Are you a pilot who is ready to embark on a career journey with the Canadian airline rated highest for customer service, who has an award-winning culture and is recognized as one of the country's top employers?
WestJet Encore's Flightpath program is designed for pilots who have acquired 1,000 hours and are currently completing the MIFR/IATRA written exam. We invite you to create a profile on our Great Jobs site to share your experience and background with us, and once you have completed your written exam, we will review your application for an interview. Following a successful interview, you will be placed in a first officer hiring pool and considered for a future ground school after meeting the first officer qualifications listed below.
Flightpath Selection Process:
- Create a profile and complete the job application on our website www.westjet.com
- Once you have written the MIFR/IATRA exam, we may consider your job application
- If selected, we will schedule an interview
- If successful through the interview process, you will be placed in the hiring pool for WestJet Encore
- We may then extend an offer of employment that is subject to you meeting the minimum qualifications and any other conditions of employment
- A successful interview for Encore's Flightpath program does not constitute an offer of employment or guarantee of employment.
Minimum qualifications to be considered for an interview:
- Airline Transport Pilot License (Transport Canada) or Initial Aeroplane Type Rating (IATRA)
- Valid Transport Canada Group 1 instrument rating
- Valid Transport Canada Class 1 medical certificate
- Minimum 1,000 hours total time to initiate a profile
- Oral and written proficiency in English
- High school diploma
- Valid passport:
- If the passport is issued by a country other than Canada, the following documents are required:
- A valid Canadian permanent resident card
- All visas necessary to operate within WestJet's network
Desirable assets:
- Aviation college or university degree
- Scheduled airline and/or military flight experience
- Glass cockpit and/or FMS experience
- Proficient in a second language
- Internal WestJet and/or WestJet Encore referral
- Current chief pilot or direct supervisor's referral
The following minimum qualifications are required prior to offer of employment:
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Transport Canada Airline Transport Pilot's License (ATPL)
- 1,500 hours total time (fixed-wing preferred)
- 250 hours fixed-wing pilot-in-command time (multi-engine or high performance single engine turbine PIC preferred)
- 250 hours fixed-wing multi-engine time (high performance single engine multi-crew turbine can be included towards your multi-engine experience - for example, PC-12)
- 250 hours multi-crew experience
- Valid Transport Canada Group 1 instrument rating
- Valid Transport Canada Class 1 medical certificate
- Valid passport:
- If the passport is issued by a country other than Canada, the following documents are required:
- A valid Canadian permanent resident card
- All visas necessary to operate within WestJet's network
- Restricted area identification card (RAIC) obtained prior to the completion of initial ground school
- Successful completion of pre-employment alcohol and drug screening test
WestJet is Canada's most preferred airline, operating over one hundred aircraft to destinations in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. We are recognized as a Top Employer in Canada and our more than 10,000 employees work hard to ensure we maintain our position as one of Canada's most respected corporate cultures. With the launch of WestJet Encore, we will continue our steady growth by offering flights and jobs to more cities in Canada.
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest in WestJet. We believe in enriching the lives of everyone in WestJet's world and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you inspire greater creativity and innovation towards reaching new altitudes and meet the qualifications for the position in which you are interested, we welcome you to complete an online application. WestJet is a great place to land - powered by Talent and Growth.
At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. As safety and security is a shared responsibility, it is expected that you will utilize safe work practices to ensure your well-being and the safety of others.
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