In-Flight Crew Connections

In-Flight Crew Connections (IFCC) is a staffing agency for business aviation, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to its website it was started in 2002 by founder and CEO Jennifer Guthrie, and it works only with business aviation operators and flight departments.

Services

• Contract pilot services and flight crew staffing: pilots, flight attendants, schedulers, maintenance technicians and drone operators
• Executive pilot staffing and direct hire recruitment, including chief pilots, directors of aviation and cabin crew
• Flight dispatch services
• Aviation HR and payroll services, with IFCC as employer of record

How it works

The company says every contract crew member it places is its own W-2 employee, and that it handles background checks, drug testing, FAA verification and workers compensation. It says its network includes type-rated crew for jets such as Gulfstream, Falcon and Embraer, and that it is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It also reports a 99.7% trip fill rate on its own site.

Company facts

• Started in 2002
• Business aviation only, according to the company
• SHRM membership and WBENC certification are shown as badges on its website