Requirements
Virgin America Pilots will deliver our guests to their destinations in the newest, most sophisticated aircraft in the world. In addition to the minimum technical requirements, we’re looking for great people who’re ready to roll up their sleeves and jump right in to help make Virgin America a great place for our team members and a great airline to fly for our guests.
Is that you? If so, APPLY NOW!
Essentials:
• FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification
• Check Airmen or Instructor time highly desired
• 5000 hours total time in airplanes (excluded: Helo, Sim, F/E time)
• 2000 hours total time as PIC
• 1000 hours as PIC total time in turbine aircraft
• 500 hours on EFIS equipped aircraft is highly desired
• Airbus type rating preferred
• Recency of flight experience will be considered
• Current FAA Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Must pass FAA mandated drug test
• FCC Radio License
• Must possess a valid United States Driver’s license
• Current Passport
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.A.
• Must pass required federal background checks and Virgin America pre- employment background checks
• Excellent communication skills
• An established knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Internet e-mail functions
Q&A
The following questions and answers are specific to Pilot hiring. If you’d like to learn more about Virgin America’s current plans (or at least what we can share publicly at this time), please see the Q&A located on virginamerica.com’s homepage.
How many pilots will you hire?
We’re immediately looking for six of the best pilots available to help us with the FAA certification process. During 2006, our intial plans are to hire approximately 100 pilots.
When will you begin interviewing? Hiring?
As soon as possible! We’re reviewing and prioritizing resumes at this very moment. Next, we’ll invite the most qualified candidates to participate in preliminary phone interviews. Finally, we’ll begin in person interviews at the end of February and anticipate the first round of offers to be extended on or near March 1st.
When will training start?
Training will start April 10th for the first six Check Airmen Pilots.
What’s the starting salary? Pay scale? Benefits?
The salary and pay scale information are not available yet. We can tell you that we plan to be competitive with other low-cost start up airlines. In terms of benefits and our 401K program, we will also be competitive with those offered by similar low-cost airlines.
Will you offer profit sharing?
That’s an opportunity under consideration, but we simply don’t know yet. Since we’re a start up business, everything is being created from scratch. We’ll share more information when we can.
Will I need to provide access to my log book?
Pilots will need to support their flight time. For flight hours flown in an FAR Part 121 carrier or in the military, a computerized printout showing the organizations name and hours flown by position and type of aircraft, may be used in lieu of a traditional logbook.
Where will the initial crew bases be located?
Virgin America's crew base will be at SFO.
Why are you hiring pilots now?
FAA system safety is a comprehensive process. So, we need the best of the best to help us qualify for certification
Is that you? If so, APPLY NOW!
Essentials:
• FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification
• Check Airmen or Instructor time highly desired
• 5000 hours total time in airplanes (excluded: Helo, Sim, F/E time)
• 2000 hours total time as PIC
• 1000 hours as PIC total time in turbine aircraft
• 500 hours on EFIS equipped aircraft is highly desired
• Airbus type rating preferred
• Recency of flight experience will be considered
• Current FAA Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Must pass FAA mandated drug test
• FCC Radio License
• Must possess a valid United States Driver’s license
• Current Passport
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.A.
• Must pass required federal background checks and Virgin America pre- employment background checks
• Excellent communication skills
• An established knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Internet e-mail functions
Q&A
The following questions and answers are specific to Pilot hiring. If you’d like to learn more about Virgin America’s current plans (or at least what we can share publicly at this time), please see the Q&A located on virginamerica.com’s homepage.
How many pilots will you hire?
We’re immediately looking for six of the best pilots available to help us with the FAA certification process. During 2006, our intial plans are to hire approximately 100 pilots.
When will you begin interviewing? Hiring?
As soon as possible! We’re reviewing and prioritizing resumes at this very moment. Next, we’ll invite the most qualified candidates to participate in preliminary phone interviews. Finally, we’ll begin in person interviews at the end of February and anticipate the first round of offers to be extended on or near March 1st.
When will training start?
Training will start April 10th for the first six Check Airmen Pilots.
What’s the starting salary? Pay scale? Benefits?
The salary and pay scale information are not available yet. We can tell you that we plan to be competitive with other low-cost start up airlines. In terms of benefits and our 401K program, we will also be competitive with those offered by similar low-cost airlines.
Will you offer profit sharing?
That’s an opportunity under consideration, but we simply don’t know yet. Since we’re a start up business, everything is being created from scratch. We’ll share more information when we can.
Will I need to provide access to my log book?
Pilots will need to support their flight time. For flight hours flown in an FAR Part 121 carrier or in the military, a computerized printout showing the organizations name and hours flown by position and type of aircraft, may be used in lieu of a traditional logbook.
Where will the initial crew bases be located?
Virgin America's crew base will be at SFO.
Why are you hiring pilots now?
FAA system safety is a comprehensive process. So, we need the best of the best to help us qualify for certification
