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Amerijet International: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
United States · Cargo · M6 / AJT
Not hiring
About 40 pilots (roughly 20% of crew) were furloughed on 28 Feb 2026 when the three Maersk-owned 767s Amerijet flew on transpacific routes were sold and the Maersk deal ended on 1 April 2026. The airline had already cut from a peak of 22 aircraft and returned all 757s in 2024; it added one 767-300BCF in Dec 2025 (10 converted 767s). Older First Officer adverts on job boards show as closed. New hiring is unlikely until furloughed pilots are recalled.
Pay
No openly published pay table found. Pay is set by the first ALPA contract, ratified June 2023 with a three-year term and raises of almost 45%; FreightWaves wrote that a 12-year captain would go to more than $300,000 a year. Airline Pilot Central lists 3% raises on 26 June 2024 and 26 June 2025 but no base rates. Pilots on Airline Pilot Central forums in May 2023 quoted new-contract captain rates of $224/hr (year 3) and $240/hr (year 5), against $162/hr for a 5-year captain under the old terms; these are forum figures only, pre-date the 2024/2025 raises, and no FO rates were given. Guarantee is 74 hours per month (13 bid periods). International flying adds $5/hr for captains and $3/hr for FOs.
Agreement news
- Amerijet pilots ratify first ALPA collective bargaining agreement (press coverage) ↗
FreightWaves · summary · 2023
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Domestic per diem $3.10/hr at signing rising to $3.30/hr after two years (APC). International flight-pay override $5/hr Captain, $3/hr FO. Company-paid positive-space travel to and from trips.
- Roster
- Home-based pilots. Line holders bid 16 on / 12 off per 28-day period or 32 on / 24 off per 56-day period; four reserve categories with minimum 4.625 h credit per reserve period. Flying on a day off pays 150%. 74-hour monthly guarantee for line, reserve and new-hire training.
- Bases
- MIA
- Fleet
- B767-300F, B767-200F
- Benefits
- 401(k)/A-B fund company contribution of 4% at signing, 6% after one year and 10% from year two (APC); medical and other benefits under the ALPA contract.
- Union
- ALPA (Amerijet MEC). Pilots moved from Teamsters to ALPA; first ALPA contract ratified June 2023 with a three-year term.
- Careers site
- amerijet.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- Not required for FO (non-rated FOs hired; B757/767 type preferred)
- Licence
- FAA unrestricted ATP (multi-engine) with English proficiency endorsement; FAA First Class medical; FCC restricted radiotelephone permit
- Other
- 1,500 h total fixed-wing; unrestricted passport and US work authorization; Part 121 age limits; background checks; EFB proficiency. Preferred: 1,000+ h PIC in jets or multi-engine turboprops, ETOPS/CPDLC experience. Training in Miami.
Sources
Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2023-06 · checked 1 Nov 2026
- Airline Pilot Central - Amerijet International
- FreightWaves - Amerijet, pilots reach tentative labor agreement (updated June 2023)
- Airline Pilot Central Forums - Amerijet CBA pay scale
- Air Cargo News - Maersk Air Cargo offloads three 767 freighters (5 Feb 2026)
- Cargo Facts - Amerijet makes 1st fleet addition since 2023
- FreightWaves - Cargo airline Amerijet warns of pilot furloughs amid downsizing (Apr 2024)
- Wikipedia - Amerijet International
- Flight Deck Friend - Amerijet Non-Rated & Rated B767 First Officers (closed)
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