Well that is good news. I was not aware that Flair was operating. Good to know. I am trying to stay optimistic that things will return faster then the general airline executive sentiment. I hope so! But better to prepare for the worst, and hope for the best, which is what Flair and I'm sure every a...

FL-280 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:33 am

I dont see a merger between flair and sunwing. I dont see Sunwing going under
Flair on the other hand wont make it through the year IMO

What did you base your opinion on, out of curiosity?

I agree with you on public sentiment and the desire to get out and travel. The likely hole in your argument is the 14 day quarantine after returning to Canada. Tam has stated this is to remain in effect as part of Canada’s best practice strategy. A second wave will extent this strategy. Other count...

Sorry to have to break it to y’all, things are not going to be back to normal anytime soon. When it does, all the big boy toys are going to be “flown” by some 40 year old guy/gal using MS Flight Sim in his or her mommy’s basement. (All “contract” workers, no benefits, nada, nimini, nyet,) My bad. I...

Like many on here, I have no idea and would take the job. "A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" sorta thing. But I don't agree with the overall pessimistic outlook many seem to share here. Well it won't return overnight, I do suspect demand will return quicker than most people think. ...

Some industries are testing everyone and rightfully so. For flight crew unless we have symptoms and go to a hospital we won't be tested. I am hoping as testing improves all essential workers will be allowed access to testing even if we are symptom free. Ontario's guidelines below show how narrow th...

That's a pretty arrogant thing to say. You are aware there are airlines in Canada without shareholders, aren't you? Actually, there are no airlines without shareholders. All corporations have shareholders. You are aware of that aren't you ? The thing is, the vast majority of corporations are not pu...

In the US, the big 3 are looking at eligibility for US$10B each in government assistance (that is C$14B). The US also puts strings on the money, nobody laid off till October, and all destinations continue to get service. It's neatly set up so that no town loses service entirely, and no airline empl...

The only operator that I have heard (anecdotally) is topping up to 100% is Flair.Anybody else? I've heard Flair filed a grievance about the CEWS. I'm not sure of the details though. No grievance was ever filed about the CEWS. In fact it meant recalling all furloughed pilots and paying them a full s...

I still think we are in a wait and see phase. Only once provinces, and the rest of the world begin opening up their economies again and start to slowly lift restrictions, will we see how the consumers, and the virus respond.

Hey everyone! Kind of a random question but I'm hoping you can shed some light. I see many pilot jobs that will send you all over the country and you're far from your base for a few days. Is there such a job (FO or captain) in this industry where you're home everyday with a decent schedule? Or does...

I have had 6 flying jobs over 33 years. I got every job as a result of contacts in the industry that gave me a heads up or recommended me. Who you know is everything in this Industry. It is going to be very hard for low time pilots to get a flying job for probably several years as there is going to...

I think if anything this is going to exacerbate the shortage going forward. While that demand is acutely surpressed, there is no doubt that level of travel demand will return. What is certain is any entry level pilots or prospective pilots will be scared away from the industry after this most recen...

There is nothing wrong with asking for advice on an aviation forum. Isn't that part of the point of a forum? Doing taxes isn't overly complicated unless you have a corporation or a more complicated joint filing. Some people are savvy enough to do it. Your comparison of taxes to surgeries is apples t...

Inverted2 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:23 am

Poor kid. Hope he pulls through. Not a good time to be doing treatment during these times.

My thought as well. I'm equally happy for the parents.

This program is only until June 6th. Does anyone in their right mind think airlines will be ramping up or even relatively close to ramping up, not a chance. This program is likely just the Federal governments way of using one of the largest/hardest hit industry to alleviate pressure on the EI syste...

notwhoyouthinkIam wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:20 pm

Imagine the sound of a man choking on a lollipop.

That's Flair.

People all over, including a number at Flair, are losing their jobs and this is your response?

Grow up.

I wouldn't worry about companies laying off. This virus will pretty much be the end of aviation as we know it. This virus is expanding exponentially and will kill off any remaining airlines. It's just a matter of time. Anyone who thinks this matter will go away in three to four months is out of tou...

Hey bud, First of all, these things happen. Remember your personal life should always be prioritized ahead of your career. This may mean consequences as you found out, but that shouldn't change your priorities. You learned the balance lesson so going forward, you'll be better prepared should you be ...

Hi, Where can CATSA’s aircrew screening protocol be found? Can they ask for my phone and conduct a search of my phone? Company IPad? When my lunch packs are confiscated when I am an operating crew member because they had a bad day. Then I end up throwing out my meals. What recourse do I have? Is CA...

Hahahaha. Well there you go. Explains a lot. Buddy has zero experience or credibility to make assumptions. I agree the flight planning being done for you helps, but like the other guy higher up said, when I did do it, it was a morning ritual while drinking my coffee and wasn't all that hard. The ch...

I was at Sky and from my video interview to an email setting up my in person was 10 months (that was in 2017-18). You probably moved on too quickly. As you left an express carrier your application died with it I would believe. I suppose anything's possible! Ah well, I've reapplied anyways 😬 Thanks!

Sorry, I assumed you were at Jazz given you were talking about PML and technically no other express carrier has ever had a PML. Even a version 2.0. No sweat! Simple misunderstanding. I was at Georgian and yes, there was a PML. Though it was never really as efficient as planned. So my video intervie...

Well, you're fighting from one of about 350 positions. Up against military, SW, WJ and overseas widebody Captains. Probably would have been a better idea to stay at Jazz. You'd have been at AC a year already. Guess it wasn't so smart after all to go to Flair for the quick payday. I wasn't at Jazz a...

Maybe somebody can chime in but I had applied at Air Canada several times in my career. I got the video interview in Feb 2017 as part of the PML program, yet I never heard a word from HR after completion. I'm now at another airline and have applied a couple of times since and still nothing. I even h...