We’re proud to share some of Air Canada’s most recent recognition: As a team of ambassadors for Canada and Air Canada, through your passion for service excellence you will deliver unforgettable customer experiences every time we fly. The world needs more Canada, and we are proud to share the qualities that make our country great with our customers: empathy and warmth delivered with care and class. Every trip is special, and that starts and ends with attracting the best people to our team. You will be a brand ambassador for Air Canada, helping us shape the next chapter of our 80-year story. You will play a critical role in helping take us from the Best Airline in North America to becoming a top-10 Global Airline. Have you ever dreamt of travelling the world? Of being part of an industry-leading team striving to reach new heights? Of graciously welcoming and hosting over 40 million customers annually as they embark on memorable, and life-changing travels? Of proudly representing Canada on the world stage? I think for the majority of us, even after many years on the job, there is still tingle of excitement when the take-off thrust is set, confirming, "We are going flying!" Again, everyone sticks to the script as we begin the takeoff roll. Finally, a "cleared for takeoff" is read back to the control tower.
Taxiing to the active runway entails more checks.
Push back commences with everything abiding to standard operating procedures. Ramp checks, fuel checks, and inputting the flight plan into the onboard computers are all part of the job description. Walk-arounds, log book checks, and briefings to the flight attendants are just a few of the many things transpiring as we ready for an on-time departure. Then it’s off to the gate and we settle into the flight deck. Sometimes a quick call to flight dispatch located off airport premises is warranted to check on changing weather conditions and ride reports. We print the flight plan along with the many pertinent weather charts. Undoubtedly, the number one question heard is, "where are you off to?" Answers range from a fifteen-hour polar Hong Kong flight, to a short trip over to Ottawa. Pilots typically begin their career as a First Officer on domestic aircraft or as a Relief Pilot on long-range, international flights.Ĭheck-in is one hour and 15 minutes prior to departure but I try to show up a little early as it is certain I will bump into some colleagues at flight planning. Base preferences are awarded by seniority, so pilots must be willing to relocate as assigned. Air Canada pilots operate out of one of our four crew bases: Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg or Vancouver. Reserve duty, in which the pilot is "on call", may also be assigned. A day's work may vary from a long-range international flight to a sequence of shorter domestic flights. While the typical work month consists of approximately 80 hours of flying, pilots spend many additional hours on such ground duties as preparing flight plans, readying the aircraft for departure, and completing post-flight reports.
Whether a Captain, a First Officer or Relief Pilot, an Air Canada pilot's number one priority is to conduct each flight safely, with due consideration to passenger comfort and on-time performance.
For more than 70 years, Air Canada pilots have been connecting Canada and the world. The men and women piloting innovative new aircraft like the Boeing 777 are part of a tradition that goes back to our first gleaming silver Lockheed 10A Electra. Each Air Canada pilot is part of the company's proud history of commercial aviation.
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