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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: WestJet Encore
- Topic: What's the future for Encore ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1731
Re: What's the future for Encore ?
It's been floating around for a while, but I guess once the pilots on the One List are off to mainline or leave the company Encore will fold into Pacific Coastal with about 15-20 tails maximum. I've heard the "Pasco will take over Encore Tails" a number of times, but as someone who has worked at bo...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: Merger and bases
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5306
Re: Merger and bases
The WJ COO has indicated that they are committed to a YUL crew base once the integration is complete. What that looks like remains to be seen.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: WORLD CLASS CONTRACT: ALPA
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8777
Re: WORLD CLASS CONTRACT: ALPA
What kind of lawyers? The labour kind. That's a little pathetic for an organization that large to not have more variety. Through ALPA I've worked with: -In-house Canadian Lawyers with experience in Labour Law, Employment, Human Rights Law, commercial contract negotiation, labour contract negotiatio...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
- Replies: 161
- Views: 29694
Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
The amount of SWG drivers excited about this merge is quite low, regardless of the pay bump. Especially out West. Making 20% more (and paying more taxes) and going from 8 days a month to 16 days a month isn’t quite attractive to me and so is going from a 28 hrs MBJ layover in a 5 stars resort to a ...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Newbie Pilot just received upfront training bond offer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5908
Re: Newbie Pilot just received upfront training bond offer
With regard to bonds, the devil is in the details. SouthWest used to require a 737 Type rating before they'd hire you! Times have changed but as a 220 hour wonder, it's still hard to get some traction. And just to clarify, by upfront, you mean you pay the money for the training and the Company then ...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:40 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Picking up opentime
- Replies: 62
- Views: 25013
Re: Picking up opentime
The luck of the draw, open system is so strange to me. I’m not looking forward to it. Why not have the ability to list yourself available and then get notifications on open flights. It used to be like this to an extent. The problem was that in some instances there wasn't a lot of transparency. Peop...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Realistic upgrade time
- Replies: 48
- Views: 15882
Re: Realistic upgrade time
I think you sum it up well. Joining today you’ll have approx 800+ ahead of you waiting for an upgrade. Usually around 50 a year being upgraded, although I have heard as high as 80 projected. As you say, no growth planned currently with extra aircraft. Not much in the way of retirements. The Maxs co...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:57 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Common Employer CIRB
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9985
Re: Common Employer CIRB
Isn’t it implying that since there is no movement on the Westjet side with new tails/expansions, the upgrades will happen by bumping junior SWG capts (most of them based in YYC and YVR) once WJ integrates those SWG tails ? Something that hasn’t been negotiated/arbitrated yet. That's not the implica...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Common Employer CIRB
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9985
Re: Common Employer CIRB
Listened to the podcast today, ALPA dangling upgrades at a senior base where sunwing is a very small player seems fairly disingenuous. If you’re YVR based Sunwing doesn’t fly much from there. Most of the wetleases that will be taken over are in the east. Expectation management. Listened to the podc...
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:12 am
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
- Replies: 286
- Views: 56599
Re: Sunwing/Westjet
how many years does it take at WJ to get socialized bidding? Don't you have to do reserve for a few years first? How long on property to hold a block or be a lineholder at YYC or YEG ? It depends. Right now the group hired in Jan 2023 are on the cusp in most bases. For example, one fellow had a lin...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Westjet FO take home pay
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16186
Re: Westjet FO take home pay
A couple further comments on my previous post. I'm at 2nd step (after completion of one year and my rate is $88.65). I realize that the initial poster was asking about take-home at MMG and my apologies as what I posted wasn't MMG. It was also a rough average as I did very quick back of the napkin ma...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:11 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Westjet FO take home pay
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16186
Re: Westjet FO take home pay
2nd Year 737 FO Last few months average out to ~$7,700 per month take home (not including REIP as I came from Encore). I very rarely pick up Open Time but do occasionally and also have a pairing finish after 2am the next day which triggers 4 credits of Premium, but most months in that average do not...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:49 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: No Escape.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4140
Re: No Escape.
I’ve always been a proponent of putting in seat back Video Lottery terminals in planes. Talk about a captive audience. Four hours with nothing to do but play the slots would make an airline some good coin!
(Yes, I’m well aware of the regulatory issues of gambling in multiple jurisdictions)
(Yes, I’m well aware of the regulatory issues of gambling in multiple jurisdictions)
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Chance of a YHZ base?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4399
Re: Chance of a YHZ base?
3 years ago with the previous management, the chances were lower than zero, even though we were doing significantly more East Coast flying. With this current management group, I would say the chances are tiny bit higher than zero. Not high, but not zero. The Cost/benefit equation that the Company us...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
- Replies: 286
- Views: 56599
Re: Sunwing/Westjet
Being a Relatively junior Capt at Sunwing, even if you get to keep your Capt spot you will most likely be on Reserve at WJ. Reserve system is bottom 20% and 18 days no exceptions. After the dust settles some Capt might want to be SR F/Os so you can hold a block and at least know your schedule. Reme...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 6:56 pm
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
- Replies: 286
- Views: 56599
Re: Sunwing/Westjet
I am a relatively junior captain at SWG and I am cautiously optimistic about joining WestJet. I think in the long run it will be a good thing for me. However, I disagree about the schedule only being an issue for super senior SWG pilots. I’ve only worked more than 12 days in a month a handful of ti...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:44 pm
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
- Replies: 286
- Views: 56599
Re: Sunwing/Westjet
I’m guessing like in a bunch of other mergers there’ll be fences so you’ll keep your seat. But doing 7-8 turns down south will be gone, I’d guess you'll be doing multiple leg days for 15-16 days a month. This scenario seems more realistic to me. I think all but the extremely senior SWG pilots will ...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:37 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Lynx Hiring process
- Replies: 101
- Views: 170335
Re: Lynx Hiring process
Correct a meeting was scheduled and I didn’t show up, I reached out to reschedule however it appears they’re ignoring me now. Did you let them know in advance you couldn’t make it? What was the reason you missed it? No I didn’t. Reason was I misunderstood the content of the interview. For the other...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Lynx Hiring process
- Replies: 101
- Views: 170335
Re: Lynx Hiring process
Correct I did not show for teams meeting invite, I would like to reschedule, as indicated the gentleman has ignored my desire to reschedule. ok wait, did you have a meeting scheduled and you simply didn't show up? Or did you contact them in advance and ask to reschedule at a later date? Correct a m...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Lynx Hiring process
- Replies: 101
- Views: 170335
Re: Lynx Hiring process
ok wait, did you have a meeting scheduled and you simply didn't show up?Happyflyer78 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:35 pm
Correct I did not show for teams meeting invite, I would like to reschedule, as indicated the gentleman has ignored my desire to reschedule.
Or did you contact them in advance and ask to reschedule at a later date?