Skyborne Ups Pay for Certificated Flight Instructors

The Vero Beach, Florida-based flight school's new compensation package comes as the demand for commercial pilots continues to surge.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 02:10 PM ET

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Skyborne Airline Academy announced it is raising the base pay for CFIS. [Courtesy: Skyborne Airline Academy]

Key Takeaways:

Skyborne Airline Academy is significantly increasing pay for its certificated flight instructors (CFIs), with annual salaries ranging from $37,000 to $43,600, plus premium hourly pay for exceeding 58.3 flight hours per month.
The enhanced compensation package includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, an employer-matched 401(k), up to 18 days of paid time off, and nine holidays.
This initiative recognizes CFIs' crucial role in meeting the surge in demand for commercial pilots and developing future aviators, also offering career advancement opportunities within the academy.

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Skyborne Airline Academy is raising the bar—and pay—for its certificated flight instructors (CFIs), it announced this week during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The Vero Beach, Florida-based flight school said it is now offering pay from $37,000 to $43,600 per year, in addition to “premium pay,” which ranges from $44.50 to $69 per hour for certificated flight instructor-airplane (CFIA), certificated flight instructor instrument (CFII), certificated multiengine instructor (MEI), and check instructors after flying 58.3 hours a month.