For anyone interested in this company...here are the requirements and Email address. So new I am sure many of you have never heard of them. I know that they are flying one 747-300 and will have a 200 in service very soon. Pass the word to anyone with the qualifications. Good luck.


Focus Air: 0/55/10. Hiring 10 in JUN, add’l 45 in ’05, & 300 total thru ’06. Accepting résumés by email at: [email protected]. No calls. Flying int’l w/B747 Classics... Mins: Check CPTs: 5,000 TT, 2,500 PIC, & current/qualified w/in last 24 mos in B747 Classic. CPTs: 5,000 TT & 2,500 PIC in B747 Classic preferred. CPTs/FOs/PFEs: 3-4 yrs jet AC expr, extensive int’l expr preferred, 3 yrs Part 121/135 expr, Class I for CPTs/FOs, & Class II for PFEs/FEs.

Or if you have 80K you can buy a job a "flight follower" which sounds kinda like a dispatcher without the experience or rating.



"...Under terms of the agreement, selected CAPT graduates will be employed in Focus Air's Flight Operations Center as a flight follower for six to eight months. They will then enter training to become a Boeing 747 flight engineer for 12-18 months, followed by training to become a B-747 first officer. Upon successful completion, candidates may be assigned to a flight-crew duty position in as little as eight months after graduating from the CAPT program..."

Full text: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/s...20/daily9.html

Any idea what the pay & benefits are like?

As I understand it…..I am still info gathering…..but the pay is in the range of $50 for the FO and $90 for Capt. Not sure what the PFE’s are making. The Medical plan I am not sure of at all. I do know that the crews will be home based and as I understand it there is a 30 hour per month guarantee and a 19 day work month. I wish I knew more. I am definitely not the authority and would like to know more myself. I was asked to come and interview and have not done so…yet. If my current schedule lets up I will interview and I will post the info then.

Any idea when Focus will get their certificate and start flying revenue?

Heard soon. Also, the pay guarantee is 60 hrs a month..not 30. I am getting better intel now. More when I complete the interview. Heard that they could be doing proving runs this week.

Yep 60 hour guarantee, two month bid period. 59/hour for f/o over 140 for the two month period 65/hour. Paid cash for -200 and -300. Seem to have a ton of cash for a start up.

If you hear anything else, let us know and we'll post it up in the pay section of the site.

Regards -

I will get all that I can and pass along to you. Could be a good home for someone.