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Breeze Airways

Cottonwood Heights, Utah

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QUICKTAKE
  • NEW! Updated Captain Pay Rates effective April 1, 2023.
  • NEW! Direct Entry Captains with a class date of July 31, 2023 or earlier, will receive a Founder Pilot Stock Award of 200 RSUs effective the first day of the month following their first flight as a Captain after completion of OE (but no earlier than May 31, 2023)
  • NEW! First Officers with a class date of July 31, 2023 or earlier, will receive a Founder Pilot Stock Award of 200 RSUs effective the first day of the month following their first flight as a Captain after completion of OE (but no earlier than May 31, 2023)
  • Meet the Breeze Team at the TPNx Conference in Orlando on April 21 and 22
  • Currently hiring Direct Entry Captains and Experienced First Officers
  • New hire classes every month for the E190/195 and A220
  • Scheduled passenger service on the E190/195 flying consists of day trips (no overnights) with limited flying on Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Charter business is very robust on the E190/195 – Charter flights may operate any day of the week
  • A220 operates seven days per week
  • Significant growth and expansion planned over the next five years
  • Breeze flies to 35+ cities from coast to coast, with over 100+ total routes
  • Flying to over 70 cities by 2025
  • International flights to begin in 2023
  • Eleven A220s delivered as of March 2023 - 69 more to be delivered and options for 40 more
  • The Breeze Training academy is in SLC with one E190/195 FFS and one A220 FFS
  • $200 million in funding was raised in August 2021
  • This page was updated on May 8, 2023 (Pay Notes)
PILOTS
Total: 350
Active: 350
Furloughed: 0
UNION
None listed
FLEET
A220: 11
E190: 10
E195: 6
DOMICILES
BDL
TPA
CHS
MSY
ORF
PVU
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

Direct Entry Captain Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be at least 23 years old at the time of hire
  • High school diploma or equivalent educational achievement
  • FAA Unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with airplane multi-engine class rating
  • Must have a minimum of 3,000 hours fixed wing time
  • Must have 2,000 hours total time in large, Group II transport category, fixed-wing aircraft (turbojet aircraft of more than 41,000 lbs. maximum takeoff weight),
  • Must have 1,000 hours of PIC in large, Group II transport category aircraft (turbojet aircraft of more than 41,000 lbs. maximum takeoff weight)
    • Note: PIC is defined as Captain or Aircraft Commander of record, not simply the sole manipulator of the controls
  • Must meet the requirements of 14 CFR 121.436(a)(3)
  • Must maintain Pilot training history in accordance with the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA)
  • Current First-Class FAA Medical Certificate
  • Valid FCC Radiotelephone Operator’s Permit
  • Must have or be able to obtain a valid U.S. driver’s license
  • Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport
  • Must be able to travel unrestricted to and from the United States
  • Must pass a DOT pre-employment drug test
  • Must pass a TSA required fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a Breeze background check
  • Must have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

 

Experienced First Officer Qualifications:

  • Must be at least 23 years old at the time of hire
  • High school diploma or equivalent educational achievement

      Commercial Pilot Certificate with airplane multi engine and instrument ratings

  • Must have a minimum of 500 hours through a combination of the following:
    • 500 hours US FAR Part 121
    • 500 hours of military PIC on a multiengine, turbine powered, fixed-wing airplane or powered-lift aircraft requiring more than one pilot
  • Must maintain Pilot training history in accordance with the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA)
  • Current First-Class FAA Medical Certificate
  • Valid FCC Radiotelephone Operator’s Permit
  • Must have or be able to obtain a valid U.S. driver’s license
  • Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport
  • Must be able to travel unrestricted to and from the United States
  • Must pass a DOT pre-employment drug test
  • Must pass a TSA required fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a Breeze background check
  • Must have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

 

Breeze will provide an ATP CTP course for pilots who do not have an FAA ATP

JUMPSEATS

Yes

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PAY NOTES

Monthly Pay Guarantee for Line Holders: 70 hours

Monthly Pay Guarantee for Reserves: 70 hours

PER DIEM

Scheduled pay raises: Yearly

Domestic Per Diem (Hourly): $2.00/hr

International Per Diem (Hourly): N/A

RETIREMENT

401K:

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401K Matching: Yes