Year 4 NB capt $280k + pension + per diem Share match $10k Junior reserve Flew 300 hours in 2025 Wait. You flew 300h and made $280K+ ? There is nothing unusual. He flew 300 hours but the MMG is certainly more than that. If the MMG is 1000 hrs that's 280$ per hour of credit. It could be a AC guy on ...

Are those 2 bases closing ?

Agreed ! We should work for free and stop complaining!

It is not a rumor. Management said no hiring no upgrade for 2026.
It's the latest anyway.

Old Boomer here….. Can someone give me a reasonable explanation with examples why I had it so good in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Honestly I would like to know and understand where I f*cked up during those far back decades and how my f*ckup led to the detriment of the younger named generation group. J...

No hiring off the street and no upgrades is the latest, we'll see if it stays this way.

I can tell you that I'm in a very similar position. I started my PPL in late 2018 and am currently at a little over 300 hours with multi IFR and nearly done my CPL after spending over $100,000. I was also kicked out of a flight school. Stopped flying for a year because of a layoff during the pandem...

If you're senior enough under 65, you can bid reserve and list yourself last out. You will have the same result. Also, I am sure that all the guys very vocal about this issue would just quit to leave the place to the younger pilots just because they don't want them to wait more for the upgrade. The...

If you're senior enough under 65, you can bid reserve and list yourself last out. You will have the same result.
Also, I am sure that all the guys very vocal about this issue would just quit to leave the place to the younger pilots just because they don't want them to wait more for the upgrade.

thepoors wrote: ↑Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:02 am To really reinforce how shameless these losers are, I've heard from people at WJ that most of the senile scumbags sit on reserve knowing they won't get called since they can only fly a handful of domestic routes.

Great post !
Classy !

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You're forgetting about the 1+ ex wives on payroll Is it not possible to imagine maybe through circumstances maybe they actually can’t afford to retire. I know a guy working past 65 because he was scammed through an investment opportunity, lost most of his savings and still has a mortgage and barel...

Well, union dues, medical insurances, pension...

I am getting an average of 50% of my gross.

300k after taxes and everything else looks more like 150k.
A million dollar home mortgage would be roughly 4000 a month.so 48k a year. So 300k for a million home is doable but it is not that great.

How could you be so sure of that ?
Right now it seems it takes about 10 years to get a left seat at WJ.
It is not great of course, but for a young pilot, career wise, it could be worth it.

Nice blog ! One comment on the statement that one doesn't need to state the obvious as holding a medical etc... Although it is obvious that a job seeker would hold one, I am wondering what would happen if the resumes are scanned by a software checking the Key words. In some job ads you can read that...

https://pilotcareercenter.com/Pilot-Job ... er/WestJet

Those positions were supposed to be filled with the reduction bid.
I guess, lots of pilots prefered to quit.

Drive the car back and let him fly the plane

Just book off sick or take a personal day.

That simple.

Best Time to put the off time in the logbook is right after the positive rate call. This way you are sure to have the accurate time since sometimes the FMC is not accurate.

WS is opening (reopening) a Winter base in YQB for 5 months.
Great news for a few.

Guys in interviews usually don't say anything bad about your choices. They collect infos and make decisions afterward.

They can sound very nice in order to know you.

What is the proper phraseology to downgrade from a Mayday? Found this, don’t remember this from 35 years ago when I took the test. https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/ric-21-study-guide-restricted-operator-certificate-aeronautical-qualification-sf09802 6.18 Ca...

"Chair flying", where you sit and visualize every maneuver and practice them over and over again will help a ton. Pretend to fly a circuit, then review the engine failure procedure, then review the emergency gear extension, etc... It gets easier the more you do it. I used to also draw out each proc...

Maybe, just maybe he was slightly nervous ?