Sun Country Airlines Profile

Active Pilots

462

Union

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

Sun Country Airlines At a Glance

Operates scheduled airline operations, charter operations, and flies freight for Amazon Air
Publicly traded company as of 3/16/2021
ETOPS certified aircraft for Europe and Hawaii operations
Has partnered with several flight schools for a pilot employment bridge program

Hiring

Sun Country Airlines is hiring pilots. Apply through a third party online pilot application system.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

Airline Transport Pilot rating
First Class Medical Certificate
1,500 hours total fixed wing time
250 hours pilot in command time
50 hours fixed-wing multi-engine time
Bachelor’s degree preferred

Airplane Fleet

737-700
737-800

Airplane Orders

737-800

Pilot Domiciles

Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport

Sun Country Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate

Year	Captain	First Officer
14	187	125
13	182	121
12	175	117
11	168	113
10	163	109
9	158	106
8	153	103
7	148	99
6	144	96
5	135	91
4	128	86
3	121	81
2	114	76
1	107	48

Compensation Notes

Per Diem

$2.75/hr domestic
$3.43/hr (Mexico, Canada, Caribbean, Latin America)
$5.50/hr (Alaska, Europe, Asia)

Retirement

401K: 14% company contribution

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.