Airline Pilot Central

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FlightOptions


Cleveland, OH
www.flightoptions.com

quicktake

  • Founder Kenneth Ricci has been named Chairman of the Board
  • New CEO Michael Silvestro replaces S. Michael Sheeringa
  • Canceled 9 of 13 planned deliveries for 2008
  • All pilots on an 8 days on, 7 off schedule
  • owned by HIG Capital
  • HIG also owns Amerijet and Gemini Air Cargo
  • Firm order for 100 EMB Phenom 300 light jets over next 10 years; options for 50 more
  • Deliveries to begin in late 2009
  • Transition to four fleet types is complete
  • Disregard Gulfstream column in pay graphic below
  • Pilots receive trip/hotel and airline logistics via a Blackberry
  • Fleet growth will be based on Hawker 800XP, 400XP, Citation X, and Embraer Legacy
  • This page last updated: Jul 23, 2008 (pilot count)
 
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pilots pilots
548
Total
478
Active
70
Furlough

Teamsters
(est. Mar 2006; negotiating first contract)
pilots pilots
Legacy: 
7
Citation X: 
8
Hawker 800XP: 
31
Beechjet: 
79

ATL
BNA
BOS
BWI
CLE
DEN
DFW
EWR
IAH
IND
LAX
MCI
MCO
MIA
ORD
PHX
SFO
STL

pilots

70 pilots have been released.

FlightOptions jobs page.

pilots

n/a


Most junior captain hired: (unknown)

Per Diem :
$40.80/day
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
up to 4%
A/B Fund:
none
Other: