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Operator Classification
Operator name: WestJet
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: North America
Country: Canada
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from:
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 yearly
Currency: Canadian $
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 80hrs/month
(click here to use the currency converter)  
Addtional notes: 50% extra for each hour over 80hrs/month.    
 
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Fleet
 B737B737
Rank
 CPTFO
Year
  
12
9580
4950
11
200,340
10
196,396
111,955
9
193,516
110,292
8
186,864
108,595
7
180,096
107,520
6
173,414
103,852
5
166,588
99,331
4
156,988
86,390
3
152,373
79,324
2
147,523
63,331
1
142,636
58,435
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

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Capt top
Capt base
FO top
FO base
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
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Capt $3.40 Dom $5.50 Int
31/Aug/19
FO $3.40 Dom $5.50 Int
31/Aug/19
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
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Conditions
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Roster
Leave
Staff travel
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
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  Current Situation:  
Company bought by Onex Corporation, private equity firm, for $3.7 billion USD 21/May/19
   
  Outlook:  
Further network cuts, around 1000 employees will be stood down through combination of furloughs, temporary layoffs and unpaid leaves. Hiring freeze. 14/Feb/21
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Negative   14/Feb/21
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
     
  FO  
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
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Fleet
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  Current:  
13x 737-600, 52x 737-700, 39x 737-800, 6x 787-9. Fleet of B767-300 will be phased out 30/Jul/20
     
  Orders:  
13x B737MAX-8 and ca 25x B737MAX-7   30/Jul/20
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
www.westjet.com   4/Aug/05
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://career4.successfactors.com/career?company=WestJet   14/Mar/16
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
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