Encore Accepting 250-Hour Pilot Applicants


WestJet regional airline Encore is now accepting applications for right seat jobs from commercial pilots with instrument ratings who have a minimum of 250 hours of flight time and at least 100 of it as pilot-in-command. The airline exclusively flies Q400 turboprops on feeder routes all over the country. The job competition was posted on Nov. 8 and expires Dec. 31. Salary details were not included in the posting.
Pilots with more experience will get preference but the minimum requirements are:
250 hours total time
100 hours fixed-wing pilot-in-command time
Valid Transport Canada Group 1 Instrument Rating
Valid Transport Canada Class 1 Medical Certificate
Transport Canada Commercial Pilot’s License (CPL)
Transport Canada Airline Transport Pilot’s License (ATPL) is preferred
Completion of either the IATRA or the SAMRA and SARON.  (Exams must be valid)
Legally entitled to work in Canada
Current valid passport and Canadian Permanent Resident Card if you are not a holder of a Canadian passport
All required visas or travel documents allowing you to freely travel unrestricted
Restricted Area Identification Card (RAIC) obtained prior to the completion of Initial Ground School
Clear police background and criminal record check
Offers of employment are conditional on passing a pre-employment alcohol and drug screening test
Oral and written proficiency in English

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