I am curious if the number of expats drove the yes vote. If they were used and abused in the Middle East, this increase is a walk in the park for them.

Hey everyone, seeing other ppl having issues with the hiring portal confirmation email. I never received anything and wondering how many other ppl out there are hiving a similar situation and what, if anything, has anyone been able to do about? It has been taking a few days for people to get confir...

Its funny that one of their own pilots is selling a prep course that they highly recommend you don't do..

Grounds for dismissal? One could only wish

YUL LEC Rep "JFB." You are an absolute disgrace to the AC pilot group. It has come to my attention that you recently had a 3 day pairing dropped for union work. PAID UNION WORK. Then you decided to list and accept VOLUNTARY OVERTIME to position yourself to said MEC meeting. In case you haven't noti...

Inverted2 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:53 am Good for him for sticking to his beliefs but the article says 90% have got the vaccine. My quick math says that means roughly 400 decided not to take it?

It's about 70 pilots currently that are being placed on LOA for failure to vaccinate.

Take a look around you. Something like 35 FEDEX guys broke $1,000,000USD during COVID. UPS guys? Not far behind. Meanwhile we cross the Atlantic every night with only 2 pilots while every US carrier has 3. It's guys like you that keep driving our contract into the mud... but the sad part is - YOU'R...

It's a privilege. Always has been always will be. You have the right to travel but the means is a privilege. What the hell does that double speak even mean???! That’s communism. It means you don’t understand it and therefore it must be communism to you. That's the typical dumbfuck reply right there...

It's beyond frustrating that furloughed Jazz pilots were able to make bank with the CEWS/side gig combo, and will now all be back on payroll by the end of August, flying routes that wouldn't be there if it wasn't for Big Red completely disregarding scope. Meanwhile, furloughed AC drivers (who are p...

fish4life wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 7:11 pm I’m sure they could be assigned to the Q400 at jazz since that spends most of its time in domestic airspace. That would be a good compromise

most guys above 60 struggle to get into that seat. I cant imagine a senior citizen trying it..

I swear half these guys over 60 shouldn't be flying a plane to begin with... I cant imagine flying with someone pushing 70. Is he going to show up to the plane with a walker?

FL030 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:52 am Win-win (Win).

Transat pilots didn't want to give up their lucrative lifestyle.

Ah yes, the unemployed and "my company went bankrupt" lifestyle, very lucrative.

375$ million to carry them for a couple years? I find this hard to believe. What’s their current cash on hand/burn rate? What do they owe in refunds, if any? They lost about $100 million last year according to TUI's financial report. TUI (being public) has to disclose the numbers of their partners ...

The deal will “fail” and Sunwing will promptly shut down the airline.

I doubt they will pay a 300%+ premium on the closing price prior to the announcement on friday... Unsolicited offer = hostile takeover... I’m sure CHR management is fighting for their lives to keep the vultures at bay, for everyone at CHR/Jazz I hope they succeed. Not necessarily. What if they were ...

flying4dollars wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:20 pm

FL-280 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:33 am I dont see a merger between flair and sunwing. I dont see Sunwing going under
Flair on the other hand wont make it through the year IMO

What did you base your opinion on, out of curiosity?

Out of thin air clearly since he didn’t even know they were operating...

FL-280 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:01 pm If its AC pilots then its AC rates

HAH. We cant even negotiate a proper MOA cause of childish verbage, what makes you think we will be successful at stopping that...

“Heard from an MLO that only 70 of the old boys took the early retirement package.....thanks boys” That’s rich. And yeah 600 are going. The question should be is when are they gonna come back and ask for more. This is still a very deteriorating situation with this pandemic lasting much longer than ...

FL-280 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:14 am And who dresses that poorly for their first day at AC anyways? Jeeeez

She failed out of training I believe

Just goes to show you how arbitrary the selection process is. There's a number who shouldn't be here but one individual in specific, I am absolutely shocked was hired. Based on their Jazz training record it should have been an auto PFO. Either they lied in their interview, or multiple failed rides ...

rxl wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:48 pm Such is the state of the industry in 2020.

It’s going to be awkward if they have to explain to a tribunal they hired a pilot with a terrible training record because “they had to meet a quota”

digits_ wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:13 pm Does that mean there is a minimum time as FO defined in your contract?

If not, people can be hired as an FO and upgraded within a week, no?

I feel like this is how accidents happen...

TT is one thing, but experience in 705 operations is another.

The margin of safety is growing thinner

Is Jazz providing better pilots now? A few years ago the acceptance rate to AC was in the ~60 to 70% rate from Jazz and now all the sudden it became 90%. Somewhat of a kick to all the pilots in the past who were “PFO’d” due to numbers games. I don’t think “better pilots” are being fed to AC from Ja...

Thread drift regarding flat pay: I know a lot of people say they my get rid of flat pay, but I honestly cannot see a good reason why... There is no shortage of applicants Even if they force guys with 737 jet time or larger, that is all pilots from Sunwing, Transat, Westjet, and overseas. Heck they'r...

Just a heads up: given that you have widebody time you’re almost guaranteed to be forced onto a 777 or 787 FO position. Hopefully there are vacancies on the west coast for those aircraft.

Wide body FO has typically been forced to guys with heavy jet time. I’ve been told for this class that they’re forcing the new hires with 737 time onto wide body FO as well... yikes