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Langley Flying School Graduate Feras
Aboulhosn has been picked up by Air
Canada Jazz to fly the CRJ 705. Feras
will be based in Calgary and will be flying
to destinations that include Vancouver,
Sacramento, and Las Vegas.
Feras was in a pool of 15 candidates
and all got hired, but only three were
lucky enough to draw the turbojet, based
on a random draw from hat. “We all put
out names in a hat and I was the third guy
selected,” says Feras. “I had the choice
between the Dash and the CRJ—you
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can image my decision was an easy one.”
Jazz operates 33 CRJs, each with a
passenger capacity of 50 passengers.
Their published performance numbers
include a cruise speed of 484 mph, a
cruise altitude of 35,000’, and a range
of 1,300 sm.
The news came out earlier this month,
although Feras has participated in the
selection process since the middle of
October. Interviews were conducted
in October and simulator evaluations—
which consisted of Toronto instrument
approaches, including an engine failure
—began in November. “I think the
simulator evaluation was mainly to see if
you could work well in a multi-crew
environment.” “We had some time to
review the SOPs, and then we went into
the sim,” says Feras.
Feras’ offer was received on November
20th, and their orientation week was
conducted in early December. Ground-
school begins on January 2nd in Toronto.
Feras began his pilot training in February
of 2002, and completed his Private Pilot
Licence in August of that year. In June of
2004, Feras graduated as a Commercial
Pilot with a Multi-engine Class Rating, and
in November of 2004 obtained his Group
1 (Multi-engine) Instrument Rating. Rita
Methorst was his primary Flight Instructor
through much of Feras' training. Feras'
professional flying began on the Piper
Navajo PA-31-310, earning his first
Captaincy in October of 2005. From early
2006 Faras has flown the Metro 23 with
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