• ·        Baker has completed a full fleet upgrade to Starlink on the entire fleet of Citation Xs and CL300s

·        Broker, jet card companies and other operators only bookings, no retail clients, 99+%completion rate 

·        Average 36 (as of June ‘26) airplanes/lines a week of Citation X and Challenger 300 flying

·        No managed planes, Baker owns all the X’s, Baker controls 100% of the fleet's scheduling

·        20025 showed 110% increase in flights over 2024. This moved Baker Aviation from 13th to 10th overall in total completed flights and flight hours increased from 13,383 to 29,223 hours

·        Baker employs a floating fleet of maintenance personnel (a better than 1 to one ratio of mx to airplanes each rotation)  and mobile AOG vans from 15 different locations nationwide to keep Baker aircraft operating at peak efficiency. Operating from these  locations, the maintenance personnel service airplanes as far as 200 miles at over 500 surrounding airports Baker aircraft fly in and out of. 

·        Baker opened up a 2nd maintenance facility in BUY in ’25 and performs all level of service on aircraft. This provides a second site (FTW is primary) for aircraft to be flown in and out for routine maintenance and for maintenance to deploy to nearby airports (NC, TN, VA, SC) when service is required.  GA aircraft at both locations are flown by mx personnel to deliver parts ASAP to planes needing help anywhere in TX, surrounding states and the Midwest.

·        Baker Aviation also operates under a DBA of White Label

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Upon submission of your application with resume, you will not receive an acknowlegement.  If selected for consideration, the next communication with be an invitation from HR to join a video conference 

If successful in this interview, you will be scheduled for a group video conference with the CEO, Tim Livingston.  

An overview of the company will be presented along with expectations of what the CEO is looking for in new hires. Questions can be asked at the end of the presentation.  

Upon completion, if you are still interested in being considered for a PIC/SIC position, you will have a link sent to your email requesting additional information.   Upon receipt of the applicants additional information as requested by HR demonstrating the  applicants continued interest, the following will occur.:

Phase 1. A Video conference call with Baker HR.    (1 hr)

Phase 2. A group video call with CEO; those still interested will be provided link to complete more info if they wish to continue in the process

Phase 3. A video conference call with Baker HR and CP/DO representatives (1 hr)  

Final decisions are made within 1 week and applicants are notified by Baker HR by phone or email.

Standby Details: Pilots must be reachable by phone, call back to scheduling and acknowledge assignment; available to be checked in at airport within 2 hrs to connect to the assigned flight.  

Vacation/leave: 21 days, prorated from hiring date, no vacation for first 6 months; increments of 8 days (equal to one rotation) are used resulting in 2 rotations a year (16 days) with the remaining 5 days used either at beginning of a rotation or end of rotation in blocks of 1-5 days.  Any unused vacation can be rolled over into next year but not to exceed a total of 30 days of vacation. 

Scheduling of Vacation/Leave: Leave requests are granted on a first come, first serve based upon manning and expected demand.  Most leave requests submitted at least 6 months in advance are granted.  Leave requests within 3-6 months are generally approved.  Leave requests with less than 3 months advance notice are less likely to be granted but can be submitted and approved if all factors favor meeting the flight schedule. 

No advance leaves are granted for the week prior to Thanksgiving through the first week of January. 

Trading of flying weeks between crews is not permitted.  

Sick Days: 5 earned annually, no carry over to next year. Any unused sick days are paid out at $1000 a day in 1Q of the next year.  If you exceed 5 sick days, vacation days will be utilized to fill the gap. 

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Company pays all premiums for pilots and family coverage; effective date varies depending on when in the month you are hired, does not exceed 60 days.  If pilot does not wish to use company insurance, a $500 stipend will be added each month to the pilot.  

Annual physicals: Reimbursed by company

Airport Parking/Transportation to Airport: Company reimbursed

IT Support: 

IT support is all internal, expect real-time replies. 

Company provided IPAD, w/apps paid for/provided by company

Company Issued Credit Card:  Yes, used for airlines, Uber, rental cars, fuel & services as directed by company

Training (Flight Safety)

ICT Flight Safety and DFW CAE for the X

ILG and DFW CAE for the CL300

Base pay for 2 weeks of CBT training and Initial training.    

PICs - Short recurrent, is done on off days and paid $3000 total for 3 days.  

PIC/SIC - Long recurrent done on a combination of off days and work week.  PICs receive a $10 hourly rate increase upon anniversary and completion of training. SICs can request and company will pay for ATP checkride on the long recurrent if all prerequisites have been met.  

KCM: Yes

What Safety Programs in place at Baker? ASAP for pilots, full SMS program for company, regularly scheduled company-wide ground/air safety drills, fully Wyvern and Argus Gold 

Pay Rates (just updated 1 Oct 2025)

Baker pilots offered $30,000 referral bonus for typed applicants who are hired by Baker and remain at Baker for a full year. The referring pilot must have flown with the individual. 

All info applies to both aircraft flown by Baker Aviation. 

Each Baker pilot receives a Base Salary and a flight hour (not block hour) rate for each flight hour flown.  The goal is 65 flight hours a month (780 hrs) a year.  

Yearly Guarantee Salary for SICs/PICs:

$85,000/$100,000

Hourly rate per flight hour SIC/PIC: 

SIC: $60 first 500 hrs flying Baker aircraft; $90 once exceeding 500 hrs flying Baker Aircraft

PIC: $180 per flight hour 1^st yr, $190 2^nd yr, $200 3^rd yr, $210 4^th yr

Scheduled pay raises: For SIC, when Baker flight hours exceed 500 $60, flight pay increases to $90; PIC receive a $10 flight hour raise on anniversary hire date

Extra day of flying: SIC/PIC:  $1500 or arriving after midnight on Wed when traveling home

Compensation Info Below has not changed

Domestic Per Diem: $85

International Per Diem: $125

Does this company provide a Defined Benefit Plan (A Fund): No

Does this company provide a Defined Contribution Plan (B Fund): No

Does this company provide a 401KContribution: Yes, no contribution required by pilot to receive the maximum. For each flight hour flown, pilots receive $30 deposited in a T.Rowe Price account in the following 1Q of the year.  This account is in the name of the pilot and is managed by the pilot, i.e. 700 flight hours would result in $21,000 being deposited into the account. Pilots can voluntarily contribute if they desire. Must remain on Baker payroll for 6 months in order to be credited for flight hours.  

Monthly Line Holder guarantee: 

New SIC $7,083 base pay + 1,200 flight hour (20 hrs x $60) = $8,283

PIC: $8333 base pay + $3,600 (20 hrs x $180) = $11,933

Monthly Standby Guarantee: If SIC/PIC is placed on standby, they are guaranteed a minimum of 20 hrs flight pay for that rotation.  Must be available for tasking (see below)