737 Mech wrote " Well lets get a few facts posted first before you leave it on that note.... -IMP is building a GIANT hangar on taxiway Juilet and will be ready for aircraft use by october -and then CanJet will reclaim the entire hangar (3 bays) when it is complete -we will share the #2 bay with IM...

IMP know what their doing. They have been dealing with unions for years. Mark it down, you piss off IMP by bringing in a union you will loose!! Paying for your pringles and coke is just the beginning. Eventially you will be out of a job. Actually Canjet just lost half of its hanger space (down to o...

yeah I read the posting here before I seen it in work....I don't really agree with posting that stuff here because it maybe taken out of context by people that don't know whats really going on in our company. therefore I'm deleting all my posts on this subject before it gets outta hand. I always use...

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My brother is a seasoned overseas passenger and he tells me that Air Canada flight attendants are the most dried up cranky bitches he has ever flown with....then he flew with KLM the next day and said they were all hot and friendly

goldeneagle_53 wrote:especially the ones that take into account that night shift work on aircraft is actually counterproductive in the long run.

How so? you mean for the worker or the operation?

goldeneagle_53 wrote:And no night shifts again - ever!!

So what industry are going to work in?

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I know a couple of rampies here in Halifax that are good at what they do , I don't if they like their jobs but they are good at it.

that being said the turn over rate for those jobs is crazy.

http://www.t-roy.com............ hay

Yeah your right....I suppose if you don't like your job there is no hope

efficiency is not the problem with ramp guys........it motivation that will slow down the operation....I know at $7/hr efficiency is the last thing on these guys minds.

It just goes to show you how outta touch CEO's are when it comes to "real world" issues...

Pretty sure you can only do a operational check IAW Manufacturers instructions/CARS

we send ours out to Atlantic Avionics, never seen one done in-house.

You are correct

I have got 3 friends that fix forklifts now...$24 bucks an hour

I get instant respect from people when they find out what I do...it's a good feeling. Yeah, me too.....until I tell them what I make, how much I paid to get here, the shithole town I'm working out of, and how many relationships I've seen come and go. Fact is............ we are nuts. It isn't about ...

I could fix farm equipment for the same money, but who wants to tell people they fix shit spreaders. Anyway I don't do it for the glory... hmmmm or do I? I guess maybe I do but I think it is just a pride thing and being proud of telling people what you do for a living. I do make more cash or at leas...

well that is a complicated answer.........a few things I guess. -Pay -shifts -location -etc.. I like CanJet and the 737-500 is a great plane I'm just trying to improve my overall situation. I really don't care what type of aircraft I work on, that being said I'd like to stay with large transport cat...

They didn't have any in house training unless things have changed. The 727 course was always outsourced but they have a good man in charge of training now. As to Calgary, it is strictly a "through" station with very few overnight aircraft. Really, I'm not sure, that is what they told me at the inte...

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Have already seen some chunks of the Norhtern lights tail decal missing... wonder if it was maintenance's doing? It is a great looking graphic though! could be...it could also be the rudder actuator weeping skydrol and causing the decal to shrink and peel off. I really does look good though, the -2...

WestJet will continue to be the healthiest airline in Canada for years to come due to strong management and low operating costs, they are aggressive in the right areas of the industry such as cutting the biggest cost in the industry everyone has to deal with ....fuel, getting rid of the -200 models ...

What WestJet forum is better in your opinion then? When you get a job in this industry you may speak That’s a pretty shitty comment on your part towards an innocent comment like mine. po'dcjer says "this westjet forum is boring". I say "What WestJet forum is better in your opinion then?" Simplified...