Now Hiring Pilots!

Grand Canyon Airlines is believed to be the world's oldest, most experienced air tour company in continous operation since 1927. Proudly owned since 1967 by Elling B. Halvorson and Family. Mr. Halvorson has been credited with truly developing and shaping the Grand Canyon Airplane tours industry.

Join our team of aviators for a career flying the canyon in a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter and or the Cessna 208 B Caravan. While a member of our team you will gain valuable multi engine and single engine turbine flight hours.

We are happy to announce our first pilot flow through with our partner Allegiant Air! Pilots now have the ability to progress directly to a major carrier after completing our program. Check out the details in this article from the Las Vegas Review Journal.

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Where is Training - Orientation is done at Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines headquarters located at Boulder City Airport, Boulder City, Nevada.

Ground Training - Ground School is usually conducted at the Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines training facility located at the Boulder City Airport - 1265 Airport Rd, Boulder City, NV 89005.

Training Timeline

Ground school - 3 weeks
Cockpit procedures training and CRM (simulator) - 1 week
Flight simulator training - 1 week (average)
Flight training - to proficiency

Training Type - Training will be FAR 135 standards with a strong emphasis on airline procedures, working as a crew (Twin Otter), use of checklists and crew resource management. Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines trains to proficiency.

Base Locations

Boulder City, NV
Grand Canyon, AZ (South Rim)
Page, AZ

Starting Pay - New pilot recruits are paid on the following schedule: Minimum guarantee (64.6 hours) at the first year hourly rate beginning on your hire date. Pay is based on duty hour time. Captains are paid a generous end of season bonus.

Lodging - Lodging is only provided for those pilots that are based at the South Rim or in Page.

IOE - IOE is typically done in Boulder City, NV, however, pilots not based there could have the opportunity to train at their respective bases depending upon the availability of company resources (aircraft, training/check pilots, etc).

Training Dress Code - Dress code during training will be business casual. (nice slacks, polot shirt, and casual dress shoes). No tennis shoes.

What do I bring to orientation/training

Valid state issued drivers license
Birth certificate (for I-9 purposes)
Current first class medical
Captains - logbook
Valid passport
FCC radio license (if issued)

Flight Operations - Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines operates a fleet of de Havilland Twin Otters and Cessna Caravan aircraft. The mainstay of our flight operations is to numerous destinations in and around the Grand Canyon (South Rim, Canyon West and Marble Canyon). We fly tours at these destinations as well as Page, AZ (Lake Powell and Rainbow Bridge), Kanab UT and are adding other tour destinations. We also fly other charter operations throughout the year.

Our "seasonal" operations takes place between April and October. The majority of our pilots flight time will be accrued during this time period. Pilots can expect long days with a robust schedule and a wide variety of destinations all in a single day.

There are numerous opportunities during the rest of the year to gain flight experience and also to advance within the company. Pilots typically start out as First Officers in the Twin Otter (depending on flight experience) and rapidly move up as a single pilot captain in the Cessna Caravan. As a pilot nears the time needed for an ATP rating, they can be afforded the opportunity to be upgraded to captain in the Twin Otter.

Flow Thru to Major Airline - Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines has a written agreement with Allegiant Airlines. Through our "Captain Development Program" for First Officers, pilots will be able to gain flight time and experience to obtain their ATP rating to be able to flow through to Allegiant.