The Air Canada OTS thread

[infiniteregulus]

Soooo, are there no courses running over the summer? Been pretty quiet lately

[jpilot77]

No courses till the fall is what I've heard from numerous sources.

[jimmy24]

Next tentative course date is for September 4th, with 60-100 more pilots to be hired before the end of this year.

[infiniteregulus]

Nice!

[dashtrash1]

Just a rumour, but I heard from someone in the training dept about there being a potential July course.

[Spruce Moose]

Is it too early to gauge how many will be hired next year?

[AllClutch]

~235 off the last equipment bid. Could be a few more depending on how they roll out the 737 FO spots

[Elessar_44]

July course rumour is true, I was offered a spot for July 17. Very excited! Unexpected too haha

[Maple_30]

~235 off the last equipment bid. Could be a few more depending on how they roll out the 737 FO spots

Wow! That would mean ~350 opened spots from now to the end of 2018?

[groundpilot]

July course rumour is true, I was offered a spot for July 17. Very excited! Unexpected too haha

Nice!

Congratulations!

[dashtrash1]

July course rumour is true, I was offered a spot for July 17. Very excited! Unexpected too haha

Congrats! If you don't mind me asking, are you OTS or off a PML?

[AllClutch]

~235 off the last equipment bid. Could be a few more depending on how they roll out the 737 FO spots

Wow! That would mean ~350 opened spots from now to the end of 2018?

A bid is a 12 month snapshot. 235 for next June.

[arcadia]

Allclutch,

Are you currently Mainline, or still Jazz?

[Elessar_44]

July course rumour is true, I was offered a spot for July 17. Very excited! Unexpected too haha

Congrats! If you don't mind me asking, are you OTS or off a PML?

I am an OTS hire. I also interviewed back in 2011 and was turned down, so it goes to show you to never give up!

[dannyjet]

Quick question, all this movement going on is for those who managed to submit their online application when the vacancy was open in the careers section at AC's website several months ago if not last year, correct?

I've been checking it for the past few months and have yet to see open pilot vacancies. I fly abroad so sometimes I let a month or so go by without checking and it seems there is no option to be notified by email, unfortunately.

Along with my previous question, any idea when these will open again? Thank you.

[altiplano]

Quick question, all this movement going on is for those who managed to submit their online application when the vacancy was open in the careers section at AC's website several months ago if not last year, correct?

I've been checking it for the past few months and have yet to see open pilot vacancies. I fly abroad so sometimes I let a month or so go by without checking and it seems there is no option to be notified by email, unfortunately.

Along with my previous question, any idea when these will open again? Thank you.

If I recall correctly, you can create an online profile and have the system notify you when the application window opens. Not sure though if that's still the case...

I heard they have had some new hire screenings coming through at the medical office... must be getting ready to ramp up courses again soon.

[CAL]

just following on that last post
is there any hiring going on?
Nothing is posted on the careers?
Does this mean they still hire quietly via internal references etc?
How important are the internal refs?
thanks!

[infiniteregulus]

Quietly could be interchanged with PML

[CAL]

ah yes......

[garfield]

I don't think internal references help in any ways, I know people who their parents where pilots at big red and it never helped at all. But references will help you big time at Transat and Sunwing.

PML should dry out anytime soon, when feeders are gonna start to park their planes.