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Whether a Captain, a First Officer or Relief Pilot, an Air Canada pilot's number one priority is to conduct each flight safely with due consideration to passenger comfort and on-time performance.

While the typical work month consists of approximately 80 hours of flying, pilots spend many additional hours on such ground duties as preparing flight plans, readying the aircraft for departure, and completing post-flight reports. A day's work may vary from a long-range international flight to a sequence of shorter domestic flights. Reserve duty, in which the pilot is "on call", may also be assigned.

Air Canada pilots operate out of one of the four crew bases: Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg or Vancouver. Base preferences are awarded in seniority so pilots must be willing to relocate as assigned. Pilots typically begin their career as a First Officer on domestic aircraft or as a Relief Pilot on long-range, international flights


Qualifications
To fly for Air Canada, pilots must meet certain basic requirements:

-1000 hours of fixed wing flying time
-Completion of schooling to the university entrance level. Ability to pass the --Air Canada and Transport Canada medical and visual acuity requirements for a Category 1 medical certificate.
-Canadian Commercial Pilot licence, current Instrument Rating and Multi-Engine endorsement.
-Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.


Pilot applications far exceed job vacancies, so preference is given to candidates with qualifications beyond the basic requirements. Examples of desirable additional qualifications include, but are not limited to:

-Canadian Airline Transport Pilot licence
-University degree or college diploma
-Aviation College diploma
-Military or commercial flight experience
-Jet and/or glass cockpit experience
-Additional language(s)
Takeoffs are optional; landings are mandatory.
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maratimejet

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Is jazz hiring too? Also, do you work with Air Canada?

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Yes they are. 44 new pilots per month to fill up the cockpit of the new E190s, E175s and CRJ-705s. No, im a piloting student aiming for Air Canada one day... once I get those bloody hours.
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Good Luck! Hopefully it will all go well!
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Yes they are. 44 new pilots per month to fill up the cockpit of the new E190s, E175s and CRJ-705s. No, im a piloting student aiming for Air Canada one day... once I get those bloody hours.

1,000 hours, easy man, run a drug flight every day Mexico to Canada you will have the hours up in a month :) :D :D

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Somehow.........I get the feeling the government might not accept those hours, only an application to jail........jk
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maratimejet

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Salomon, where are you doing your traning?

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Its called C.Q.F.A. --> Centre Québécois de Formation Aéronautique

Are u also training maratimejet? By ure name, I would guess your from the Maritimes? Military training?
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I'm still deciding, and yes I am from the maratimes, and here pretty much the only choice is the military, after I graduate I will decide.

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Anyone know what is the process of transferring an FAA license to a Canadian one? I'm a Canadian citizen currently living and building time/ratings in the US, and I've always considered this as an option.
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1,000 hours is the requirement to APPLY.

I heard that they won't touch you till you have at least 4,000.

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It also mostly depends of your background: gone to the university, trained with army...
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