We are speaking to the youngest female captain at Air Canada today - Jessica Traynor

When I started this podcast, I never imagined who I would get to meet along the way. Today’s episode is just another example of that. I have always been fascinated by this idea that millions of us wake up, walk out the door and have completely different days, doing completely different things. I think it is so cool what we can learn from each other as we all experience this life differently.

That is why it was a real pleasure to interview Jessica Traynor, the youngest female captain at Air Canada.

Jessica was Born and raised between the GTA and Peterborough. She Knew she wanted to be a pilot since grade 9 and it had a lot to do with the fact that her dad was a pilot. She started flight training in 2009 at the age of 18 at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario in their 3-year Aviation Technology- Flight Program. Since then she has taught new students how to fly at the college as a Flight Instructor

There is a good chance you have been on one of jessica’s planes because she has flown with Thunder Airlines in Thunder Bay , Air Canada JAZZ and of course Air Canada. She has been with Air Canada since 2017. She Completed her Captain upgrade in May 2020, at the age of 28 as the youngest female to EVER upgrade at the company and no one has been able to claim that title for 84 years.

But like every super hero, when they take their cape off, they have other interests as well. Jessica enjoys travelling, cooking, riding horses and motorcycles and getting outdoors as much as possible. Her partner is also a Pilot at the company. his name is Colin Walker and he is a relief pilot on the 777.  They met when they were both were flying medivac in Thunder Bay and They now live together in their first home in Barrie.

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