How is that great for Transat pilots. They will be owned by a real estate company. They care about the hotel properties, not the airline. Pilots will loose out on the sweet heart deal they would have received at AC. Maybe they will get an employee discount on their next use of a real estate agent. ...

TSAM wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:53 am https://www.thestar.com/business/2019/0 ... share.html
Quebec firm Group Mach makes rival offer for Transat worth $14 per share

Fantastic news for the TS pilots.

I would not say it is fun to work at Air Canada, as a pilot. It can be fun, at times, but for the most part it is a grind. We work very, very hard and I think this is why many focus on the money. That said, I have my life away from work and wouldn’t really want the 2,3,4-day layovers away from my f...

I'm not sure how 8 pages later people are still talking DOH. There are many pilots on the AC list that are not DOH.
It will NEVER be DOH.

Lol. I was talking about the Transat fellow.

I agree with what you’re saying

Would you rather Onex buy us? Would you rather Onex grab our slots and start injecting real money into the fight? Would that be a better outcome for your career progression? Yes, I hope that happens. How about you? Where would you rather go? Great. Look at that attitude. Here's a tip Takeoff. When ...

Everyone is nicey nice now. That’s great. Make no mistake this will turn ugly. Like every other merger every other time. The Transat pilots will advocate for themselves only, as they should. And so will AC pilots. It will be decided in arbitration and the Transat pilots will end up the huge winners....

It’s funny how the only ones that ever slag it are the ones who’ve never done it.

It’s not perfect but I’ll watch the AP in cruise all day long.

If I had to go back to 703/704 I’d def be looking for another career.

Newly hired FO with a 705 carrier. I'm a career changer. Anything can change between now and 4 years but AC is the goal. Yes, crappy pay to start but what the heck, it's AC. Can't beat red. What are forecasted hiring trends looking like? How long do we suspect this wave will last? Age 65 retirement...

You seriously think this ? LOL. Most are prior NB Skips who can't bare to work another 18 day month for the same amount of cash....up until last year this was a 10-15 year seat. Sure there are a few wankers around, but that goes the same for every type we have.....the same could also be said for ev...

What's with the gloating? Isn't the 777 FO position known as the 'trouble maker' position? Guys who failed their upgrade, too scared to do it, or just don't fit in anywhere else in the company? You seriously think this ? LOL. Most are prior NB Skips who can't bare to work another 18 day month for t...

My Year 3 flat pay yielded 113k last year with a little bit of overtime and I made over 80k my first year and 90k my 2nd in the right seat of the EMJ. I have recently "offered" to take a WB FO position with the company and am happy with my decision. I work half as much as I did on the narrow body a...

The fault lies entirely on Transport Canada. Not the newbies taking advantage.

lol...that's not what I meant.

You guys knew what it was. Everyone has a choice here. Money or schedule. There are lots of choices. Can't handle 15 days at work? Don't like you're schedule? Bid RP and work 9 days a month. Wait until you can hold what you want at the seniority you want. Or bid senior on RSV and pick up some bette...

I'm kinda tired of people blaming AC pilots for the low starting pay. We tried to stop 4 year flat, B-scale LCC, save the pension... It was voted down by a majority of the membership, and then forced on us by the Ratt and Harper. We all took massive concessions in FOS. Only to have the company turn...

Regardless of how good or bad the new pension is, there is the immediate challenge of maintaining one's life style and paying the bills upon joining and surviving the flat pay for f..o..u..r l..o..n..g years!!! If Air Canada can't or doesn't want to increase the starting pay but would like to attra...

Hugh Jasshole wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:30 pm I bet those beautiful curvy front windshields are expensive, compared to the flat ones in the 37?? Sure looks great!

You win for best username. Bravo.

Yes. The new pension is hardly a fix. Not even close to parity with the DB. Those who think the issue is dead will be surprised. I do not harbour the resentment of some of my colleagues but I’ve heard “wait till we are the majority” more than once. I believe a storm is coming in time. Unfortunately.

No ESOP eh? Where’s your faith?

If ALPA ideologies reflect Mr. Adamus and his disgraceful brown nosing of our pathetic transport minister, I’ll stick with ACPA thank you very much. At least ACPA came out strongly against the science ignoring changes announced today. F ALPA. What a joke. Well if ACPA thinks they can come in to ALP...

I feel bad for the new hires that will be forced to use their WB FO bid in pit while on flat pay. Which will definitely happen eventually if the spots are not filled. Don’t expect it to change though. Welcome to AC. If you’re junior don’t expect anyone to care about you. Especially your fellow pilots.

If ALPA ideologies reflect Mr. Adamus and his disgraceful brown nosing of our pathetic transport minister, I’ll stick with ACPA thank you very much.

At least ACPA came out strongly against the science ignoring changes announced today.

F ALPA.

What a joke.

Thanks for the insight, but I find that pay hard to believe. Do you have any evidence to back that up? Pay stubs? Before or after tax? I'm assuming before. Simply put, I need to see evidence of $220-240K/year. Not trying to be a jerk, but again, very hard to believe. There are AC 777 FO making $220...

In the past I have volunteered to work in a number of areas dealing with juvenile's, all required a police check in attempt to protect the children. I never felt that was a problem ……. I wonder why some would? Exactly. Working with children without a check isn't against your human rights. The lady ...