The Air Canada OTS thread

[lownslow]

What's the breakdown between express and OTS ?

If you’re asking for the sake of career planning you’ll have to just roll the dice and make an intelligent decision. If you go express, expect to spend a minimum of two years there during which time everything could change. If you plan for OTS it’s anyone’s guess but consider spending your spare time learning French or something.

[dtpilot]

More so if they back to 80% +/-?

Also any OTS care to share when they interviewed for the current ground school? Trying to get timeline...

[daedalusx]

What's the breakdown between express and OTS ?

If you’re asking for the sake of career planning you’ll have to just roll the dice and make an intelligent decision. If you go express, expect to spend a minimum of two years there during which time everything could change. If you plan for OTS it’s anyone’s guess but consider spending your spare time learning French or something.

Not at all. I'm really just curious about the hiring trend since it was heavily skewed toward the Jazz/Express guys on the original PML, then 2017 was almost exclusively OTS, just wondering what's the new baseline on those fall GS as it might be an indicator of what's to come next for 2019, also mostly curious because we're quite overstaffed here at Jazz and hoping that more than a few guys getting to Big Red will help movement for the rest of the pilot group.

[skypirate88]

We were told on my PIT course that the plan was 30 every 3 weeks indefinitely, and that they wanted to be as close to the 80% express ratio as they could be. It was stated very clearly though that the ratio would not be maintained if the integrity of the express schedule was compromised.

The early October class had several express folks. I haven't seen the bios of class that started last week. My class (September) had 14 Jazz I believe, and a handful of GGN and Sky guys as well.

[daedalusx]

We were told on my PIT course that the plan was 30 every 3 weeks indefinitely, and that they wanted to be as close to the 80% express ratio as they could be. It was stated very clearly though that the ratio would not be maintained if the integrity of the express schedule was compromised.

The early October class had several express folks. I haven't seen the bios of class that started last week. My class (September) had 14 Jazz I believe, and a handful of GGN and Sky guys as well.

Good to know. Thanks.

[schnitzel2k3]

Has hiring throttled back a bit for OTS? Seems quiet here.

S.

[Dry Guy]

Looks like still lots of OTS hires in the last class. The class size was only 21 instead of 40 though. Usual mix of military, WestJetters, ex-pats returning, etc.
Nice to see some Georgian 1900 folks after their positions were eliminated.

[schnitzel2k3]

Looks like still lots of OTS hires in the last class. The class size was only 21 instead of 40 though. Usual mix of military, WestJetters, ex-pats returning, etc.
Nice to see some Georgian 1900 folks after their positions were eliminated.

[timeflies]

Looks like still lots of OTS hires in the last class. The class size was only 21 instead of 40 though. Usual mix of military, WestJetters, ex-pats returning, etc.
Nice to see some Georgian 1900 folks after their positions were eliminated.

do you know how come it was only 21 instead of 40 ? looks like things are slowing down :/ .. and curious to know how many guys/girls (&background) on the nov 12 groundschool if someone can give the info...

cheers and good luck to everybody!

[TheStig]

The biographies of new hires usually aren't posted on the internal website for a couple weeks, as has been mentioned several times on this thread hiring is planned to continue indefinitely. Changes to the air regulations and retirements will become the main drivers as existing vacancies are filled. Simulator availability is a factor when deciding how many pilots can be hired a month.

[skypilot69]

For those slotted for the next course(s), when did you interview?

[CitationNation]

Oops

[dtpilot]

For those slotted for the next course(s), when did you interview?

End of May. Calls have gone to guys who interviewed until end of June as well for december 3 and New Year courses.

[landsky]

Friend of mine interviewed mid September and was just called for the Dec 3 course.... coming from Jazz though so kind of unrelated to this thread but thought I’d mention it.

[landshark]

How many days would one be on RES and are you able to bid days off for the days off you have? Sorry may be the wrong thread...

[altiplano]

How many days would one be on RES and are you able to bid days off for the days off you have? Sorry may be the wrong thread...

You get 12.25 days off per month on reserve.

You bid them based on seniority, but it has to fit a pattern, and often that results in seniority not being respected in the bid.

[landshark]

Appreciate that. Thanks

[skypilot69]

For those slotted for the next course(s), when did you interview?

End of May. Calls have gone to guys who interviewed until end of June as well for december 3 and New Year courses.

Right on,
Any idea how far into the future that they fill / have filled courses?

[skypilot69]

For those slotted for the next course(s), when did you interview?

End of May. Calls have gone to guys who interviewed until end of June as well for december 3 and New Year courses.

Right on,
Any idea how far into the future that they fill / have filled courses?

* how far into the new year

[landshark]

Would anybody know the first date in Jan for GS?

[wirez]

Jan 7 and 28 are the next ones.

[JoeyBarton]

Next bid out Dec 4th. Will reflect hiring needs for the next 12 months, most likely to show 300 pilots to be hired in 2019, stay tuned.

[schnitzel2k3]

Next bid out Dec 4th. Will reflect hiring needs for the next 12 months, most likely to show 300 pilots to be hired in 2019, stay tuned.

What happened with the 429+ pilots that were expected to be hired for 2019 hehe?

S.

[Ki-ll]

Next bid out Dec 4th. Will reflect hiring needs for the next 12 months, most likely to show 300 pilots to be hired in 2019, stay tuned.

What happened with the 429+ pilots that were expected to be hired for 2019 hehe?

S.

That must have been the August bid, so they hired 129+ people between now and August?

[schnitzel2k3]

Next bid out Dec 4th. Will reflect hiring needs for the next 12 months, most likely to show 300 pilots to be hired in 2019, stay tuned.

What happened with the 429+ pilots that were expected to be hired for 2019 hehe?

S.

That must have been the August bid, so they hired 129+ people between now and August?

Ahhh zat makes sense ja.

Danke.

S.