It would have been interesting to see Westjet's winter program this year without the Sunwing flying. Another point is that Westjet loves to claim that they were the only major airline not to get government loans during COVID. That is true, but they were negotiating for loans during that time, so it...

Sunwing airlines was never intended to make money. It was all about costing the vacation company less money. In the best of times it never made a cent. It was ran as an expense. Think hotel shuttle bus. It would be pretty easy to prove your hotel shuttle bus isn’t making any money. That doesn’t mea...

I’m curious, what evidence was presented to convince an arbitrator if the above numbers are accurate? Where did you get those numbers, actual financial reports? Sunwing airlines was never intended to make money. It was all about costing the vacation company less money. In the best of times it never...

Still people are tired of the bitching... especially from an airline that was about to go bankrupt. Also, the grass ain't greener elsewhere. That's just the reality of Canadian Aviation. I guess you need more year round experience in Canada to see how much the whole industry is behind here (rum and...

MaxAuto wrote: ↑Tue Dec 16, 2025 3:40 pm WestJet is directionless.

Oh, it has a direction. Because employees in general, and pilots in particular, don’t like that direction, doesn’t make WestJet directionless

Canadianpilot2024 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 24, 2025 10:25 am What is the lastest with the last job posting at WJ?

Are they still calling people? Or has the plan changed with the +65 rule you guys have at WJ?

No good news from today’s pilot call, no hiring is forecasted for 2026.

Last estimate for 2026 is 56 OTS and 50 Encore
From the last pilot call

The 1000hrs on WJ aircraft requirement has been in place for a number of years. Ask any encore pilot who stayed at encore for a lengthy period of time and then came to WJ and tried to upgrade before they met the same requirement. That being said, I'm not sure why it is in place for SWG FOs who are ...

When a wj first officer upgrades after x years of service he goes directly to x years on the capt payscale. Swg capt are put on the captain payscale according to the number of years as a captain. So a wj fo upgrading today after 10 years of company will be on the 10 year capt payscale. A Swg captai...

Battered pilot syndrome. Don’t forget your blue gloves on your next pairing :lol: :lol: :lol: Yeah dude, every major airline is doing it wrong. Classic coolaid w/ #1 blue dye I’m not sure what the grooming policy is these days, I haven’t groomed a plane in years. I don’t know why you are grooming p...

How many major airlines in the USA and Europe have socialized bidding ? Seniority bidding allows crews to decide if they want the lifestyle or the upgrade which is a win/win. And yes don’t forget to groom the plane on your commute flight home like a good little goyim. You seem very bitter and resen...

This my opinion. If you are 35 or younger, you are probably better off going to WestJet. Even if you end up waiting 10 years for an upgrade, you still have potentially 20 years left in that left seat. And remember, if you upgrade at year 10, you go straight to year 10 captain scale. And while you w...

A reduction bid or a full rebid are the only ways to get everybody back on seniority order. Without that bid, some Captains from Sunwing would be out of seniority. A rebid was expected on the 1 year anniversary of the arbitration, it doesn’t come as a surprise. SWG workforce was heavily based East, ...

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Zanzibar wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:08 pm I haven’t heard any 400 new hire talk

Apparently that's what was told to current transition class.

Going from 60 in 2024, 0 in 2025, to suddenly 400 in 2026 sounds optimistic.

Everyone is hiring. Porter is running classes now, AC is running classes now, Encore has planes parked due to lack of crews Westjet is running transition classes from Sunwing but that will only be for 3 more months. Rumour mill has been printing that WestJet will not be hiring for the rest of the y...

Who cares if you're in ground school and quit to go somewhere better It’s nothing personal it’s just business brotha You cost less than 3 turbine blades Right there with you! The company won't hesitate to lay you off just because you "chose" them. Plenty of pilots got the boot during initial ground...

Onex paid about 3.5 billion and assumed debt which put the total transaction value around 5 billion at the time of purchase. There is a bit of a mix between USD and CAD. The valuation is 2.2b USD or 3.1b CAD I'm surprised WS has gone down in value since the takeover. 2.2 Billion for a company with ...

How much did Onex buy WJ for? Cause they sold 25% for 550 million. That's a 2.2 billion valuation. Onex paid about 3.5 billion and assumed debt which put the total transaction value around 5 billion at the time of purchase. There is a bit of a mix between USD and CAD. The valuation is 2.2b USD or 3...

What is the plan if, after Alberta separates, Northern Alberta wants to separate from Southern Alberta and form a petrostate?

Would it be reasonable for a junior reserve holder to get weekends off? How many days per month do you have off when on reserve? Just the 12 I’m guessing? Would it be possible for somebody who is senior on reserve to get a short block of days? For example; at some airlines you only need to do 2 day...

Would it be reasonable for a junior reserve holder to get weekends off? How many days per month do you have off when on reserve? Just the 12 I’m guessing? Would it be possible for somebody who is senior on reserve to get a short block of days? For example; at some airlines you only need to do 2 day...

You bid monthly for your days off and they are awarded by seniority. You often get what you ask for as long as it’s not unreasonable. Reserve guys are usually scheduled 16 to 18 days per month Long call is awarded to the 25% most senior pilots holding reserve. You get assigned more on long call tha...

What does reserve at WestJet look like? For example are you able to pick your days off pretty good? Is there a minimum number if days you need to be in reserve at a given time? How is long call awarded? And do you get called less than regular reserve? You bid monthly for your days off and they are ...

cdnavater wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:56 am You have a huge leverage with the no lay off clause, the company bought another company make that cost them!

The no layoff clause only applies if the layoff is a direct result of Sunwing acquisition

There is no such airline as Sunwing, this is WestJet through and through. Did WJ not have the capability to assist with the latest SW disaster in order to get pax where they wanted to go? From what I hear, the pilots are WestJet, with WJ SOPs, on WJ's OC, and WJ's dispatch. I believe Sunwing Vacati...