Challenger 300 Lead Captain — Western U.S. Home‑Base Eligible (Hawthorne, CA)

🧭 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

📨 Ready to captain the mission?

If you meet the minimums and thrive in a Part 135 owner-service environment, we’d love to hear from you. Bring your leadership to Advanced Air and keep this Challenger 300 mission-ready.