Airline First Officer (Commercial Pilot)

✈️ The Opportunity

As a First Officer based in Carmel, IN, you will support the Captain in all phases of flight—from planning and preflight to in-flight operations and post-arrival handling—while upholding Federal Aviation Regulations, company procedures, and the highest safety standards.

🧭 What You’ll Do

• Conduct thorough flight planning, including weather evaluation, fuel calculations, and performance considerations in accordance with company procedures and FAA regulations.
• Verify aircraft airworthiness and complete detailed preflight inspections.
• Operate the aircraft safely and effectively under the Captain’s direction and within all applicable manuals, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate with the Captain, dispatch, crew, passengers, and ATC to ensure safe and timely operations.
• Prepare and validate the load manifest for every flight; ensure accurate loading of passengers, baggage, and cargo.
• Monitor and communicate operational factors (e.g., turbulence) to crew and passengers.
• Support on-time performance by managing report times, departure times, and minimum turn times.
• Assist with proper aircraft, passenger, baggage, and cargo handling at the terminal.
• Maintain professional appearance, adhere to the company uniform policy and Rules of Conduct, and demonstrate reliable attendance.
• Engage in recurrent and continuing training to maintain proficiency and support Republic Airways’ core values and culture.

🧰 Qualifications & Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meet current FAA and Company minimum age and flight-hour requirements for interview and hiring.
• Meet the minimum requirements for an ATP or R-ATP certificate; ATP written examination preferred.
• Prior customer-service experience preferred, especially in an aviation environment.
• Ability to quickly read, analyze, interpret, and apply technical procedures and government regulations.
• Effective communicator with management, dispatch, crew, passengers, ATC, and the public; able to speak and be clearly understood in English, including shouted emergency commands.
• Strong practical problem-solving skills; able to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.
• Composed, decisive, and safety-focused under pressure during medical emergencies, decompression, evacuations, fires, security threats, passenger disturbances, turbulence, and other abnormal situations.

🛡️ Compliance & Eligibility

• Must pass FAA-required 10-year employment-history review, criminal background and fingerprint checks.
• Subject to FAA- and Company-mandated drug and alcohol testing.
• Possess and maintain a valid U.S. or foreign passport; legally authorized to work in the United States; able to travel into and out of the country.

💪 Physical & Operational Demands

• Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, squat, and crawl as required in and around the aircraft.
• Sit for extended periods; operate emergency equipment and exits with up to 70 lbs of force.
• Move a flight bag up to 40 lbs; lift carry-on baggage up to 35 lbs above shoulder height.
• Meet FAA visual and hearing standards; move freely and quickly in confined aircraft spaces; occupy pilot or jump seat with restraints fastened.
• Tolerate moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather on the flight line and in open-air hangars, and high noise levels.
• Work extended duty periods across consecutive days; early mornings, nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays.
• Adapt to temperature and climate changes; travel up to 100%, including overnight stays.
• Report with little notice and be willing to relocate based on operational needs.

🌟 How You’ll Succeed

• Unwavering commitment to safety, compliance, and professional standards.
• Team-first mindset with strong cockpit and cabin coordination.
• Reliability, punctuality, and a calm, solutions-oriented approach in all operating conditions.
• Ongoing dedication to training, proficiency, and continuous improvement.

📨 Ready to Apply?

Bring your precision, professionalism, and passion for flight to Republic Airways. If you meet the qualifications above and are ready for a dynamic flying schedule with industry-leading safety and training standards, we’d like to hear from you.