• Provides Passenger, Air Ambulance and Cargo charters by contract or on-demand
• DOD approved carrier with two long-term DA-20 on contract 
• Flies Worldwide
• ATC callsign: “KALITTA” 
• IATA code: K9
• ICAO code: KFS
• Began operations in 2001 
• Flexible Living – Live where you prefer with a worry-free commuter policy
• Commutable Position which requires an employee contributed accommodation within 20 minutes of Base
• Operation based in Ypsilanti, MI at Willow Run Airport (YIP)
• This page last updated: April 12, 2022

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Hiring Captains and First Officers for LearJet 35, LearJet 45, Falcon 20, and Challenger 601-3R

• Kalitta Charters positions are available to pilots 65+.

Education Requirements:

• Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED

• Aviation Related College Degree preferred, but not required

Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses & Document Requirements:

• A valid unrestricted driver’s license

• A valid unrestricted US passport

• First Class Medical

• FAA Commercial Pilot License with an Instrument Rating

• FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit

PICs Experience & Professional Skills:

• 2,000+ hours total time

• 1,000+ Multi-engine

• PIC unrestricted type in LR-JET, LR-45 and/or DA-20 

SICs Experience & Professional Skills:

• 800 hours total time

• Previous FAR 135 experience, but not required

• Type rated in LR-JET, LR-45 and/or DA-20 preferred, but not required

Shift Requirements:

• Two weeks on, two weeks off with a rotating yearly schedule

Training:

• Full salary at the start of training, along with accommodations until completion of training

• Six weeks consisting of a combination of in-class lectures, online modules, and hands-on aircraft training

• Typed as SIC initially and no training contracts

For more information, please visit: Kalittacharters.com/careers

CASS (Cockpit Access Security System)

KCM (Known Crewmember)

Compensation

• Multiple competitive pay scales with established yearly increases and bonuses

• Increased pay scales for multiple company flown aircraft types

• For pay purposes a month is 4 consecutive weeks (28 days), 13 “pay” months in a year 

• 45-hour monthly guarantee

• Starting pay for PIC is $133.35 a flight hour, SIC is $75.25 a flight hour

• PIC Base Starting Salary $78,009.75 ($133.35 a flight hour) + $7,000 bonus after 1 year = $85,009.75

• SIC Base Starting Salary $44,021.25 ($75.25 a flight hour) + $6,000 bonus after 1 year = $50,021.25

• Majority of pilots earn well above base salary

• Per Diem $2 ($3 international) an hour about $48 a day

• Wait Pay for customer delays or planned dedicated waiting

• Volunteer Pay

    • On your two weeks off, you may remain in base and volunteer for a flat rate of $250 per day, plus hourly rate as if you broke guarantee - trip must run to receive payment

For more information: http://www.kalittacharters.com/careers

Per Diem $2 ($3 international) an hour about $48 a day