Job Description
Advanced Air, LLC is hiring a Challenger 300 Lead Pilot to serve as PIC on a two-pilot Part 135 account. You’ll lead a high-performing crew, coordinate owner and VIP missions, and keep a beautifully managed aircraft owner-ready at all times. Home-base eligible for residents of the Western United States with commuting to Hawthorne, CA as required.
- Employer: Advanced Air, LLC
- Base: Hawthorne, California (KHHR); home-base eligible for Western U.S. residents
- Operation: Part 135, two-pilot crew
- Aircraft: Challenger 300 (CL30)
- Role: PIC / Lead Pilot; owner and VIP coordination
- Employment: Full-time; exclusive to the account unless otherwise approved
- Travel: Domestic and international
- Reports to: Chief Pilot or Director of Operations
What you’ll do
- Serve as PIC on the Challenger 300 and lead a two-person crew to execute safe, smooth, and on-time operations.
- Coordinate end-to-end owner and VIP flights: trip planning, flight briefs, passenger communications, and service delivery.
- Keep the aircraft owner-ready at all times: cabin cleanliness, stocking, galley supplies, amenities, consumables, passenger electronics, entertainment systems, Wi‑Fi, linens, uniforms, and inventory.
- Oversee aircraft support and administration: maintenance coordination, vendor meetings, deliveries, errands, and servicing requests.
- Manage trip and aircraft expenses within budget; develop SOPs and checklists; support LOA approvals.
- Maintain Part 135 qualification and company currency; complete AFM preflight inspections and verify all required documents.
- Review flight briefs, ensure regulatory and company procedures compliance, and update flight/duty records.
- Determine assignment eligibility based on duty/rest requirements; promptly report maintenance discrepancies.
- Promote the Safety Management System by identifying, reporting, and mitigating hazards and quality issues.
What you bring
- Calm, decisive PIC leadership with a refined owner-service mindset.
- High-level working knowledge of FAR Parts 91 and 61 and AIM Sections 4 and 5.
- Digital proficiency for preflight and post-flight tasks, recordkeeping, and communication.
- Ability to perform all stated physical and operational duties and to travel as mission requires.
- Residence within the Western United States and the flexibility to commute to Hawthorne, CA.
Minimums & certifications
- License: ATP (Unrestricted or Restricted)
- Type rating: Challenger 300 PIC type rating (required)
- Total time: 3,000+ hours
- PIC turbine: 1,000+ hours
- Education: High school diploma or GED
- Compliance: Ability to pass a DOT pre-employment drug test and participate in random screening
- Preferred: CFI, CFII, and MEI (not required)
- Employment condition: Exclusive full-time focus on this account unless written permission is granted for other aircraft or employers
Benefits & lifestyle
- Competitive salary
- Average of 10 days off per month
- Home-base flexibility in the Western U.S.; commute in and out of Hawthorne, CA
- 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4%
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision
- $15,000 company-paid life insurance
- KCM access for personal travel
- Domestic and international per diem for flight-duty hours
- Flight and travel benefits via current Delta, Alaska, and Southwest contracts
- Strong management-team support to ensure success in the role
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Job Tags
Daily paid, Full time, Work from home