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Dash 8 First Officer – Permanent (NTR Welcome)
✈️ Step into the Right Seat of the Dash 8
Join the flight deck as a First Officer on the De Havilland Dash 8. This is a permanent position with type training provided for non-type-rated pilots, offering a strong pathway to multi-crew turbine experience.
🧭 What you’ll do
- Operate as First Officer alongside the Captain, in compliance with SOPs and CARs.
- Lead thorough preflight planning: weather, NOTAMs, fuel, W&B, and performance calculations.
- Execute IFR procedures with disciplined multi-crew coordination and CRM.
- Manage checklists, monitor aircraft systems, and maintain strong flight watch and situational awareness.
- Support safe ground operations, including de/anti-icing coordination and efficient turnarounds.
- Uphold a safety-first culture and deliver professional, customer-focused service.
🧰 Minimum requirements
- Total Time: 1,500 hours
- IFR Time: 500 hours
- Licences: IATRA, IR, ME
- Open to Licence Holders: TCCA
- Medical: Class 1
- Language Proficiency: ICAO ELP Level 4 or higher
- Travel & Security: Valid passport; eligible to obtain and maintain a RAIC; able to travel to/from the United States without restrictions; no Transport Canada violations or suspensions
Non-type-rated applicants are welcome — Dash 8 type training provided.
🌟 Preferred experience
- Current/previous Dash 8 or other turboprop/jet type rating
- Multi-crew, multi-engine, and IFR experience
- Turbine time in 703/704/705 or military operations
- Flight Instructor candidates considered with 1,000+ hours total time
🌱 Why you’ll love flying here
- Structured Dash 8 training program with mentorship and recurrent support
- Safety-first culture and a collaborative, professional flight deck
- Opportunity to build multi-crew turbine time and progress your career
📨 How to apply
Please submit an application including:
- Resume with flight time breakdown (PIC, SIC, IFR, multi-engine, turbine)
- Copies of licences (TCCA), Class 1 medical, and ICAO ELP
- Passport details and proof of RAIC eligibility
- Availability date and preferred base (if applicable)
We appreciate all applications; only those selected for further steps will be contacted.

