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Application and screening
About Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines is a full-service and regional airline based in Canada. Its airline codes are PD (IATA) and POE (ICAO). Porter Airlines operates from Ottawa (YOW), Toronto Billy Bishop (YTZ) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ). The fleet includes the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and Embraer E195-E2.
The link to its careers website is in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers licence, flying hours, education and right to work. This page sets out the selection in 4 stages.
The four phases
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Introductory interviewPractise this phase
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Management interviewPractise this phase
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Offer and references
Where to train for Porter Airlines
2 flight schools have a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Cygnet Aviation AcademyKingston, Canada · Destination Porter: Cadet ProgramCadet programme partnerAccording to the school
Select Aviation (Richcopter)Gatineau, Canada · Porter Airlines Pilot Mentoring ProgramRecruitment partnerAccording to the school
Porter Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- PD / POE1
- Country
- Canada
- Hubs
- Ottawa (YOW), Toronto Billy Bishop (YTZ), Toronto Pearson (YYZ)1
- Fleet
- De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, Embraer E195-E21
What does Porter Airlines ask of pilots?
- Licence
- First Officer: Transport Canada ATPL, or SAMRA and SARON exams completed; Direct Entry Captain: ATPL3
- Hours
- First Officer: minimum 1,500 hours total time; Direct Entry Captain Dash 8: minimum 2,500 hours total time3
- Education
- Aviation college or university degree is an asset3
- Right to work
- Legal ability to work in Canada; valid Canadian passport, or international passport with a valid US crewmember visa (C-1/D)3
- 1Porter Airlines (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Careers | Porter Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Porter Airlines careers: Pilots · accessed 11 Oct 2026
