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Kalitta Air


Ypsilanti, MI
www.kalittaair.com

quicktake

  • Kalitta to install EVAS system on classic and -400 fleet
  • Operates multiple daily flights from Dubai and Sharjah to Afghanistan (4 locations)
  • Classic fleet cockpits all have color EADIs and EHSIs with dual CMA 900 FMS
  • All aircraft equipped with EFBs
  • Approx. 102 PFEs (included in pilot count)
  • Contract negotiations began in August 2010
  • Kalitta Air purchased entire former NWA classic fleet (10 freighters, 2 pax) from Delta in August 2010
  • Pilots are home based, with the exception of recurrent training where travel to YIP is pilot's responsibility
  • Other regular destinations: Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Honolulu, Anchorage, JFK, Newark, Bahrain, UAE
  • Kalitta Air began ops in 2000 with 3 747s
  • Also does military charters
  • Pilots and flight engineers have separate seniority lists, as FEs have no mandatory retirement age
  • ATC callsign: "Connie"
  • This page last updated: Jan 29, 2012 (not hiring; job openings link added)
 
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pilots pilots
443
Total
443
Active
0
Furlough

Teamsters
(amend. Aug 2011)
pilots pilots
747-400: 
7
747-200: 
15

YIP

pilots

Not hiring.

Training pay is $600/week until completion of IOE.

Kalitta Air jobs page.

Kalitta Air interview gouge.

pilots

Check Kalitta Air schedules. Jumpseat request form. CASS participant.


Monthly guarantee: 62 hours
Reserve guarantee: 62 hours

Most junior captain hired: July 2010 (747/YIP)

Per Diem :
$1.70/hr (dom)
$2.60/hr (int'l)
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
yes ($1 for $1 on first 2.5%; after 10 years, up to 5%)
A/B Fund:
none
Other: