TSC- This school will take you to the Airlines
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:58 am
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Everything ever worth having in life doesn't come without a lot of effort. Otherwise everyone else would already have it. You go work two jobs just to pay for flight training. You go to university/college and study all those courses needed to acquire your degree. Then after all that is done, you now still have to figure this whole flight training out.
For most of the people I meet, the school portion was the easiest part. The struggle was understanding and developing your skills each step of the way as a pilot. You had to learn navigation, meteorology, systems, crosswind landings, and pass all those damn TC exams. Now that you're finally done basic training whew! You still have to find a job. For myself it took me 2 years after school to even get my first flying flying job. I networked and applied like everyday. Now after 10 years in the business of flying and looking back I wish I had a mentor. Someone to show me a few shortcuts that with a bit of luck, if worked, would save me a few years.
The path of least resistance. Just like water easily flowing down a hill or making friends easily with people you click with. I highly suggest start with your end goal of airline A and working your way back to see if they are affiliated with certain schools/companies. TI have compiled a list of Colleges/Universities and Aviation Companies that have a pilot pathway program in Canada.
The following flying schools offer the path of least resistance to the regionals/major airlines:
Collège Air Richelieu
Algonquin College
Centre québécois de formation aéronautique at Cégep de Chicoutimi
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Confederation College
Mount Royal University
Ottawa Aviation Services
Okanagan College
Sault College (Direct entry to Jazz)
Seneca College (Direct entry to Jazz or Sunwing)
University of Waterloo (Direct entry to Jazz or Sunwing)
Western University
Air Cadet League of Canada (Direct entry to Jazz)
Bearskin Airlines (Direct entry to Jazz)
Wasaya Airways (Direct entry to Jazz)
Westjet Encore (Flowthrough guaranteed to Westjet Mainline)
Jazz Aviation (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Sky Regional (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Air Georgian (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Note: You can now build seniority at Jazz with your current operator to then use if successful in passing the Jazz interview standards.
If I have missed anything in this list feel free to add below.
Everything ever worth having in life doesn't come without a lot of effort. Otherwise everyone else would already have it. You go work two jobs just to pay for flight training. You go to university/college and study all those courses needed to acquire your degree. Then after all that is done, you now still have to figure this whole flight training out.
For most of the people I meet, the school portion was the easiest part. The struggle was understanding and developing your skills each step of the way as a pilot. You had to learn navigation, meteorology, systems, crosswind landings, and pass all those damn TC exams. Now that you're finally done basic training whew! You still have to find a job. For myself it took me 2 years after school to even get my first flying flying job. I networked and applied like everyday. Now after 10 years in the business of flying and looking back I wish I had a mentor. Someone to show me a few shortcuts that with a bit of luck, if worked, would save me a few years.
The path of least resistance. Just like water easily flowing down a hill or making friends easily with people you click with. I highly suggest start with your end goal of airline A and working your way back to see if they are affiliated with certain schools/companies. TI have compiled a list of Colleges/Universities and Aviation Companies that have a pilot pathway program in Canada.
The following flying schools offer the path of least resistance to the regionals/major airlines:
Collège Air Richelieu
Algonquin College
Centre québécois de formation aéronautique at Cégep de Chicoutimi
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Confederation College
Mount Royal University
Ottawa Aviation Services
Okanagan College
Sault College (Direct entry to Jazz)
Seneca College (Direct entry to Jazz or Sunwing)
University of Waterloo (Direct entry to Jazz or Sunwing)
Western University
Air Cadet League of Canada (Direct entry to Jazz)
Bearskin Airlines (Direct entry to Jazz)
Wasaya Airways (Direct entry to Jazz)
Westjet Encore (Flowthrough guaranteed to Westjet Mainline)
Jazz Aviation (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Sky Regional (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Air Georgian (Flowthrough to Air Canada Mainline)
Note: You can now build seniority at Jazz with your current operator to then use if successful in passing the Jazz interview standards.
If I have missed anything in this list feel free to add below.
). Currently, i'm finishing my College Diploma in accounting/managment. I'm planning to start an integrated ATPL Program with Collège Air Richelieu, since i live in Québec and they just joined the Jazz Pathways Program, but i'll only be able to start in September 2019. Since the program lasts between 18 and 24 months, i guess i'll be done by 2021/2022, and jeez... that's a LONG TIME. Thus, i have a few questions because it seems like everything changes so fast in the aviation industry and i'm a bit worried... 
