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Kalitta Air Profile

Kalitta Air 747

Active Pilots

727

Union

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

Kalitta Air At a Glance

  • Operaters international and domestic schedule and ad-hoc cargo charter flights
  • Ongoing business with DHL, Turkish Cargo, Xiamen Taidek, USPS, Pacific Air Cargo, U.S. TRANSCOM, CNET, UPS
  • Provides domestic and international scheduled or on-demand cargo service support for Department of Defense Air Mobility Command
  • All pilots home based except for recurrent training where pilots are responsible for getting themselves to training.
  • Will begin phasing out 767 fleet which will result in pilot displacements into 747 and 777
  • Kalitta Air owned aircraft will be dry leased in the future

Hiring

Kalitta Air is hiring pilots. Apply through the company website.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

  • Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP)
  • First class medical certificate
  • Current Passport
  • 2,500+ hours total time

Airplane Fleet

  • 747-400
  • 767-300
  • 777-200

Pilot Domiciles

  • All pilots are home based

Kalitta Air Hourly Pilot Pay Rate

YearCaptainFirst Officer
12273184
11267181
10260177
9254173
8247168
7240163
6234159
5227154
4218148
3211144
2183124
1143111

Compensation Notes

Per Diem

  • $2.45/hr domestic
  • $3.35/hr international

Retirement

  • 401K: company contribution of 6%

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated over 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, a national low cost airline, a legacy airline, and also working as a manager in charge of Part 135 and Part 121 training programs.

Greg Thomson