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Flight Standards & Training Manager

✈️ Flight Standards & Training Manager

Grant Aviation is seeking a proven aviation leader to champion flight standardization and training across our Alaskan operation. In this key role, you will own company flight policies and procedures, build and maintain advanced qualification programs, lead a team of ground and flight instructors, and serve as a company flight instructor and check airman as needed. You will report directly to the Director of Operations and collaborate closely with flight leadership to keep our pilots mission-ready and compliant.

  • Company: Grant Aviation
  • Location: Anchorage, AK, USA
  • Reports to: Director of Operations
  • Employment: Permanent, Full-time
  • License required: Commercial Pilot Certificate (CPL) with Instrument Rating
  • Salary: Starting at $140,000 annually
  • Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, company-paid life & AD&D, PTO, holidays, sick leave, flight benefits, 401(k) with match, EAP, HSA (qualified plans), and voluntary coverages

🧭 About the role

Since 1971, Grant Aviation has connected rural Alaska with safe, reliable air service from bases including Bethel, Emmonak, Dillingham, King Salmon, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Kenai, and Anchorage. As Flight Standards & Training Manager, you will ensure our flight operations meet the highest bar for safety, regulatory compliance, and instructional excellence across Part 135/121 environments.

🧰 What you’ll do

  • Ensure standardization of all flight policies and procedures in accordance with applicable regulations.
  • Create, review, and revise an advanced qualification program aligned to regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
  • Develop and implement advanced qualification programs to elevate pilot proficiency and consistency.
  • Supervise and train ground and flight instructor personnel.
  • Serve as a company flight instructor and check airman as required.
  • Enforce departmental safety objectives and liaise with regulatory authorities.
  • Coordinate with the Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, Assistant Chief Pilot, Flight Training Manager, LMS Manager, and Pilot Records Clerk on pilot training consistency.

📋 What you bring

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Instrument Rating.
  • Experience in Part 135 or 121 operations.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team; flexibility and adaptability.

🌟 Benefits & perks

  • Annual salary range starting at $140,000.
  • Medical with vision and dental, plus company-paid life insurance and AD&D.
  • PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave.
  • Flight benefits.
  • 401(k) program with employer matching.
  • Employee assistance program; HSA for qualified plans.
  • Voluntary life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.

🏔️ About Grant Aviation

Grant Aviation is an Alaskan regional air carrier proudly serving rural Alaska since 1971. With bases in Bethel, Emmonak, Dillingham, King Salmon, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Kenai, and Anchorage, our teams are dedicated to safe operations, community service, and dependable air travel across the state.

📨 Ready to apply?

If you’re passionate about safety, standardization, and developing great aviators, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to help shape flight training and standards at Grant Aviation.

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