Should WJA get rid of AR pilots (Age +65 pilots),
Since it was discussed quite a bit in a previous post?

The majority of pilots at westjet want the AR program terminated. Reason is that AR pilots are further slowing down upgrades that are already some of the longest in the industry, as well as costing the company more in increasing fuel use and flight time. On top of this many AR pilots are already wel...

Position bid openings came out and absolutely 0 captains openings, meanwhile captains are averaging 10-20 hrs more per month vs first officers. The logical thing would be to upgrade more pilots to balance the hours out. So please tell me why an airline wouldn’t follow this logic?

MaxAuto wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:27 pm Pretty much every junior FO I've been flying with is going or has an interview with AC coming up. I was told if you have at least 500 hours on the 737, you're getting shortlisted.

I wonder how high attrition will be to AC? Especially in YVR, YYZ and YUL.

I am a current WJA pilot hoping to see how other WJ pilots
feel with the recently announced 16 year upgrades in YYC? Not a troll, just gauging people’s views to help make my own career decision.