JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 20, 2026
Captain - Air Transport
Great North Airlines
Various locations
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- Location
- Various locations
- Salary
- $131.50 hourly
Full job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Instruct student pilots in procedures and techniques of flying aircraft and in ground-school subjects such as navigation, radio procedures and flying regulations
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
- Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- Train licenced pilots for additional certification
- Train and prepare pilots for examination
- Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
- Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
- Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
- Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
- Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
- Prepare flight evaluation reports
Supervision
- 3-4 people
- 1 to 2 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
- Airline Pilot Transport Licence - fixed wing
- Flight instrument rating
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Visual Flight Rating
- Multi-instrument Flight Rating
- Landplane and Seaplane Endorsements
Experience and specialization
Flight instructor ratings
- Airplane
Additional information
Security and safety
- Airport security clearance
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Parking paid by employer
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel internationally
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Travel insurance