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mcrit

With the developing pilot shortage, how long will it be before other carriers follow Encores lead and start offering direct entry captain positions?


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TundraTire
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Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:42 am

Encore has been offering that for awhile now, probably directly related to their WAWCON.


I know a guy who went there around a year ago as a DEC.  His class had 6 captains in it.  Only 1 is left there, the other 5 left on their own terms and none went to WJ mainline.


Draw your own conclusions.
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Eric Janson
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Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:31 am

I'm on my 4th company as DEC.

Maybe new in Canada but quite normal in other parts of the world.
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ScudRunner-d95
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Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:08 pm

It's funny I know several people who have gone to Encore or Jazz thinking here is an opportunity. Then to  pull the pin less than a year later to a higher paying or management role at smaller operations who have been gutted by the hiring.


To each their own, but I think this current state of chaos in the hiring departments is an amazing opportunity to find a quality of life balance. If things ain't good leaving is easy these days with plenty of places to go. 
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