Starting Salary In Regional Airlines

[pilot_007_2001]

Wanted to know what is the starting salary at regional airlines/charters in Canada? All help will be appreciated.

[Mr Lover]

salary

Jazz is about 35 000$ / year minimum garantee 75 hours.

[4Stroke]

As of July 1, 2008, first year F/O at Jazz makes $36, 360. 2nd year salary is $42, 420.
cheers,

[pilot_007_2001]

Salary

Thanks a lot Mr Lover and 4Stroke for your contributions.
The salary offered is very less. Maybe it has to do with lots of pilots without jobs.
Even Asian countries offer more , almost equivalent to $60,000.
If one has experience of around 1000 hours on Airbus-320 , where does he stand and are there jobs available right now in Canada?

[clevlandHD]

All airlines in Canada have stopped hiring. Many will let go pilots in the fall...near future is cloudy at best for the industry.

[spencer101]

I believe Westjet is still hiring.

basic salary scale 1st yr 40K 2nd yr 50K 3rd yr 80K.

[pilot_007_2001]

Westjet Website

Thanks clevlandHD and Spencer for your information.

[french_fry]

Air Canada / Jazz will not be hiring, most of the charters either, but plenty of work if you have experience in the turbo prop / corporate market...

[pilot_007_2001]

Experience

I got no experience on Turbo prop's nor charter flights...only experienced on jets and got around 1000 hours with a commercial airlines on Airbus-320's as a first officer.
What are the job prospects for me?

[CanadaRocks]

Sorry, no chance!

[pilot_007_2001]

No Chance

Hey...Canada Rocks...how come no chance?
How can you say that Canada Rocks??
Canada must be having good oppurtunities with airlines around?

[spencer101]

If you only have 1000hrs total time then you have very little chance with any airline in Canada. The minimums tend to be around 4000 - 5000 hrs to get on with Air Canada or Westjet. Unlike the rest of the world you need a large amount of total time to get a f/o position flying something like a 320 or 737.

Sorry if this is bad news for you

[vickers vanguard]

Mr pilot double o seven,

If you've only pushed buttons on what you call Commercial airlines(I hope you don't think that flying a turboprop for hire is not a commercial operation) for a 1000 hours, I don't think you will impress anybody here. further more, since most great Asian Commercial airlines pays more than Jazz and the likes (I'm not saying Jazz's pay scale is good),why would you be interested in getting a flying gig here ?

[pilot_007_2001]

Thanks

Yeah...I do get paid more here in the current job and am fancing getting onto the left seat in a year's time. I am sure that it should help. The only reason I am interested in coming to Canada is because all my family members are out there and even I have a PR and willing to take up a job with lesser pay scale if the future outlook looks good.
I hope so that I am not wrong in my thinking.
Anyways I am not in any immediate hurry and am building up my hours.
Also looking forward to getting Command and build up hours.

[remarkablebean]

Don't want to duplicate, but 1000 hours wont get you the right hand seat on a Porter Q400 - I think they want minimum of 1500 for that.

DEC - 5000 hrs + type rating...

I'd think your A320 gig is best kept to be honest.

P.S. Are you saying that with less than 2,000 hours, you'd get the left hand seat of an A320 in your part of the world or do I need my eyes tested ??????

[Dockjock]

With 1000 total, all jet, all F/O, your experience is like a square peg in a round hole for the canadian market, unfortunately.

Pilots here all start in GA, unlike europe or (evidently) mumbai where there is the opportunity to buy a jet type rating and a job with a large airline. No such path exists in Canada as due to the very large and diverse GA industry (instruction, piston charter, bush, seaplane, turboprop, regional, business jet) most entry level jobs are found there. As a result, airlines like Air Canada, Westjet, Air Transat, Jazz, Sunwing etc have an almost unlimited pool of applicants from those areas, mostly with 4x or 5x the experience you currently possess. Since everyone must run through the initial type training anyway, an existing type rating on the 320 is of little benefit in terms of cost savings to the airline doing the hiring. Combine that with the fact that ZOOM just stopped operating and the industry is slowing down, the possibility is remote to slide right into this area immediately.

If you are committed to living in Canada, it will be 2 steps back to get your foot in the door initially.

[Gooneybird]

Just testing the waters here myself. I'm looking at relocating to Canada. 2000 TT with everything from SE piston to turbo-prop command. What are my chances of making a half decent salary...don't care what I fly BTW?

[Dockjock]

Gooney,
You would have a good chance at a job, particularly if you chose Alberta to start your search. Good pay? That is another story...as you probably can guess.

[remarkablebean]

You'd still need your IMM1000 - the bit of paper to get employed and reside in Canada, and unless the outfit shows they couldn't hire a Canadian - or that a Canadian isn't available for the job, not sure about the chances to be honest.

Given the large pool out there to choose from right now, I personally think it might be difficult.

[pilot_007_2001]

Command Experience

Out of the total flying experience fo 1800 hrs plus, I got 700 hrs as command and for me to be upgraded in command on A-320, I need another 700hrs total time.
I got work permit for Canada and I feel that I should wait till I get 1000 hrs as Command before planning to move.
What do you say? All comments are welcome....thanks to everyone in advance.