Empire Airlines Profile

Active Pilots

147

Union

None

Empire Airlines At a Glance

Participates in Fedex Pathways Program
Caravans equipped with glass cockpits and TKS anti-ice system
Fedex owns airplanes that Empire Airlines operates on their behalf

Hiring

Empire Airlines is hiring pilots. Apply via company website.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

Commercial pilot certificate for caravans
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) for ATR
First class medical certificate for ATR. Second class medical certificate for Caravans
Flight experience requirements specific to position and airplane

Airplane Fleet

Cessna C208
ATR42
ATR72

Pilot Domiciles

Portland International Airport
Spokane International Airport
Seattle Tacoma International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Anchorage International Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Idaho Falls Regional Airport
Missoula International Airport
Rapid City Regional Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Midland International Airport
Tulsa International Airport

Empire Airlines Annual Pilot Salary

Year	ATR Captain	C208 Captain	ATR First Officer
20	120484	76804	60788
19	120484	75452	60788
18	120484	74100	60788
17	120484	72696	60788
16	120484	71292	60788
15	118716	69940	60788
14	116376	68536	60788
13	114140	67184	60788
12	111852	65780	60788
11	109668	64376	60788
10	107536	63024	60788
9	105404	61256	60788
8	103376	59540	60788
7	101348	57824	60788
6	99320	57148	60788
5	97396	55900	60788
4	95472	54912	59280
3	93600	54392	57876
2	91780	53040	55120
1	90012	52468	52520

Compensation Notes

Per Diem

$1.75/hr domestic
$2.00/hr international

Retirement

401K: company matches 50% up to 6% of pilot’s salary contribution

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated close to 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, and working as a manager in charge of a part 135 and part 121 training programs. Greg took a 5 year hiatus from flying and worked in software development and marketing. He has returned to flying and works for a major airline. Greg enjoys educating and helping pilots improve their professional lives and is passionate about applying technology and new methods to help with traditional challenges.