Air Georgian and Air Canada partner up for cadet pilot program
Program offers innovative cadet pilot hiring and training collaboration
The partnership between Air Georgian and Air Canada aims to entice young individuals towards a career in commercial aviation.
Air Georgian and Air Canada announced a unique cadet pilot hiring program for high-achieving Canadian youth.
The cadet pilot program is designed to encourage young men and women to consider careers in commercial aviation by assisting them with pilot training and offering them a clearer path to rewarding employment opportunities.
Candidates must be high school graduates with a strong academic record and have demonstrated leadership ability at school and in their community.
Eligible cadet pilot candidates will be selected by Air Georgian with the assistance of Air Canada. They will then receive two conditional offers of employment.
The first offer, from Air Georgian, will be conditional upon successful completion of both a 50-week, student-funded, cadet pilot training program at Flight Safety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, where they obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence and a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating from Flight Safety Academy and Air Georgian-funded training at Flight Safety International in Toronto.
The second offer of employment, from Air Canada, is contingent upon successful training and employment as a cadet pilot with Air Georgian for a minimum of four years as well as on meeting certain employment standards at Air Canada.
“We are very excited about our Cadet Program partnership with Air Canada,” says Air Georgian President Eric Edmondson. “This program will help both Air Georgian and Air Canada attract, train and employ the best and the brightest youth in Canada in a very challenging and rewarding career.”
“This is an innovative program designed to address our need for highly skilled labour, while offering some bright and enthusiastic young Canadians a clear school-to-work transition option,” explains Edmondson. “This partnership with Air Canada is the result of a number of years of working closely together transitioning pilots and specifically Captains from their first airline job at Air Georgian into a career position at Air Canada.”
“This partnership represents a single stream of recruitment and retention programs offered under Air Georgian’s “One Regional” program. Other streams include a highly successful mentorship program through a partnership with Seneca College, as well as other retention programs,” adds Edmondson.
“Air Canada is pleased to partner with Air Georgian on this innovative program,” says Air Canada Flight Operations Senior Director Captain Rick Allen. “This program gives high achieving young Canadians an opportunity to develop their skills and find fulfilling careers in the challenging world of commercial aviation.”
“Both carriers will benefit from the ability to attract top talent while customers will gain assurance from the knowledge our pilots are selected from among the best candidates who will receive intensive preparation through the program’s carefully-guided training regime with its emphasis on safety,” adds Allen.
Flight Safety International was chosen by Air Canada and Air Georgian to provide the initial training because it is the world’s leading aviation training company.
The Flight Safety Academy at Vero Beach is a world class facility where the instruction and equipment used are second to none.
“We are very confident that the Flight Safety Academy will provide the highest calibre training to our future pilots. Flying conditions are excellent at Vero Beach with clear weather most of the year and their staff is highly professional,” says Air Georgian Flight Operations Vice President Captain Daniel Bockner.
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It’s funny that if you get selected, you still have to cough up $60,000USD. Why don’t they post “Pay $60,000 and we’ll make you a pilot!!!” Also, you’d be flying with Air Georgian, which make below 20000 to start. If you have 60K to throw away, I say invest it. Air Canada/Air Georgian should provide the money for the course. This proves the fact that only the rich can do whatever they want, while the poor can never get ahead.