It’s not about entitlement. It’s about attracting experienced pilots to mainline and retaining them. If there ever isn’t a need for OTS hires than it will all come from Encore and you have nothing to worry about. The majority of pilots just voted for 2 lists so I don’t know where you get that idea ...

Not much to celebrate, WestJet pilots could have had these jobs two years ago likely for higher pay. Discourses like this do not reflect well on WestJet, its pilots and its culture which means in reality for aspiring pilots the viable choices in Canada are Air Canada if one can survive the entry pa...

I’m a self-centred, narcisstic egomaniac, prone to bouts of megalomania, who suffers from an insufferable desire to be heard, and who has been under a lifelong need to talk about himself and while simultaneously ignoring the needs of others. And, truth be told, those are my good qualities. Now, wha...

Demeter wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:50 pm Says the guy that encourages people to leave the company

That wasn't Bede, that was me you were accusing of "encouraging people to leave the company"- dramatically overstating my observation of the current state of the industry.

Best leave Bede alone, he is way out of your league.

The note says "We were informed.... If this is true..." It was framed as unconfirmed. You are looking for a lie that isn't there, then calling it a lie on an external forum. Then recklessly call it "just another example". I know basic language arts are not a requirement for WestJet pilots, but you ...

Just another example of the weekly mec updates not being truthful. You would have thought they would put fact into those notes. Sad really. The note says "We were informed.... If this is true..." It was framed as unconfirmed. You are looking for a lie that isn't there, then calling it a lie on an e...

You are in la la land if you don't think there's an opportunity for a ULCC in Canada. Is it as big an opportunity as the opportunity WJ had to exploit a void in 1996? Probably not. But it's there and WJ needs to absolutely dominate and control it in order to protect the larger franchise. Take a qui...

You are in la la land if you don't think there's an opportunity for a ULCC in Canada. Is it as big an opportunity as the opportunity WJ had to exploit a void in 1996? Probably not. But it's there and WJ needs to absolutely dominate and control it in order to protect the larger franchise. Take a qui...

Demeter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:49 pm just not worth the effort. Back to watching the show.

BTW he isnt. Time to question your source.

I’ll bet you haven’t asked him or the other MEC person if they applied personally? Na. Didn’t think so. I think you will be surprised. It’s still a demonstration that they lack the commitment. Not the people you want in there. Just sayin. Better yet. Ask it on the Alpa forum! I’ll grab some popcorn...

That the guy that applied to AC on the left? Awesome loyalty. Pity they dragged pilot assistance into it as well......... That should stay out of any of this. That "guy on the left" is an amazing human being. Intelligent, diligent, and an all around sincere gentleman. Odds are poor AC has let you (...

In the United States of America the accepted spelling of rumor is "rumour". In Canada, the accepted spelling is "rumour". : I put more care in my posts here. And for that, to you all, I say: "You're welcome". Perhaps your MEC is feeling the pressure of recent events and therefore getting sloppy? Ya...

I have heard that there were close to 100 internal applications from current WS pilots. That means that there were probably 100 individual reasons why to go to Swoop. Interesting, I didn't hear of an internal job posting. 100 percent of the WJA pilots I know, know nothing about it.... So where did ...

Can any of you remind me of all of these promises ALPA made us? As far as I remember they clearly stated in many emails (while the company was sending out its lawyer sponsored fraud) that they in fact make no promises. What they did in fact promise us was proper and fair representation as well as '...

While you guys go on about stopping with a flat tire at V1, remember we are talking about YVR, and there are NO numbers for successfully completing a TO on the rims, or climb out with the gears hanging (which you are almost assured it will be in this case), let alone an actual engine failure alone w...

Amen Ilya. There is no "blown tire" light, but the accompanying sensations can be alarming. There is also the simple issue of damage caused by tires , particularly at high speeds. Think Concord and others. A reject prior V1 should be able to be safely accomplished or the numbers mean nothing. Gettin...

Maybe he had just read Sully's book.

How did the WPPA constitution stand up against the WJPA constitution? How did the WPPA plan for Encore stand up against the WJPA plan for Encore? How did the WPPA plan for dues stand up against the WJPA plan for dues? All well and good for rotten apple to nit pick the WPPA... without a direct compar...

Nicely done truenorth, AC is eating WestJet lunch, but the employees are just concerned about "1st world problems". Ya don't think there is a connection maybe? Now that we have your very nice life story any chance you could let us know what union I am driveling for and what constitutes "union drive...

Nicely done truenorth, AC is eating WestJet lunch, but the employees are just concerned about "1st world problems". Ya don't think there is a connection maybe? Now that we have your very nice life story any chance you could let us know what union I am driveling for and what constitutes "union drivel"?