Maybe you Ex Sunwing pilots should learn the WJ SOP’s. It’s not that complicated regardless of your views. You guys and gals look very simple for the lack of competence with the WJ operation. All of you bitch and complain all day long about how bad the SOP’s are, but no problem accepting the pay ch...

Looks like a great contract to me. Hopefully we can get something similar soon. Congrats. When does WestJet and AC enter a legal strike position? I see the AC contract expires in September 2027. Does it normally take a year of negotiations after the contract expires in order to be able to issue a s...

It's quite impressive what an employee group can accomplish when it's clear to Management that the Government won't instantly invoke s.107 and send employees back to work in the event of a strike.

Congrats to the TS pilots on what seems like a great step forward!

I saw the payscales and other QOL items and it is fairly good considering what you said about the companies financial situation. Goes to show how much AC and WS had left on the table if TS was able to offer what they did Goes to show what employee groups are able to achieve when Management knows th...

Currently the most junior 737 Captain is a Feb 2016 hire - just under 10 years. YWG and YVR are the junior bases. 2016 was a big year for hiring with almost 200 pilots hired that year still at WJ. I don't think WJ has ever upgraded 200 Captains in a year even when they were growing like crazy, so le...

JTrain wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 6:08 am Whereabouts on the YYC airport grounds is the facility going to be located? Near the WJ Campus, closer to the hotels leading up to it, or somewhere in between?

My understanding is midfield, near the campus but right near the glycol sewage ponds...

Latest information is hiring starting at the end of Q1 in 2026. For the immediate future, I think the hiring and growth depends far more upon 737 deliveries than the 787. They're always secretive with the numbers, but Boeing owes us like 26 Maxes that were supposed to have already been delivered. H...

Latest information is hiring starting at the end of Q1 in 2026. For the immediate future, I think the hiring and growth depends far more upon 737 deliveries than the 787. They're always secretive with the numbers, but Boeing owes us like 26 Maxes that were supposed to have already been delivered. Ho...

I was a speaker at one of the Expos 10 years ago and then was available for round table discussions the following year. Overall they can be very useful events. While there are not usually ground breaking revelations on the job search, in the past I've found that they've been great for learning more ...

The "common type" between the Q and the classic dash only show how stupidly low our standards for "common types" are. Let's take a look at the 737 for example. The systems are different, the engines are different, the wings are different... I agreed with you and completely thought a separate type r...

Thanks for this. Definitely changes my perspective of the feasibility of commuting now No worries. I commuted for 4 years and I'm really glad I no longer have to. I'm not saying I'd never do it again, but it would take some pretty strong circumstances to get me to do it (i.e. an upgrade, big raise,...

Hi all, Apologies in advance for reviving an old thread. Just following up with an update - after 4 years of back and forth with TC they have finally sent a letter stating they do not see a path forward with providing a medical based on the past medical history and have deem my file unfit. This is ...

I’m also interested in this. Is there free jumpseat options or do you still have to pay to commute but at a discounted fare. The fare for standby travel is $0, but you still need to pay NavCanada Fees and Airport Improvement fees. It depends on the airport, but it usually is $40-$50 one way to comm...

The problem as I see it is that MAYDAY is misused, possibly leading to the apprehension of its use by others! It has been discussed that Encore uses MAYDAY for every RTO, even one where they knew the very real possibility that the airspeed indicator might not work, an expected event leading to a lo...

Another example of poor radio work. If you need the trucks, start with "Pan-Pan Pan-Pan Pan-Pan". It's really not hard, and it gets the message across clearly. Especially if there's any language barrier. From the TC AIM, emphasis mine: 4.1 Declaring an Emergency An emergency condition is classified...

It's always a pleasure reading your replies JBI, and I mean that sincerely. I still think something stinks :D Let's see what the pairings look like for the winter and next summer, and if a new bid will come out sooner than later with vacancies in YYZ. Westjet sure works in mysterious ways :rolleyes...

Mainline is not overstaffed. If they were, pilots would have much cushier schedules, double time wouldn't be offered for overtime, and reserves wouldn't be called all the time. You'll find that WJ has very different definitions of what it means to be overstaffed or understaffed and the degrees ther...

Holy crap dude. Use chatGPT much? Ask it how many girlfriends you’ll have in your life How is this chatGPT? Looks like some solid basic math with clear assumptions. WestJet will be the first to tell you that they don't determine staffing on crews per plane, but rather number of block hours. Nonethe...

It is possible to commute from YVR. When I was at Encore we had lots of pilots who commuted. I'm not 100% sure I'd recommend it though, the flights between YVR and YYC are notoriously delayed with flow times and NavCanada issues these days. I'm not sure of the most recent pairing distributions. When...

The company has played this perfectly, regrettably the Union has taken a short sighted view for half a dozen upgrades. No unity amongst the group doesn't bode well for CA3. I’ll bite. Even though I’m not a supporter of many current union officers (using their positions to push personal agendas over...

To elaborate a little bit, there's a very strong sense that this aptly named "Sunwing Reduction Bid" was really designed to downgrade junior Sunwing captains who as mentioned above were "out of place." I get why Westjet pilots are unhappy with aspects of the arbitration, but it feels as though effo...

Sunwing FO's were allowed to bid for upgrades, if their seniority allowed of course. They secretly changed the upgrade requirements after the fact, and a revised bid award had taken away the upgrade for the Sunwing FO's that held left seat. It's unbelievable how management and the Westjet union are...

Quick follow up to this conversation, in the Air Canada thread, this post suggests it's a year for YVR and 2-3 year until off reserve at the moment:

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Nobody shall ever say you aren't funny. Nice irony dude I can't tell if you are trying to make a statement or if you think that my responses have been funny. I have been serious with my replies thus-far. JBI is a funny person as you can tell by the joke that he made. The joke was obviously made at ...

Close. Grandfather clause applies to Encore pilots hired prior to December 5, 2022. It's worth a lot for the 186 pilots whom it applies to as it means being able to skip Reserve and be much closer to upgrade. While I think cancelling the PTA outright instead of amending it was short sighted (precis...