The airline is struggling to find candidates with 2000 hours. Who the heck in their right mind would apply if the pay rates were cut in 50%.

I am not punching down on Flight Attendants; however I do believe in keeping it real and honest. I trust (by your posts) that you are not a Pilot? Find me another job that you can get with ZERO Prerequisites, take a few week company paid course, a lifetime of free workwear, a Pension and an excelle...

The amount of guys at this company with this loser mentality is depressing. We will never get anywhere while a large portion of the pilot group thinks like this. Like a 42% raise off a 10 year old contract is something to celebrate. Absolutely pathetic. Talk about tunnel vision, stuck on one thing,...

Been here for 15 years, I’ll take the guaranteed money over a profit share. Too many geopolitical uncertainties and an overall weak economy. The previous profit share was tied to a 2% a year raise, and we got hosed during those times while everyone else made out very well. Lol...you do realize you ...

Been here for 15 years, I’ll take the guaranteed money over a profit share. Too many geopolitical uncertainties and an overall weak economy. The previous profit share was tied to a 2% a year raise, and we got hosed during those times while everyone else made out very well. Lol...you do realize you ...

Been here for 15 years, I’ll take the guaranteed money over a profit share. Too many geopolitical uncertainties and an overall weak economy.

The previous profit share was tied to a 2% a year raise, and we got hosed during those times while everyone else made out very well.

For the crowd shedding tears for the FA's, you likely were not around for all the years of Service Directors bragging about earning more than the First Officer. Or the painful years of "Me Too" clauses where the corp repeatedly told the Pilots; "whatever we give you, we have to give to all the othe...

The "2 days out" is bullshit unless you get at the perfect time, with the perfect RAP on your last day off. You still need to be there or you're fucked when they call. They're firing new guys that aren't in base for an assignment on reserve because they assumed they were good. First one is a meetin...

OT is more rare on the WB side simply due to the limited daily flights. Also being junior WB and getting OT, quite rare. Simply doesn’t get down the list.

Hours on the WB aren’t that great, I’m confident in saying that some month NB CA’s are making more than WB CA’s due to low block hours.

Also looking at the pension calculator app on ALPA (thanks for the suggestion), roughly 10 years for 220 captain YVR, 12 years 737 captain, 28 years 787 captain yvr for a new hire (5800) This is more accurate, even then it’s a bit generous, it takes into account an average retirement age of 63. In ...

How quickly the pilot group forgets. Or many are just new hires and have no history. It’s the FAs that vehemently fought the company for years in the courts and loss the B1 pass battle. Now they’re all quite about the A1 passes because the pilots don’t have it. Back in ‘06-07 negotiations they appro...

If there was a major aircraft fault (FADEC corruption or some crazy anomaly) the FAA would’ve had an emergency AD out by now.

The engine failure drill starts at 400 AGL, they got to 630 feet. Probably they shut down the wrong engine. Or fuel contamination.

And time on reserve can be great if you live on base and don’t really want to work too much. How often are these junior NB captains getting called out while on reserve? Discussing 787FO reserve position, NB reserve vs. WB reserve is a whole different ball game. And the junior NB captain is out of c...

And time on reserve can be great if you live on base and don’t really want to work too much.

If you are the new first officer of Air Canada, the Emirates is a good choice for you in the next 5 or 10 years. However, if you are a senior captain, consider it carefully. Even as a new first officer I’d strongly analyze the risks and benefits of such an endeavor. Keep in mind that you’re the fir...

What a BS process, why not put it through a vote for the entire membership to decide.

Hopefully there are no further delays for 787-10 and XLR orders. If we’re schedule to receive them starting Q1 2026 then Feb bid or 25-02 should have some of those positions.

New seniority numbers just came out, nothing too drastic. Averaging around a 100 retirees a year.

Also trying to emulate the schedules at Sunwing/Flair/Transat and to an extent Westjet simply doesn’t work. The network doesn’t allow for it, between YOW, YUL, LGA, EWR, BOS, ORD, YQT, YQB probably close to a 100 flights daily all under 2 hours from YYZ. The new duty regs also meant a hit to product...

It is illegal to organize an avoid OT movement or other campaign to hurt the company. It was not illegal to strike September 17th. We had a moment to send a message. I guess we did...Just the wrong one... You can see the biggest benefactors of opportunistic OT, a good majority of them were junior m...

It is illegal to organize an avoid OT movement or other campaign to hurt the company. It was not illegal to strike September 17th. We had a moment to send a message. I guess we did...Just the wrong one... You can see the biggest benefactors of opportunistic OT, a good majority of them were junior m...

Want weekends off, holidays off, summer vacation, productive day turns, minimum monthly days. Here’s a ballpark, it varies depending on fleet and base.

NB FO - 8+ years of service
WB FO - 16+ years
NB CA - 18+ years
WB CA - 30+ years

Instant gratification, that’s what some of the new hires are looking for. Great schedule, great pay from the onset. I’ve yet to meet anyone that has put in 5-10 years and are regretting they came to AC. And every pilot I’ve flown with that has 10+ years here and can’t wait to retire. It’s a shitty ...

Instant gratification, that’s what some of the new hires are looking for. Great schedule, great pay from the onset.

I’ve yet to meet anyone that has put in 5-10 years and are regretting they came to AC.

The MEC Chair doesn't do the negotiating. To be fair - the dumbest, least informed and least engaged members are usually the loudest. Especially on an anonymous forum where there's no social cost to being an opinionated moron. Exactly Aerkavo...this F'n idiot thinks the MEC Chair doesn't do the neg...

Nice. And I’ll still go to WJ for the quality of life. Here’s some other gems: - 100% employer paid health benefits (ask pilots at Transat, Porter and Jazz what their health benefit deductions are monthly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Westjet had similar deductions) - a much better GDIP program - pro...