Wait till onex takes over and the max comes back online then we'll see how far behind the hiring curve we are

Co-joe that sucks, and thats what a CP is supposed to do - filter out those that are ready vs those that aren't. Years ago I was in a similar situation where one of my FO's/ trainees was literally the worst Ive ever flown with, had a horrible attitude and was not receptive to critique. I was young (...

can't wait for Jan 1st

I commuted for 7 years to YYC from YYZ, it wasn't too bad. With Onex about to take the helm all bets are off about getting a YYC base. Lets assume for a minute that there is no reduction in YYC, and there are 787's coming (faster then originally planned) you'll see moment in YYC again. How long who ...

I recently worked with a copilot that was by far the most incompetent person I have ever had the misfortune of working with. Utterly terrible at flying, had no idea what they were doing, and despite having over 2200hrs in flight time, I think most of it was spent being told to sit down and don't to...

Shark, I dont think we'll be doing much wide body delta flying but maybe some lower yield transborder flying, and get some left overs. Some more flying, a equity stake and leadership is what I'm hopeful for.

I like making wagers, I'm usually wrong but it doesnt stop me :smt040 Anyway, Onex takes over anyday now, 3-6 months of feeling things out, then a managment cleaning. Meanwhile delta JV gets US approval, Delta personal appointed to BOD and upper WJ management within 6 months. Eventually onex sells 4...

photofly wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:02 pm

How many pre-PPL students own their own plane and so can legally train with an independent instructor? Not many.

Now this was 20+ years ago but at 2 different schools I taught at we had freelance instructors. They pay for plane, it's a bonus draw for the school

Interested in working with Swoop as a pilot? We are hosting an information session Aug 8th in YEG. Please RSVP and we will send all details to confirm location and time. Please refer to the attachment below. :lol: :lol: :lol: Pound sand Maybe try a road show at the multi ifr schools Shhhh don't giv...

Ok someone asked about having trouble with upgrade: we do have a process, alpa did add some clarity to the whole thing for those having issues. Attitude wise they call your skippers yohvd flown with to see how you perform, and obviously if you have a big file if reprimands thats not going go well fo...

Of that $350, $200 is AC wet, $150 instructor which I'm sure the school takes a healthy chunk. I'm thinking of renewing my rating and doing it part time for cash. Just a thought as OT is worth waaaaay more but I enjoyed instructing back in the day and I think I'd like it more now and have a lot more...

Been hearing horror stories from new students about the price theyre paying for instruction. Today heard $350/hr for a C152. That can't be real?
How much are free lance instructors getting per hour and hows the demand?

Upgrades are seniority based. As long as your last few sims are clean and you dont have a serious attitude problem you get your upgrade. That seniority list includes encore and swoop. As for swoop who knows what onex has planned. Right now its slated to get 10 aircraft. Who knows if it'll expand or ...

The point is if AC stagnates, everyone will. Think that left seat's going to come sooner at WJ if the economy tanks? Slagging someone coming to AC from WJ looking for a left seat makes no sense. If it's not coming at AC. It's for sure not coming at WJ. No one is slagging anyone. Infact I wish all m...

You think you've had a bad day with an open mic, try being a police chopper with a megaphone on https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -1.3123905

Its a pretty good gig still, good schedules, travel perks, pretty good money. Really theres a lot up in the air. With Onex buying us, a change in our compensation (pension) and I hear accelerated 787s coming, there is some good moment coming. That could change tomorrow, this is aviation after all. G...

Yes as far as I know.

bob99 wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2019 5:26 am

KAG,
if wording was the issue, why not rework it and put it to another vote? Common employee is a pipe dream and could take months to years before there's an answer. Did the company agree to it?

Totally agree, let's start with rewording now and finish with common employer later

Skybarron, pull your head out of your a$$. I'm a mainline cpt, I voted no Purely because of the lack of 2 way flow. I chat with a lot of my peers and can say with confidence we want this. No OTS tiny minority that wants this. That's just as stupid as the wjpa supporters saying we were tricked by a b...

Looks like your also being bought. Congrats folks and enjoy those hats

Congrats AT pilots and AC, this is a smart move.
Let the game of consolidating airlines begin

No grandfathering, no re-voting. You lost. Brexit did not pass because people were tricked. Trump did not win because of Russia collusion. Why can modern liberal-type not accept the result of a vote? Last I checked it's us Gen Xers demanding we tweak what we voted no to, not the encore pilots. Nice...

Oh and to help those that dont believe were serious: Resolution: WestJet pilots will immediately file for common employer with Encore. That's the title of a LEC meeting that just took place and this resolution was unanimously passed. I wont post the rest but it's being meet with applause from our on...

Now, for Biff and ex-DC10 driver and sarg, it looks like I have been proven wrong that even after a failed LOA, the WJ MEC is looking at different options and wording. I'm happy to be wrong on this. I hope that we can continue working on this to protect pilot unity at WestJet. Cheers No worries bud...

So let's say the LOU gets fixed up with wording to protect certain things that you guys were concerned about (layoff protection, etc.)...Would you guys vote "yes" to it? Yup. A true one list has movement in both directions. In the event of a layoff I want to know I get a left seat on the dash. Do I...