Andrew Gardiner
Line Operations Manager at WESTJET ENCORE LTD. INC- Claim this Profile
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French Limited working proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Credentials
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Current type rating on CRJ200/700/900
Transport Canada and FAA
Experience
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WESTJET ENCORE LTD. INC
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1 - 100 Employee
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Line Operations Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
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WestJet
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Canada
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Line Training Captain, Simulator and ground Instructor, and ACP, DeHavilland Q400
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Dec 2016 - Present
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Suncor Energy
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India
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Solar Electric Power Generation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Chief Pilot CRJ
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Mar 2012 - Nov 2016
Assist the Chief Pilot with day to day operational management tasks including extensive technical writing, CRJ technical expertise, online training development, cockpit document development and management. Acted as a team leader with up to six pilots directly reporting. Responsible for delivering high quality training for company pilots both in simulator and aircraft.
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Pilot
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Jan 2009 - Mar 2012
Line pilot on CRJ 200/900 aircraft corporate shuttle operation. Developed and maintained various cockpit resources such as SOP's and checklists, performance charts and flight manuals. Acted as training captain and base check captain.
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Bombardier Aerospace
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Netherlands
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Business Consulting and Services
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Training Captain, Customer Liaison pilot
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Sep 2007 - Dec 2008
Acted as a link point between both airline and corporate owners of CRJ 200/700/900 aircraft and Bombardier Aerospace. Responsible for answering technical requests from flight operations departments worldwide. Other duties included production flight test of new aircraft and Training Captain duties with customer operations for both airlines and business jets. Also conducted extensive simulator and classroom instruction.
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Instructor/Lead Instructor
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Feb 2001 - Sep 2007
Provided initial type rating and recurrent training instruction to pilots from around the world. Duties included classroom, simulator and in aircraft training as well as technical expertise to support entry into service of all variants of the Canadair Regional Jet. Worked as a pilot on the production test flight team and moved aircraft around the world. Static and inflight demonstrations of new and pre-owned aircraft were conducted to support sales teams. As a primary pilot on the Challenger 850 business jet program, I was involved with all facets of the business jet customer experience. I worked with sales and conducted demonstrations, test flew completed aircraft, coordinated and delivered pilot training in simulator and aircraft, and aided customers with flight operations technical support to ensure a safe entry into service. Show less
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PLUNA Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A.
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Start up support Training Captain
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Apr 2008 - May 2008
Worked within the scope of my role as a Bombardier Customer Liaison Pilot to support the entry into service of the CRJ 900 aircraft as a member of the support team. Duties included in aircraft training events as well as line flying. Worked within the scope of my role as a Bombardier Customer Liaison Pilot to support the entry into service of the CRJ 900 aircraft as a member of the support team. Duties included in aircraft training events as well as line flying.
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Libyan Airlines
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Libya
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Airlines and Aviation
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400 - 500 Employee
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Start up Support Training Captain
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Jan 2008 - Feb 2008
Worked within the scope of my role as a Bombardier Customer Liaison Pilot to support the entry into service of the CRJ 900 aircraft as a member of the support team. Duties included line flying, pilot evaluation and flight operations support. Worked within the scope of my role as a Bombardier Customer Liaison Pilot to support the entry into service of the CRJ 900 aircraft as a member of the support team. Duties included line flying, pilot evaluation and flight operations support.
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Linfox
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Support Pilot
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2007 - 2007
Acted as Training Captain and check airman supporting entry into service of a Challenger 850 aircraft. Worked with the flight department to provide technical information and develop supporting documentation for the operation. Acted as Training Captain and check airman supporting entry into service of a Challenger 850 aircraft. Worked with the flight department to provide technical information and develop supporting documentation for the operation.
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Wasaya Airways LP
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Canada
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Airlines and Aviation
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100 - 200 Employee
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Pilot
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1995 - 2001
Training Captain on Beech 1900, Beech 200, Pilatus PC12 and Cessna Caravan. HS748 first officer. Acted as primary trainer and developed manuals and procedures associated with entry into service of the PC12. Training Captain on Beech 1900, Beech 200, Pilatus PC12 and Cessna Caravan. HS748 first officer. Acted as primary trainer and developed manuals and procedures associated with entry into service of the PC12.
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Education
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Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
Diploma, Aviation technology -
Queen's University
Bachelor's degree, Psychology