Air Canada Jazz
 

Why are Air Canada Jazz hiring requirements "tighter" than regular Air Canada?
Air Canada Jazz requires you to have a Airline Transport Pilot License, while regular Air Canada, just requires you to have a Commercial License.Why is this?
Also... Air Canada Jazz requires you to have have a minimum of 1,500 hours fixed wing flight experience, while regular Air Canada, just a 1000.
Air Canada Jazz requires you to have a 1,000 Pilot In Command, while Air Canada, none. And Air Canada Jazz requires you to have 500Hrs multi-engine, while Air Canada, requires none.

Why is this, is it because regional airlines have a bad record?

-Xavier Lozano

Air Canada seems to be catering to x-military. Most military pilots don't fly too much , but its good quality time- especially the fighter pilots...

-LA

Hr5900
 

I am at 600TT currently and just had a thought - should I try and find a '121' flying job in Canada? Would I be able to get hired at Jazz with 1000TT/100ME and fly for a while and then come back here when I have the 121 mins after HR5900 goes through?

I guess what it boils down to is if I could get hired at Jazz as a low time pilot, if I could get my FAA certificates transferred and obtain a right to work in Canada.

Anyone have experience with this? Any insights on hiring at Jazz?

Thanks!

Converting your FAA certs to canadian is rather simple. Getting the right to work in Canada is the hardest part. Not very familiar with the process, but many times the Canadian government wants you to have a job offer already. The airlines won't touch you without the right to work....sort of a catch 22. If anyone else has any more (and more informed input) please share.

I will start will LOL

1)If you have the right to work in Canada, then 2) you have an uphill battle. Competitive is going to be a lot more than what is here in the states frankly due to lack of options. Most Canadians go overseas to gain hours and return to Canada when they have enough time.

I think you may be thinking Canada=Africa, Random cargo in Africa might hire you with 600. Canada not a chance.

LOL Africa. Good luck. Try not to die too fast.

Plus I'm pretty sure Jazz pays much much more than the US regionals so the competition for a job would be much tougher.

Holy necropost bat man! 2005?!!?:eek: I don't think I had my yet CFI when this thread was started.

If you are from Canada you are welcome to come to America and fly for us. If you are American then Canada won't let you fly for them. This applies to most countries.

I said when I have 1000TT/100ME - similar to what SkyWest's mins were before the HR5900 went into effect.

It was all predicated on the following website I stumbled across:

Pilots needed through Canada immigration to solve looming shortage

If I was a canadian pilot, I would be fighting hard to keep american pilots from coming to Canada, they know we'll drive there wages down.

That link is from 2008! Even back then many Canucks still couldn't get a job back there so i call bs on that article.

I met more Canadians flying down here in the states. Anyone even thinking about this should forget it. If you ain't a Canuck it ain't gonna happen... better off working in the states.

Canada Strong.

Never said they would survive. :D

No sorry, I don't think you would be able to do that. Most people getting hired there have at least 1000 hours mpic, and 3000 TT. With 1000 hours TT, you MAY be able to get a job making 25K a year to fly a King Air. If you're lucky. Most guys up here start out working for a king air or metro outfit on the ramp waiting in line to fill vacant pilot positions. Most people do that rather then flight instruct. However, there are people who go the instructor route as well.


Jazz isn't like another regional in the US, it's payscale is a bit better, as are the working conditions. lots of people hang their hat up there.

In my opinion, Jazz is going to go the way of Comair. SkyRegional is getting the 175s from Air Canada, which will continue their growth. When Jazz's capacity purchass agreement expires, look for Air Canada to tender out almost all of their flying to SkyRegional, Georgian, Bearskin and just about anybody else who wants an in to Air Canada's system by EASILY underbidding them. Air Canada is going the way of US majors - that is, many regionals constantly renegotiating and undercutting eachother. Jazz has priced themselves out of the market, which is sad because they have some really great people there.

What? Did you literally undo your pants, reach up deeep into your anus and pull that totally false statement out? Does not matter where you are from if you have the legal right to work in the other country, but without that right you are unemployable regardless what side of the border you are on....

Are there any American pilots flying at Air Canada, Jazz or WestJet? (Legal right to work or became Canadian via husband/wife, etc)

wow in 2005 I had 0 time! Darn Air Canada Jazz sounds "cool" thought I'd take a look. Nevermind, back to the drawing board.

Plenty. I know of a few that work for WestJet. I myself was planning on working for them but didn't want to leave the US. If you apply, you can get landed immigrant status. Now, this was in 2005 but things may have gotten a little difficult by now.

Tell me you're kidding?! Did you honestly have a chance with WestJet? Or are you saying that like, "I was planning to be an astronaut, but decided not to go afterall."

There was a Captain at PSA a couple years back that married a Canadian and went to work at Westjet.
The immigration laws are very similar. Except if you are a refugee, Canada lets anyone in under that law. Anyone.