Pilot – Career Portal for Air Canada Express Pilots (exclusively for candidates who are Air Canada Express pilots)

Pilot – Career Portal for Air Canada Express Pilots (exclusively for candidates who are Air Canada Express pilots)

This job posting is exclusively for pilots currently working for our Air Canada Express carrier (Jazz Aviation LP) who wish to apply for a pilot position at Air Canada. If you are not already employed by one of these companies, please apply for the pilot position (exclusively for candidates who are not Air Canada Express pilots) [38766].

Joining Air Canada means becoming part of an iconic Canadian symbol recently ranked best airline in North America. Launch your career by joining our diverse and dynamic team at the forefront of passenger air transport.

The top priority of an Air Canada pilot, whether captain, first officer, or relief pilot, is to ensure every flight is safe, while ensuring passenger comfort and punctuality.

A typical month of work for a pilot involves approximately 80 flight hours, as well as other hours dedicated to ground tasks such as flight plan preparation, aircraft preparation for departure, and post-flight reports. A workday can range from a long international flight to a series of short domestic flights. Pilots may also be assigned a reserve period during which they are "on call".

Air Canada pilots are based at one of our four bases: Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Priority for base assignment is given to pilots with the most seniority; therefore, one must be ready to relocate if necessary. Usually, pilots begin their career as first officers on domestic routes or as relief pilots on long-haul international routes.

Qualifications

To become an Air Canada pilot, you must meet certain basic requirements:

• 2,000 hours of fixed-wing aircraft flight time
• Ability to meet Air Canada and Transport Canada medical and visual acuity requirements to obtain a Category 1 medical certificate
• Holding a Canadian airline transport pilot licence, multi-engine aeroplane instrument rating – Group 1
• Canadian passport
• Eligibility to obtain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC)
• Eligibility to work in Canada and travel without restriction throughout Air Canada's network. Obtaining permits, visas, or other authorizations that may be required (sole responsibility of candidates applying for this position)

The number of applying pilots is much higher than the number of available positions; therefore, we give preference to candidates whose qualifications exceed the basic requirements. Desirable additional qualifications include, among others, the following:

• Degree from a college or university obtained following a three- or four-year program of study.
• College diploma in aviation.
• At least two years of flight experience with the Air Canada Express carrier for which you currently work
• Commercial or military flight experience.
• Flight experience in a multi-crew jet or turboprop aircraft.

Diversity and inclusion

Air Canada is resolutely committed to diversity and inclusion, and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding work environment that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to the success of our Company.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals to build a diverse workforce representative of the diversity of our customers and the communities where we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest. However, we will only communicate with candidates selected for the next steps of the process.

We are aware that third-party companies offer coaching programs targeting questions asked to pilots in Air Canada interviews. Please note that Air Canada does not endorse any of the agencies preparing candidates for our interviews. We easily distinguish candidates who appear for interview with answers prepared by such agencies and evaluate their candidacy accordingly. We regularly change interview questions. Canned answers will likely earn you a poor evaluation of your aptitude for a pilot position at Air Canada.