• Founded  in  1982,  Corporate  Flight  Management  dba  Contour  Aviation,  is  one  of  the  country’s  leading 
  providers of aviation services and currently ranked 9th largest P135 operator by hours flown. Contour’s diverse 
  capabilities  include  Part  135/91  aircraft management  and  charter,  30‐seat  Part  380  Public  Charter  airline 
  operations, Fixed‐Base Operations, FAR Part 145 EASA maintenance facility and FAR 141 pilot training 
• Second Largest Essential Air Service operator in the United States 
• DOT P380 Commuter Economic Authority 
• ARG/US Platinum and IS‐BAO Stage II, 135 DOD (CARB) Carrier, Wyvern Wingman Registered 
• Operator of Contour Airlines, Contour Private Jets
• American Airlines Interline Partner 
• Alaska Airlines Interline Partner 
• SkyWest Pilot Pathway Program  
• 121‐Style SOC – Flight Following, Maintenance Control and Crew Scheduling 
• Full SMS Program 
• Fatigue Management PRISM/PULSAR 
• Home Basing for PICs (conditions apply) 
• ATP/CTP for upgrade candidates 
• Electronic Flight Bag – iPreflight, Jeppesen, ForeFlight, FOS, ARMOR Prism 
• CASS – Reciprocal Jumpseat Participant 
• KCM paid for by Company 
• myIDTravel – non‐revenue travel program 
• Comprehensive Crewmember Work Rules (P380 Airline Operations and On‐Demand Operations)
• ATC Callsign: "Volunteer"  
• Airline ICAO “VTE” 
• Airline IATA Code “LF”  
• 600+ Employees 
• Corporate Website: https://contouraviation.com/

Company Website

Applicants may view all positions within Contour at www.contouraviation.com/careers

Contour Airlines Pilot Hiring Minimums:  
PIC MINIMUM AND/OR RECOMMENDED FLIGHT TIMES 
Total Time: 1500 minimum/2000 recommended 
Pilot in Command Time: 500 minimum/750 recommended 
Multi‐Engine:  500 minimum/1000 recommended 

SIC MINIMUM AND/OR RECOMMENDED FLIGHT TIMES 
Total Time: 500 minimum/750 recommended 
Multi‐Engine: 50 minimum/100 recommended

Pilot Hiring Process, please describe: 
Applicants will be contacted by a Contour recruiter once resume is received via the Contour Careers application portal for 
a preliminary phone interview. Once the preliminary call is complete, an in‐person or web interview will be completed by 
Flight Operations leadership. 

All applicants are asked to fully answer all questions otherwise the application will be knocked out.  

Background Checks: 
PRIA‐PRD  /  DOT  Drug  and  Alcohol  /  Criminal  History  /  Reference  Check  /  Fingerprints/  National  Drivers  Record  /  No 
excessive check ride failures 

Training: 
Salary begins first day of onboarding 
General onboarding date is 2 weeks prior to simulator training 
Hourly Per Diem paid during entirety of training  
Individual hotel rooms provided to all crewmembers 
Transportation provided during training 
7–8‐week training period for new hire pilots 
Flight Training Conducted at Flight Safety International, CAE, LOFT, Contour HQ, Smyrna, TN, and online WBT 
IOE conducted based on type of aircraft for PIC, SIC, FA 

Most Junior Captain: 

Monthly 
Actively Upgrading 
Direct Entry PIC

Benefits: 
Health (Cigna Nationwide PPO plans), Dental, Vision, Pet Insurance, Life Insurance (Company paid and elective), Short and 
Long‐term Disability, AD&D, CASS Reciprocal Jumpseat, myIDTravel Non‐revenue Travel Program, 401k @6%, ATP/CTP for 
upgrade candidates, Monthly Uniform Stipend, Signing and Retention Bonuses.  Hotel points, rental car points and airlines 
miles are kept by employees when available. 

CASS Participant, Contour Airlines specific flights use check‐in at gate. Multiple jumpseaters are allowed. 

Compensation: 
Base Guarantee Pay scales 
PIC: 
Y1   118000 
Y2   120950 
Y3   123973 
Y4   127073 
Y5   130249 
Y6   133506 
Y7   136843 
Y8   140264 
Y9   143771 
Y10 147365

SIC: 
Y1   36000 
Y2   37170 
Y3   38285 
Y4   39338 
Y5   40321 
Y6   40725 
Y7   41132 
Y8   41543 
Y9   41959 
Y10 42378 

Pay Notes: 
Bonuses (lump sum) 
$15000.00 General PIC signing bonus 
$10000.00 signing bonus for pilots with previous type rating in aircraft being recruited for 
$10000.00 retention bonus for pilots with commitment to remain for additional year 
Annual Override (cumulative with Annual Base)

$25000.00 Line Check Pilot 
$10000.00 ARGUS Qualified Pilot 
$7500.00 In Base incentive for non‐homebased pilots

The  compensation  shown  above  is  Base  Annual  Compensation  (yearly  min  guarantee).  To  determine  Base  Monthly 
Compensation,  divide  Base  Annual  Compensation  (Year  of  Service  and  Seat)  by  24  to  determine  minimum  gross 
compensation per pay period. Example: $118000/24 = $4916 per pay period.

 
Pilots are paid by the day rather than the hour. A pilot’s day rate is calculated by dividing current year base pay by 18 (days 
base salary covers) and then 12 (months in the year).  Example:  $118000/18/12= $546 per day. 

Duty days above 18 days a month, open time or junior manned status paid at 150% during that period.  Example: $546 x 
1.5 = $819 per day. 

Per Diem and other forms of Add Pay are not included in Annual Base Compensation and are paid in the following month’s 
middle pay cycle. 

Scheduled 2.5% pay raise:  Annual increases on employment anniversary. 

Annual overrides  for Line Check Pilots, Ground Instructors, Sim Instructors, Leadership Positions are calculated Annual 
Base Compensation (i.e., $118,000 +25K(LCP) = $143,000) 

Parking paid in crew bases and homebased pilots. 

1 Year prorated training agreement for new hire PICs.  Does not enforce loss of medical. 

Agreement required for SkyWest Pilot Pathway Agreement – SIC only.  Discussed during initial phone interview. 

Employee New Hire Referral Bonuses 

Airline Service

Domestic $2.08/hr.

Intl $3.14/hr.

Charter (including ERJ Charter)

Domestic: $3.08/hr.

Intl: $4.14/hr.