Air Canada Interviews

[Spruce Moose]

What companies have some of the recent new hires come from? Is it a good mix or a large number of CMA/GGN? Just a low-ish time guy trying to figure out his next move!

[HavaJava]

I've heard a rumour that Jazz pilots have been blacklisted from the hiring process. I quick look at the new hire bios seems to confirm that. Anyone know the reasoning behind this? I seem to remember it was due to some sort of argument between ACPA and AC...or was it Jazz and AC?

[groundtoflightdeck]

Borek and First Air seem to show up consistently.

[~Hollywood~]

What companies have some of the recent new hires come from? Is it a good mix or a large number of CMA/GGN? Just a low-ish time guy trying to figure out his next move!

I know that this June groundschool of 10 had 3 GGN folk in it.

6 777rp, 4 emb

[BlueSkies12]

The rumour that AC doesn't hire Jazz guys is huge in general aviation, it's not true. I have two co-workers who have done interviews in the last month and I myself did a medical last week.

[HavaJava]

The rumour that AC doesn't hire Jazz guys is huge in general aviation, it's not true. I have two co-workers who have done interviews in the last month and I myself did a medical last week.

I didn't say they're not interviewing Jazz pilots...I said they're not hiring Jazz pilots. (I really do wish you good luck BlueSkies though...I'd hate to see someone at a disadvantage just because they went to Jazz)

The lack of Jazz pilots on the last few ground schools this year has been glaring.

There were two Jazz pilots hired in the first ground school of this hiring wave and I understand they were left over from the last pool of candidates. Of the last 6 ground schools (approximately 60 new hires) there were zero Jazz pilots. I would be shocked if the Air Canada resume pool of qualified applicants was not made up of at least 20% Jazz pilots so where are the Jazz new hires??? There's another ground school in July so I guess we'll see if there is another lack of Jazzers.

I'd hate to see Air Canada shunning Jazz for some bigger reason and denying individual Jazz pilots an opportunity to come to the airline that many have been working so hard to get to.

[Tiny Tyke]

A significant number of Jazz guys that are willing to move to AC either do not have the Large MPIC turbine or do not want to start at the bottom of a seniority list. The preference would be to go to WJ if they are going to make a move so they don't have to give up as much quality of life.

[HavaJava]

A significant number of Jazz guys that are willing to move to AC either do not have the Large MPIC turbine or do not want to start at the bottom of a seniority list. The preference would be to go to WJ if they are going to make a move so they don't have to give up as much quality of life.

I'm not saying that Air Canada is the be-all-end-all for every Jazz pilot or that every Jazz pilot has the qualifications that Air Canada is looking for. All I'm saying is that something has changed since the last hiring wave where approximately 1/3rd of new hires were ex-Jazz and now zero, nada, zilch!

[BlueSkies12]

I guess you can't argue with the numbers. I was just pointing out that Jazz guys have been getting interviews and I don't think AC would waste time interviewing someone who they weren't willing to hire. In my case, I don't think they'd pay to put someone through a medical who they weren't willing to hire. I'm based out west where style of life is more important to most people, a lot of guys I talk to don't want to work at AC... But I do so hopefully I hear something soon, haha.

[yycflyguy]

Westjet calls Jazz their "academy"!

[bcflyer]

A significant number of Jazz guys that are willing to move to AC either do not have the Large MPIC turbine or do not want to start at the bottom of a seniority list. The preference would be to go to WJ if they are going to make a move so they don't have to give up as much quality of life.

There is no requirement for Large MPIC turbine to be hired at AC. I have 0 Large MPIC tubine time yet here is am at AC. (I spent 8 yrs at Jazz) There have been people hired who have never even flown a large turbine.

[Tiny Tyke]

^ ^ ^ ^ Fair enough. But most people that have been interviewed at AC are Captains at their current company. Others have internal help..???

[onspeed]

The first air guys a lot of them had pic above 125

[flyinhigh]

Westjet calls Jazz their "academy"!

HAHA, is this something new.. jk

[loadshed]

Lots of Jazz guys who interviewed at AC over the past 6 months have the PIC time over 12,5. - Just to put that one to rest.

[BlueSkies12]

Any word on when the next groundschool is? Anxiously awaiting a date.

[F-16]

July 25...

should be 2 in August.

Good Luck

[groundtoflightdeck]

Hearing rumors of some pretty good sized classes all the way to the new year.

[FL020]

Anyone get a call for the 25th course??

[BE02]

My guess is that the July 25 ground school is full as I know the calls went out about 2 weeks ago...

[BlueSkies12]

Just got a call for July 23rd! Pretty excited!

[FL020]

i would eat my shirt if a course started on a saturday..........

[BlueSkies12]

Yeah, you're right. Must be the 25th. Keep your shirt on.

[Cubester]

One month since the "viewing". No letter nor phone call, has anyone had to call them to see if they passed the first round? Did I blow it that bad that they won't send a PFO?

Cube

[bcflyer]

Just relax. 30 days is a drop in the bucket. It took them 4 months to let me know.