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JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 20, 2026

Captain - Air Transport

Great North Airlines

Various locations

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Job details

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