrade readiness.
• Leverage company-issued iPads for fully paperless crew operations.
• Uphold the highest standards of safety, compliance, and customer service while flying a modernized fleet.

• Upgrade-focused training:
  First Officers are treated as Captains in training with a defined path to command.
• Modern EMB-120s:
  Updated avionics, onboard weather, autopilots, fresh paint, and paperless iPad-based ops.
• Robust flying:
  Year-round schedule with ~350 weekly departures across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• Professional growth:
  Significant turbine and all-weather experience to build your career credentials.

• Certificates: FAA Commercial Multi-Engine Land with Instrument (CMEL/IR) or ATP/R-ATP.
• Medical: FAA First Class Medical.
• Total Time: 750+ hours required (1,000 preferred).
• Pilot-in-Command (PIC): 500+ hours.
• Instrument Time: 50+ hours in an actual aircraft; instrument current or proficient.
• Multi-Engine PIC: 50+ hours.
• Permits: FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.
• Travel Documents:
  Valid U.S. Passport with at least 36 months remaining at training start; unrestricted travel to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• Work Authorization: U.S. citizenship or legal right to work in the United States.
• Compliance:
  Ability to pass background check and pre-employment drug test; willingness to sign a 3-year Training Agreement.

• Competitive bid schedules with a minimum of 20 days off every 2 months.
• Private medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Paid, formal in-house ground and flight training.
• Mileage pay for every revenue mile.
• Per diem up to $67 per domestic day and $132 per international day.
• Company-paid hotels for up to 14 days after ground training and for training conducted away from Milwaukee, WI.

• Class start:
  November 10, 2026
• In-person interview

Please plan for an in-person interview to be considered for this class date.