• • Executive Referral Program to FedEx mainline for qualified ATR Captains
  • Purple Runway – A FedEx Pathways Program
  • EFB on iPad’s for all pilots
  • CASS & KCM participant
  • FedEx feeder operator
  • Int'l Ops includes Caribbean
  • FedEx owns all of MAC's aircraft
  • No pilot layoffs in company's 40+ year history
  • IATA code: C2; ICAO code: MTN
  • ATC callsign: "Mountain"
  • Last Updated: January 19, 2024

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·        Mountain Air Cargo will provide new hires or upgrades with an approved ATP-CTP course. 

·        MAC will consider qualified new hires as direct entry Captain for the ATR and C408

·        Captains will sit in either seat - left or right - and still receive Captain's pay.

Please visit for more information: https://mtaircargo.com/pilot-careers/

Pilot Hiring Minimums:

Flight Time Requirement:

ATR Captain:

·        Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Multi-Engine Land

·        1st Class Medical

·        Current Passport

·        US Citizen or U.S. Work authorization

·        2500 TT

·        500 PIC

·        1000 MEL

·        300 Turbine / Turboprop

·        Meet FAR 121.436(a)(3) 

ATR First Officer:

·        Eligible for a Restricted Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Multi-Engine Land

·        1st Class Medical

·        Current Passport

·        US Citizen or U.S. Work authorization

·        500 PIC

·        50 MEL

C-208 Caravan Captain:

·        Commercial Single Engine Land Instrument rating

·        1200 TT

·        500 PIC

·        500 Cross-country

·        100 Night

·        75 Instrument (50 “in actual flight”)

·        2nd Class Medical (1st Class Medical Required for International and some Florida Bases).

C408 Captain

·        Commercial Pilot MEL

·        1800 hours Total time

·        300 Multi Engine Land

·        500 PIC

·        500 Cross Country

·        100 Night

·        100 Instrument (75 must be in aircraft)

·        100 Turbine*Exceptions can be made based on type of previous experience
*Exceptions can be made based on type of previous experience

·        Mountain Air Cargo will provide new hires or upgrades for the ATR with an approved ATP-CTP course. 

·        MAC will consider qualified new hires as direct entry Captain for the ATR and C408

·        Captains will sit in either seat - left or right - and still receive Captain's pay.

Call 828-466-6763 to list between 24 and 2 hours prior to travel. Jumpseat reservations can only be made from 0600 Monday through 1200 local (Eastern Time) on Saturday and from 1500 until 2100 on Sunday. Call to cancel any reservations.

·        Pay longevity credit for previous Part 91K, 121, 135, or military time Up to two years pay credit for new hires

·        Initial Hire Salary:

o   ATR Captain: $99,129 base with the potential to earn over $120,000**

o   ATR First Officer: $65,000 base with the potential to earn over $85,000

o   C408 Captain $70,000

o   C208 Captain: $60,000 domestic base, $65,000 international base

o   New hires will receive FULL regular pay from the first day of training

o   Some base locations have Geographic bonuses of up to $25,000

·        ATR First Officers and Captains get 3 weeks on 1 week off

·        C408 Captains 5 weeks on, 6^th week off

·        C-208 Floater Pilots get every 5th week PTO

·        C-208 Based Pilots get every 6th week PTO

·        Company Reimbursed FAA Medical expenses up to $250 per medical

·        No training contracts

$45/day *Full day Per Diem is paid when 12 or more hours of duty time has been achieve