Adventure Awaits
Are you ready to join the Seaplanes Team? Whether you’re an Alaskan local, an airline industry veteran or just beginning your career in aviation, Alaska Seaplanes offers a broad range of career choices and advancement opportunities for everyone. Come work alongside nearly 150 experienced team members, serving over 75,000 passengers annually. Alaska Seaplanes provides a way of life to 12 rural Alaskan communities.
Review our job listingsWhy Alaska Seaplanes
Our people are the heart of our business. Our employees make the difference, striving to fly at a higher standard 360 days a year. A higher standard means safety and reliability are the core of our business. Our Management Team has over a century of Alaskan aviation experience combined. We pride ourselves in the relationships we have developed with our employees, customers and community members over the years.
Alaska Seaplanes is proud to deliver a way of life to the people (and four-legged friends) of 12 remote communities. We transport our customers for various reasons, including medical appointments, student extracurricular activities, business and leisure. Don’t forget the essentials, Alaska Seaplanes provides timely delivery of essential supplies like groceries, medicine, mail, and on occasion, pizza deliveries.
We “grow our own” and offer many advancement opportunities. Our variable fleet offers qualified pilots the chance to begin in a Cessna 206 and progress to the historical DeHavilland Beaver on floats and eventually on to the Pilatus PC-12. The same growth opportunity is offered in every department from Customer Service to Administration. Industry-experienced individuals are highly encouraged to apply, and will find that our standards, commitment to safety, investment in our equipment and people are why Alaska Seaplanes is flying at a higher standard.
From the CEO
"The most gratifying part of Alaska Seaplanes' growth has been the opportunity it offers our team members to advance. Whether it’s just a summer job, or a long term career, Seaplanes is an opportunity to gain valuable experience, and grow with a dynamic company and the best team in Alaska aviation."
- Kent Craford
"The most gratifying part of Alaska Seaplanes' growth has been the opportunity it offers our team members to advance. Whether it’s just a summer job, or a long term career, Seaplanes is an opportunity to gain valuable experience, and grow with a dynamic company and the best team in Alaska aviation."
- Kent Craford
Employee Reviews
There are so many things I appreciate about working for Alaska Seaplanes. A large part of the experience is the people. From the owners down the rampers, everybody is valued. In the 5 years I’ve been here, the company has grown from a small tight knit group to a large, busy and successful air carrier. But the tight knit community of employees endures.
Management is very approachable and willing to listen….Lots of good benefits working there. In the 20 plus years I have worked in this industry this is one of the better outfits I have worked for.
The training program is legit and they stress safety #1. An excellent maintenance program is in place and seems to adhere to all the fleets needs, doing upgrades when able. They are always improving the fleet to some extent...its an overall great place to work.
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Employee Benefits
Alaska Seaplanes offers a comprehensive employment package to full-time, permanent employees. If you’re a candidate for a pilot position or a position in operations, customer service, administration, management or another career, you’ll find that Seaplanes has a competitive array of both hard and soft employee benefits that promote work-life balance and overall on-the-job satisfaction. In addition to your standard perks, our company size and industry allow us to offer a unique work environment and compelling career growth opportunities.
Health and dental insurance
401k or 401roth with matching
Travel benefits
Paid time off and holidays
Industry-Leading Compensation
Reasonable work schedules
Advancement opportunities
Route variety
Qualifications
We’re frequently searching for qualified candidates to fill open and new positions at Alaska Seaplanes. If you believe you’re a good fit for our company, please review the information below, search our job listings and apply.
We are currently accepting pilot applications. If you’re interested in joining the Alaska Seaplanes team, which operates multiple aircraft types as a Part-135 carrier, we welcome you to review our minimum qualifications and submit an application:
- FAA commercial pilots license
- Current medical certificate
- 1500 hours total aircraft time
- 25 hours of night flying (VFR PIC) or 100 hours of night flying (IFR PIC)
- Preference goes to candidates with Alaska-specific flight time, PICs that meet IFR mins, and those with experience in the equipment we currently operate (such as a PC-12, C206, C208, or DHC-2)
For all job positions at Alaska Seaplanes, we are looking for strong candidates that have the following qualities in addition to the noted qualifications in our job descriptions:
- Proactive attitude towards safety
- Reliable and hardworking
- Flexible, can wear many hats
- Resourceful and innovative
- Personable
- Works well in a close team environment
- Agile, quick to adapt
- Self-motivated
- Thrives in a fast-paced workplace
If you're ready to apply, please follow the link below to see job openings and fill out an application form.
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