Smartest, most sensible post in a long time.

Yes but as stated previously it is only a net loss of 40 airframes or 17% of your fleet. Still crappy for those affected. I guess we will find out soon what the Express fleet plan is correct...these layoffs pretty amount to about 17% of our pilots....massive massive amount of guys...2 months ago al...

Surplus from seniority 3704 to 4499
795 surplus.
Based on 1/3 of the fleet being parked I was expecting +-1300 ...still a real heartbreaker.

97% participation, 97% YES strike vote. I'd say we are now united and ready to fight against the destruction of aviation in Canada.

Latest bid is out, openings for new-hires:

YUL: EMJ FO
YYZ: EMJ FO- B767 RP- B777 RP- A320 FO
YVR: EMJ FO- B767 RP- A330 RP

If by "sold out" you're referring to DC vs. DB debate, you need a reality check. Perhaps a great day for those hoping to join AC but not for those already there. Why jeopardize your pension's stability for the sake of somone who isn't even at your company yet? The DC plan sounded to be very generou...

Almost 67% no!
Would have liked to see 90% No but at least it didn't pass.

All this and fly till you die. Sounds like to advance your career is to quit and pick a new profession. I think I'll throw up a little now. Before we go out and change careers how about we stand up together for what we believe? Let's not have a defeatist attitude, just get mad, get together and be ...

Wow, you guys actually made me laugh tonite....with your conspiracy theories and "just vote no" talk.....probably 75% of the VN (note no) people have not even read the draft agreement...and obviously have not even gone to a roadshow to have it explained to them, and very obviously were not involved...

If history will teach you anything about AC pilots its that 25 % make things happen, 50 % watch things happen and could care less and the remaining 25% say " what happened???? " I wish I was wrong but IMO this will be voted in with a 75% majority and the bitching will never end. This TA will be the ...

Guys, I am neither junior nor senior at AC.I have about 11 years in. I have read the TA twice in it's entirety and am profoundly insulted and feeling betrayed by my union. Is there something I'm not getting?Are there guys out there that would vote yes on this? Am I crazy to think that this TA gets u...

1- No typical roster, it depends on your seniority.If you are junior lots of 4 day cycles throughout North America, Caribbean and Central America.A junior roster is about 14-16 days of flying.Everything from 1 to 4 day pairings.Very few redeye flights overall but if you are junior you will be doing ...

Lost in Saigon wrote:Do you even know who Don Hudson is?

I've been here 12 years and have no clue who that is.

The ads have been running nationwide for a few days.It is not a jab at any other pilots. What it is is Air Canada promoting their employees to the public, believe it or not showing pride and respect for a talented and important group in the company.I never thought I would see the day but I have to s...

Except I can retire at 50 from WJA provided I get a 6% return on investment. If I want to retire with a similar "pension" as an AC guy gets, I need to work until 60. Also, I'm not pissed off every time I have go to work.[/quote] Actually the vast majority of the guys love their job.I fly the 320 and...

I think the EMJ vs. 767 debate depends on where you come from. -If you have jet experience then I would go for the 767 RP, take it easy and see the world.You will be fatigued, not because you are overworked but because you usually start your day around 2000 EST and fly through the night. That being ...

Actually the training dates that came out Oct 5th show YVR B767 RP's starting class in November.Those are spots that no one has bid and therefore new hires will go to the B767 in YVR on the initial class. The other course is for YYZ EMJ FO's. These are the positions for the new hires in the first gr...

I was about -3.25 in each eye but corrected to 20-20.I got hired without further tests. I asked the doctor what they were checking exactly and he said that if you can pass a TC class 1 then you don't have anything to worry about.(This was regarding vision since that was my big concern.I don't know a...

Actually AC had 6 A319's with MX and I believe one B767.
Other than the 1 A319 in YYC, there is one in YUL parked at the Maintenance base along A taxiway and and 2 or 3 in YYZ as well.

I don't know what AC plans to do : re-integrate to the fleet or re-lease them out.

It used to be internal connections went a long way. I know many guys hired at 24, their fathers were all senior AC Captains. Those guys pulled some serious strings from the inside. Now the pendulum has swung the other way. From what I understand, candidates are evaluated in the database via their C...

quote] So Babybus and Jaques Strappe, what is it you're trying to say? It's hard to tell with written word, so I'm curious, is there a tone of resentment in there. It reads like, I used to fly to those places but then Jazz stole that flying from us. Or am I being too sensitive? Or are you looking fo...

Jaques Strappe wrote:

Glen Quagmire wrote:The Jun 12 Embraer Jepp amendment has YQT, YQB, ATL, MSP, RDU and DFW in it.

All places I used to fly the DC9 into.

I flew the DC-9 and the 320 into these places (except RDU....I only did this one onthe 9 and the CRJ.)

All I can say is that if I was contemplating on staying on past 60 at the expense of one of my junior colleagues getting laid off or bumped to a lower position because of my greed I couldn't live with myself. Furthermore I would tend to think that the extra 5 years that I stay would be rather unple...

disco wrote:At the risk of putting this thread back on topic...

Company memo issued to quell the rumors at AC says officially no hiring happening imminently.

I didn't see that memo anywhere....where did you see it?

All I can say is that if I was contemplating on staying on past 60 at the expense of one of my junior colleagues getting laid off or bumped to a lower position because of my greed I couldn't live with myself. Furthermore I would tend to think that the extra 5 years that I stay would be rather unplea...