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Lynden Air Cargo

Anchorage, AK

QUICKTAKE
  • Lynden ships everything from mail, mining supplies to the Arctic, aircraft engines, military contract equipment, and oil and gas supplies world-wide.
  • Hercules can land on gravel, ice, and very short airstrips and carry payloads up to 48,000 lbs. Airline has FAA exemption to land within 80% of measured field lengths.
  • Domiciles: Anchorage and US Gateway system assigned at interview; crews must live within 2 hours of large airport. Gateway crews are flown commercially by the company to where they're needed 
  • Guaranteed the "additional hour of guarantee per show" for ANC AM/PM/Mid lines- essentially- 75 guarantee (60+15 shows = 75 guaranteed hours). 
  • This page last updated: May 2023

Company Website

PILOTS
Total: 75
Active: 75
Furloughed: 0
UNION
None listed
FLEET
Hercules (L382): 9
DOMICILES
None listed
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

New Hire Classes July 31st, 2023 and Sept 25th, 2023. Expecting 3 classes in 2024. (4 pilots and 3 flight engineers in each class)

 

Hiring Website: https://www.lynden.com/lac/fly-with-lynden/ 

Lynden also offers a quarterly bonus based on profit sharing. Usually payouts are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter. 

Each payout can be up to 10-15% of annual pay.

 

PAY NOTES Revise whole section as follows:

 

Monthly guarantee: 60 hours plus one additional hour of guarantee for each day worked. Some ANC lines hold 75 hours of guaranteed credit. AD HOC lines when activated generally earn 14 to 16 additional hour of guarantee per month.
Reserve guarantee: 60 hours plus one additional hour of guarantee for each day worked.

Most junior captain hired: January 2018

·         Expecting 3 classes every year through 2030

JUMPSEATS

CASS approved.

Purchased 6 additional aircraft, two of which will be brought on line over the next 12-14 months.

Lynden Air Cargo PAYSCALES

CAPTAIN PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
L382G     
30 295     
29 292     
28 289     
27 286     
26 284     
25 281     
24 278     
23 275     
22 273     
21 270     
20 267     
19 265     
18 262     
17 259     
16 257     
15 254     
14 252     
13 249     
12 247     
11 244     
10 241     
9 235     
8 227     
7 217     
6 210     
5 203     
4 196     
3 190     
2 185     
1 166     
FIRST OFFICER PAY SCALE (Hourly)
Year
L382G     
30 222     
29 222     
28 222     
27 222     
26 222     
25 206     
24 206     
23 206     
22 206     
21 206     
20 191     
19 191     
18 191     
17 191     
16 191     
15 178     
14 175     
13 172     
12 170     
11 168     
10 167     
9 165     
8 163     
7 157     
6 152     
5 150     
4 145     
3 141     
2 137     
1 115     

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PAY NOTES

Flight Engineer pay generally runs about 70-75% of Captain’s Pay

Monthly guarantee: 60 hours 
Reserve guarantee: 60 hours

Plus one hour for every day on the road, or show for a flight if Anchorage-based with Alaska flying

Most junior captain hired: September 2015

Reserve captain: Mar 2017

  • Expect 1 or 2 more initial classes in 2019 with 4 pilots in each.
  • Flight engineers will be added each class as needed to balance crews.
  • Paid additional one hour over guarantee for each day you fly, or are away from home base.
PER DIEM

Per diem is now: $69 D / $74 Int They are operating 9 L382Gs now world wide.

RETIREMENT

401K:

up to 6%

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund:

none

Other:

Retirements:

2025-2

2026-1

2027-4

2028-1

2029-3

2030-2