Weekly Pay Contracts — Choose hourly or per-flight pay each week. Earn bonuses for long-haul flights, international routes, and perfect grades.
Griffin Bank - Every flight pays. Every dollar counts. Griffin Bank keeps the ledger.
Griffin Dollars Economy — A real in-app currency system with balances, ledgers, bonuses, and a marketplace to spend your earnings.
Griffin Stock Exchange - The market moves when pilots fly and trade smart, invest in the skies.
Flight Grading System — Every flight is scored across taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, approach, landing, and taxi-in. Earn letter grades and track improvement over time.
ACARS Integration — Real-time flight tracking, live traffic board, and automatic flight data syncing from your simulator.
AI Flight Planning — AI-assisted route generation, flight briefings, fuel planning, weather comms, and SimBrief integration.
Route Bidding — Bid on routes you want to fly. Dispatchers review and assign them to your schedule.
Career Progression — 10 ranks from Student Pilot to Director of Flight Operations, each with their own pay scale, starting bonus, and qualifications.
Challenges & Achievements — Weekly and monthly challenges, badges, streaks, and a pilot score leaderboard.
Community — Forum, direct messaging, pilot reviews, announcements, and VA events.
Safety Reports — Submit and track safety reports to improve VA operations.
Fleet Access — Fly from a curated fleet across Turboprop, Regional Jet, Narrow Body, and Wide Body categories.
PIREPs — Submit pilot reports after every flight to log conditions, landing quality, and feedback.
Dispatch Authority — Manage flight schedules, assign aircraft, set gates, and coordinate cabin crew.
Ops Career Path — 9 roles from Junior Dispatcher to Director of Operations with a competitive weekly salary in Griffin Dollars.
Route Scheduling — Build and manage the weekly flight schedule across all hubs.
Manifest Management — Generate and manage passenger manifests with seat assignments, connecting flights, and load factors.
Maintenance Oversight — Track aircraft maintenance schedules, log inspections, and receive automated maintenance alerts.
AI Scheduling Tools — AI-powered assistant to help automate and optimize flight scheduling.
Route Proposal Review — Review and vote on community-submitted route proposals before they go to admin approval.
ACARS Dispatch Inbox — Real-time messaging with pilots in the air through the ACARS system.
Griffin Air pilots are expected to operate with professionalism while enjoying the flight simulation experience.
All Griffin Air pilots are expected to:
File flights using SimBrief
Operate Griffin Air routes
Maintain respectful conduct toward other pilots
Follow basic airline procedures
Remain active within the airline
Griffin Air values realism while recognizing that flight simulation is a passion and hobby.
Pilots enjoy a structured yet rewarding environment, including:
Professional operational structure
Realistic airline routes and fleet
Progressive rank system
Access to flagship aircraft, including the B777 and A380X
Structured but enjoyable flying environment
Leadership opportunities as the airline grows
Supportive and respectful pilot community
Opportunity to help shape a growing airline
At Griffin Airlines, our pilots represent the strength and global identity of our airline. As pilots become established and demonstrate commitment to our operations, Griffin Airlines will provide customized official merchandise to recognize their role within the airline.
Established pilots will receive personalized Griffin Airlines items, including:
Customized Griffin Airlines pilot shirts
Official Griffin Airlines coffee mugs
Personalized pilot identification badges
Official Griffin Airlines lanyards
These items allow our pilots to proudly represent Griffin Airlines at FlightSim Expos, aviation events, and within the global flight simulation community. Each item reflects earned status and official affiliation with Griffin Airlines.
This recognition symbolizes professionalism, commitment, and belonging to a structured global airline.
Griffin Airlines pilots are more than participants they are representatives of a global aviation organization.
Earn your place. Represent the airline. Command the skies.
Griffin Airlines
7 Continents • 7 Seas • On Time
Griffin Airlines Pilot Recruitment
Griffin Airlines is actively recruiting professional virtual pilots for domestic and international operations.
Our airline operates, Boeing 777, Airbus A320, A350, and A380 aircraft across a global route network.
Qualified applicants may submit their application using the form below. Applications are reviewed by Griffin Airlines Operations Control Center.
Successful applicants will receive onboarding instructions and fleet assignment.
Click the "JOIN NOW" button below and get your VA Career moving.
Once we are fully registered as a Virtual Airlines we will activate the Join Us Now to where it will take you to our all in one application (Griffin Flight OPS)!