Liftbrief / Hiring signals
Which roles are being advertised, and what do they pay?
The strongest usable salary evidence is role- and location-specific. The figures below are advertised compensation, not national market medians. Commission, equity and benefits remain separate where the source distinguishes them.
Which commercial and trip-delivery roles are visible?
| Role and employer | Location and evidence status | Responsibilities supported by the source | Advertised annual pay | Buyer-side interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Jet Sales Consultant — Air Charter Service | San Jose, California; employer ATS listing. Comparable employer listings found for West Los Angeles and Hollywood, Florida. | Prospecting, developing client relationships and managing the travel/sales cycle between client and operator. | San Jose: USD 75,000 base; West Los Angeles: USD 70,000 base; Hollywood: USD 60,000 base. Each advertises 10% uncapped commission; the reviewed text does not establish its calculation basis. | Customer-acquisition investment. Geographic pay differences are not a measure of broker quality. (jobs.smartrecruiters.com) |
| Fleet Quoting Associate — Wheels Up | Remote or New York/Chamblee, Georgia; syndicated employer description, current primary requisition not confirmed. | Price fleet opportunities, assess trip economics, coordinate with scheduling and sell demand that complements the network. | USD 65,000–85,000, with commission eligibility separately stated. | A particularly direct signal of utilisation and pricing discipline—not merely sales expansion. (dailyremote.com) |
| Flight Services Manager — Wheels Up | US/home-based employer listing; retrieved text emphasises sports clients’ charter flights. | Coordinate itineraries, off-fleet quotations, ground arrangements, last-minute changes and irregular operations. | Employer-indexed description: USD 75,000–85,000 plus commission; reconfirm compensation against the final role scope. | Fixed-deadline travel requires operational coordination beyond obtaining an aircraft quote. (careers-wheelsup.icims.com) |
| Flight Coordinator — Solairus Aviation | US-based remote listing; employer description reproduced on job boards. | Coordinate aircraft, crews and maintenance personnel; arrange itineraries and support services; maintain confidential client information. | USD 70,000–80,000 salary. | Evidence of investment in the execution layer between owners, charter customers and aircraft operations. Current employer requisition status remains unconfirmed. (indeed.com) |
| Owner Experience Concierge — Flexjet | Employer careers listing, job ID 1187; location not established in the retrieved text. | Client reception, catering and transport requests, crew coordination and resolution of service issues with internal departments. | Not disclosed in the reviewed description. | Service-delivery and relationship-retention capacity; not evidence of additional fractional shares sold. (careers.flexjet.com) |
Which operational, technical and buyer-side roles are visible?
| Role and employer | Location and evidence status | Responsibilities supported by the source | Advertised annual pay | Buyer-side interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Controller — Flexjet | Cleveland, Ohio; employer ATS description available. | Coordinate with the operations control centre, track maintenance work, evaluate aircraft discrepancies and estimate return-to-service timing for grounded aircraft. | Not disclosed. | A recovery and readiness function. Ask how its information reaches the person managing your trip. (flexjet.hrmdirect.com) |
| Aircraft maintenance, avionics, planning and apprentice roles — Flexjet | Multi-role employer recruitment campaign; individual locations vary. | Technical maintenance and supporting planning functions. The employer identifies aircraft-specific training and an apprenticeship pathway. | No cash salary band disclosed on the campaign page. Benefits include training and a stated deferred-compensation programme. | Investment in technical capability and retention. A campaign is not a verified number of new technicians. (careers.flexjet.com) |
| Citation CJ3 Captain — Silver Air | Van Nuys identified on employer listing; application link visible. | Captain position on the Citation CJ3 fleet. Detailed duty text was not available in the retrieved page. | USD 120,000–140,000 a year, labelled “compensation”; base-versus-total composition not specified. | An aircraft-specific staffing signal. Do not extrapolate it to large-cabin captains or all private-jet pilots. (careers.silverair.com) |
| Travel and Expense Operations Coordinator — Zillow | US remote; primary employer listing indexed, with detailed employer text available through Glassdoor. | Executive-aviation vendor coordination, invoice validation, recurring reporting and operational controls alongside broader card and expense work. | USD 76,200–121,800 base in one listed location group; USD 72,500–115,700 base in another. Equity eligibility is separate. | A concrete buyer-side example of integrating private aviation with finance operations—not a dedicated aviation-procurement department. (zillow.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com) |
For Zillow, the higher published group covers California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state and Washington, DC. The other group covers Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont; the posting says these ranges may not apply elsewhere. (glassdoor.com)
Which recent advertisements are useful—but should not be counted as live openings?
| Role | Evidence and compensation | What it tells a buyer |
|---|---|---|
| Private Jet Charter Sales Director — ACS, San Jose | Retrieved page says expired. Previously indexed employer text specified USD 120,000–220,000 base, 10% uncapped commission and a profit-related bonus. Responsibilities included recruiting trainee brokers, developing the office and retaining clients. | Stronger evidence of an intended local commercial build-out than a generic sales vacancy, but not proof the team was hired or its revenue targets achieved. (jobs.smartrecruiters.com) |
| Flight Controller — Wheels Up, Chamblee | Employer requisition 2026-3635 gave USD 68,000–85,000 salary, with potential discretionary incentive. Its anticipated closing date was 30 September 2026; no extension was established. | The mandate covered operational control, flight following, restrictions and crew/aircraft coordination. Treat it as recent operational staffing evidence, not a confirmed current vacancy. (careers-wheelsup.icims.com) |
| Challenger 604 Client Aviation Manager — Solairus, Salt Lake City | Indexed employer description available; direct retrieval returned “Gone”. The page used a USD 50,000–500,000 company-wide crewmember range, not a useful role-specific band. | The mandate combined personnel supervision, training coordination, scheduling and expense oversight. It illustrates the scope of owner-facing aviation management, but supplies no defensible salary benchmark for that particular position. (careers-solairus.icims.com) |
| Business Insights Analyst — NetJets, Columbus | Employer-attributed LinkedIn description indexed; direct retrieval redirected as expired. No verified employer salary band. | Analytical modelling and operational decision support were explicit responsibilities. This is evidence of an analytics mandate, not of an autonomous AI charter-procurement function. (linkedin.com) |