Kalitta Info

[maverick24]

Looking for some info on Kalitta Charters. Mins? Pay? Lifestyle? Thanks.

 

[pilotyip]

LJ F/O $250/wk no milage for first six months, two weeks on one week off.

 

[bobs98tlr]

$250 a week......WTF?

 

[pilotyip]

Hey! it is jet time

 

[kingaira90]

250wk for first 6mo from date of hire including training. Although once you are online you get perdiem ($1.50 hr) and any wait time ($15hr, which can add up on passenger trips). Second six months $300 wk guarantee .04 cents per mile lear .o5 cents falcon. At one year it is .08 .09 I believe, captains more. 20 and 30 series Lears and falcon 20's. A mix of cargo passenger and air ambo in the Lears, cargo and just 1 passenger bird in the falcons. The per mile, per diem and, wait time averages low 20's first year low to mid 30's second year, first year Capt. around 60k. In my opinion fantastic maintenance (3rd operator I have worked for). Flying to North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia (although outside north America trips are much less frequent than inside).

Schedule for co-pilots is 2weeks on 1 week off rotating, you can trade whole weeks off if you can find a willing person. Typically plenty of trips that get home during the 2 weeks on, haven’t been stuck on the road for more than 3 days yet although it can happen. I like the schedule, makes it very easy to plan family stuff waaay in advance since you know your schedule for the entire year. Crew bases in Yip (the bigger one) and Morristown TN.




I think it is a great place with good management. Not perfect but one of the better 135 operators out there. The first 6mo pay is tough no doubt, once you are online it gets better then at 6 mos it can get a lot better. Although they were very up front in the interview, everyone knows what is coming.



Although many different types hired, flight instructors with times in the low to high teens seems to be the norm.



If you have any questions ask here or feel free to pm me.

-kingaira90