About Mountain Air Cargo

Mountain Air Cargo is a cargo airline based in the United States. In timetables it appears as C2; in flight plans as MTN. Aircraft types in the fleet include the ATR 42-300F, ATR 42-320F, ATR 72-200F, ATR 72-600F and Cessna 408 SkyCourier.

There is a direct-entry route for first officers and captains. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. The requirements listed on this page cover licence, flying hours, medical certificate and right to work. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.

The five phases

Where to train for Mountain Air Cargo

Mountain Air Cargo at a glance

IATA / ICAO

C2 / MTN1

Country

United States

Fleet

ATR 42-300F, ATR 42-320F, ATR 72-200F, ATR 72-600F, Cessna 408 SkyCourier1

Direct entry

First officers, Captains3

What does Mountain Air Cargo ask of pilots?

Licence

ATR captain: ATP certificate multi-engine land; ATR first officer: commercial or restricted ATP multi-engine land (ATP-CTP provided for new hires); C208 and C408: commercial pilot certificate3

Hours

ATR captain: 2,500 TT, 500 PIC, 1,000 MEL, 300 turbine/turboprop; ATR first officer: 1,500 TT (or R-ATP minimums), 500 PIC, 50 MEL; C208 captain: 1,200 TT, 500 PIC3

Medical

First class medical (ATR and SIC positions); second class for C208 captain, first class for international and some Florida bases3

Right to work

US citizen or US work authorisation; current passport3

1. 1Mountain Air Cargo (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Mountain Air Cargo homepage · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Pilot careers | Mountain Air Cargo · accessed 11 Oct 2026
4. 4FedEx Purple Runway, Mountain Air Cargo · accessed 11 Oct 2026
5. 5FedEx Purple Runway · accessed 11 Oct 2026