If you’ve ever wanted to be the CEO of an “airline,” this is your chance…
Avatar Airlines’ shameless CEO job posting
Avatar Airlines is an airline startup that’s decades in the making (more on that in a bit). If you’ve always wanted to work for the airline (who hasn’t?), this is your chance. The company is now seeking a new CEO, as flagged by Brett Snyder. Here’s what the company is looking for:
Are you a visionary leader who thrives on innovation and has a talent for securing the financial backing needed to turn dreams into reality? Avatar Airlines, an ambitious startup set to revolutionize the airline industry, is searching for an exceptional Chief Executive. This unique leadership role could be your opportunity to steer a groundbreaking company to unprecedented heights. Prior airline experience is not a requirement.
Are you ready to lead an aviation revolution? Avatar Airlines, poised to redefine the airline industry, is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to take over from the current CEO/Founder who at 82 will retire to the Chairman position. This is not just any leadership role—it’s your opportunity to shape the future of air travel.
Avatar Airlines is at the cutting edge of the aviation industry, combining innovative technology, unparalleled customer service, and a unique business model that promises to make air travel more affordable and accessible than ever before. Our mission is simple yet ambitious: to revolutionize the way people fly.
Avatar’s successful candidate will have a minimum of twenty years leadership experience with the ability and vision to build Avatar into a multi-billion dollar public company. Twenty years of work have gone into Avatar’s making and much has been accomplished, now it all rests with Avatar’s ability to raise the necessary funds to get off the ground.
As you can see, the company is looking for a top candidate, so what’s the compensation like? You can expect a base salary of $500,000, plus a performance bonus of up to 50%. There are only two very minor details you should be aware of if you’re going to apply for the job:
- You need to be ready to invest $250,000 in the airline, as this “provides the assurance of knowing our CEO will be fully engaged and dedicated to seeing Avatar get off the ground,” and these funds will be used to “begin marketing Avatar’s $300,000,000 offering”
- Oh, and that salary being promised is “based on Avatar’s ability to raise the funds necessary to get off the ground and will be deferred until such time”
I love how the job posting simultaneously says that 20 years of work have gone into launching Avatar, yet the CEO will only be paid when the airline actually launches. If the salary only applies when the airline launches, then isn’t that enough assurance of knowing the CEO will be fully engaged and dedicated?!
The existing US carriers should be worried that they may lose their CEOs — how can anyone say no to this opportunity?! I mean, why should Ed Bastian settle for his $34.2 million in compensation, when he could instead spend $250,000 for a job, and only get paid up to $750,000 per year after the airline launches?
What is Avatar Airlines, anyway?
I’ve written in the past about Avatar Airlines, and oh my gosh. For some background, the Avatar Airlines concept has been in the works all the way since 1992. At the time, the company was referred to as Family Airlines. Long story short, the airline wants to operate a fleet of Boeing 747s, primarily serving domestic routes, operating as a low cost carrier.
Here’s how the airline describes its mission:
There has been an alarming industry trend of downsizing over the last decade, and not for the better. At least not where passengers are concerned. You know the flying experience we’re talking about. The choices you have to make every time you fly. Suffer in silence, or pay the price. Pick your poison.
But all of that will soon change. Avatar will pioneer a new age of budget travel for a new millennium. Harnessing the economies of scale, Avatar will make exclusive use of the jumbo Boeing 747 in a high-passenger configuration (581 seats) without sacrificing creature comforts such as seat pitch (“personal space”) roomy overhead bins and wide-body dual aisles.
Avatar’s configuration is projected to result in one of the lowest average cost per seat mile (CSM) in the industry, approximately 6 cents! We expect to pass those savings on directly to our passengers by offering every day fares of about 40-50% less than the competition. Let’s give some perspective: provided seats are purchased 30 days in advance, a projected one way fare from Miami to JFK, just $49; from LA to NY just $79.
People that rarely fly will fly more often. People that never fly, will now be able to afford air travel.
Avatar expects to blaze a trail and start a new trend. A seismic shift. One that will have passengers looking up as well as down.
Avatar Airlines won’t just have low fares because of unit costs, but also because the planes will be flying billboards, with marketing opportunities for third parties on everything from the aircraft exterior, to the overhead bins, to the tray tables. No, seriously.
Bottom line
Avatar Airlines is seeking a new CEO. The compensation package leaves a bit to be desired — you have to pay to get the job, and will only be paid if the airline actually launches (which the current management team has been unsuccessful accomplishing in the past 30+ years).
So, who is applying to be CEO of Avatar Airlines?
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