Direct Entry Captain Jobs – Commute Air – Houston, TX
| Published | 17th April 2023 |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Category | Pilot Jobs |
| Job Type | Captain Jobs |
Description
Who are we?
Whether you’re building your time in the sky or your career on the ground...we hope to be your next destination.
Commute Air is striving to be the regional airline that our passengers and employees are looking for. Our role in your career as a regional airline is an important one that we take seriously. Community, mentorship, training, and growth are all part of our DNA – we want to make your vision of a successful career in the aviation industry a reality.
Where are we going?
We are a dedicated United Airlines partner that operates over 1,600 weekly flights – doing our part to connect people and their communities to the world via United’s Global Network.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio – we operate multiple hubs throughout the mid-continent with our large fleet of Embraer 145 XR aircraft. With major hubs in Denver, Houston, and Washington Dulles, and additional maintenance hangars in Houston, Albany, and Lincoln. We’ve grown significantly over the past 35 years, and know that you will too.
Together We Soar.
Your success is our success.
Community is everything to us at Commute Air. Our diverse team is here to provide you with the tools you need to succeed – By adopting a data-driven approach, we’re innovating the traditional path to mainline by raising the bar and setting the standard for employee training and development. We offer our team comprehensive benefits, competitive pay, internal advancement programs, and personal access to flight benefits on the Star Alliance network for yourself and your family.
- Contribute to a reliable and on-time operation by meeting all report times, departure times, and minimum turn times.
- Proper planning of each flight utilizing all applicable weather information and reports in accordance with Company policies and procedures and Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
- Work schedule: approximately 4-5 day trips, four times a month, minimum of 75 flight hours a month
- Acts as Pilot-in-command and exercises sound judgment in all safe and efficient operations of the flight
- Incorporate relevant information, develop operational strategies and choose the best course of action consistent with safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the aircraft in accordance with FARs, and Company policies and procedures.
- Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the equipment operated, FARs governing the operation of equipment, and manuals, policies, procedures, and other instructions.
- Communicate information, ideas, and other operational factors affecting the flight in a timely manner to crew and passengers.
- Direct Entry Captains will work in Houston, TX primarily and various locations throughout the US (multiple positions).
- Must have or be able to obtain FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate; 1500 hours of total flight time
- 1000 hours of applicable airline experience
- Current FAA ATP MEL license with instrument rating
- Instrument current-logged 20 hours of flight time in the past six months
- Current FAA First Class Medical
- FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's Permit
- Valid Passport
- Able to travel internationally without restriction, especially in Canada and Mexico.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.