https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-11-16/alpa-objects-alarming-increase-us-visas-pilots?utm_hsid=109083952&utm_campaign=Air%20Transport%20Perspective&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=234528535&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-81aPdA0krKRLQN27b2tPxZws9a6UJkX5kMNgnlXoHuwWHRAjUVTnb3hS6gq_00YNdzpDIYPq1-64Ln...

The prep is, you have to bring a certified logbook. That didn't used to be a thing so I had to track down old CPs and meet up to get things signed, then you have to put little post it notes on pages with career highlights in case they want to talk about them. The seem to really like straight line c...

Can CargoJet lose 23 guys and not feel a pinch? Their pilot group isn't that big to begin with........

No need to disparage potential WJ cargo night flying. There are a some guys in our midst who enjoy the night flying, who will happily bid the cargo stuff. For some folks, flying in the o'dark hours, the lower-keyness of it (want to say showtime was only 45 minutes prior, on the cargo side), no airpo...

....plus there are folks among us who actually enjoy the night flying....

They say that companies get the union they deserve. The same can be said about the employee group. Until this group learns the world isn’t run on telegram, we are (insert word that rhymes with ducked). The funny thing is, these pilots are so blinded by their hatred of ALPA they don’t see the obviou...

If anything it shows the level of discontent within the group. Has alpa been great? Nope. That’s for sure and the rotation of leadership in the lec is a joke at best. Not on one side or the other. The amount of grievances are expensive but they are only a result of the contract we or us or our nego...

It doesn't matter one bit if the timing is off by a few months. The plan isn't based on the summer of '21. its a multi year expansion and if COVID keeps everyone on the ground to the fall then it hurts everyone as much, if not more than Flair. The airline will be there and positioned to take advant...

WestJet canceled 15 MAX orders https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/boeing-logs-positive-order-tally-for-february-despite-737-max-and-787-cancellations/142804.article?fbclid=IwAR3uqCJZGEL1W1D7GSsJjVDGzTZATNm6kcWWiACnWDCnYbGQLLifyCKQoh0 So there are 15 painted in WJ colours, with 15 cancelled tha...

....from yesterday's National Post. Kudos to Captain Small, and good luck to our industry. Letters to the editor: 'Dear Prime Minister, your inaction won't be forgotten,' writes campaign plane pilot National Post readers weigh in on the issues of the day, including the devastation of Canada's aviati...

Hot Wings, you pull your head out of your ass yet? #NotEnoughVaccine At the current vaccination rate here in Canada, it will be 2034 before all Canadians are vaccinated, never mind the current rate of mutation! Good luck everyone! :smt085 So you think there will be more WJ layoffs? This is my perso...

Freeport_Flyer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:58 am Looks like the COO is the next layoff!

Wings Mag article

Sad. JM was a good guy in my interactions with him. His job walks a tightrope with all the competing interests, and that is putting it mildly. Wish him the best.

Something else Tbaylx didn't consider when going to the media to boast about his van lifestyle. Read the timelines about his relationship with his fellow van dweller & FA girlfriend that he met in February, 2016 . https://torontolife.com/city/life/weve-seen-a-lot-of-parking-lots-which-is-not-what-we...

Its a small industry gentlemen, burning bridges and all. Carry on. So very true. There are those that burn bridges and those that jump from ship to ship to ship and do nothing but cause damage. I'm still amazed how it only took 26 or so off the street hires to cause so much damage to this industry....

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I don't have a dog in this fight, but looking at the last two downturns in aviation....lets say you had started an aviation college program in September 2001, or September 2008. Assuming 4 years to get through....you'd have gotten through in 2005 or 2012, both of which were reasonably good years for...

Sure, whatever. I have 10 years to think about coming back to wj (if it lasts), retain my seniority, and not worry about my job being contracted out to Swissport. You are subject to the CLC and will probably never work for wj again. But hey, the union is horrible. Remember when you guys almost bank...

The summer schedule seems to add some YYC flying.

They are always needing people to go to the YYZ base. By some quirk, YYC might be the only base on offer now, but I'd strongly suspect by the time you are done training, there will be YYZ openings. Worst case scenario, you may have to commute for a month or two but there are 8-10 flights a day betwe...

It will take you just slightly longer to apply than it did to write that post.

Apply and let them be the judge.

Good luck.

At this rate, I don't expect to hit mainline until I am at least 35. Ohh, noes! In the not-too-far-ago past, I ran into my initial PPL flight instructor in the concourse in YVR. He'd been at JAzz for ~5years at that point, and was looking at about the same before an upgrade, let alone a shot at mai...

How long is the transfer from YYZ to YYC? Rough numbers, on the Captain side, more than 13 years, and for FOs, more than 2 years. Recently a bunch of FOs have found people in YYC who want YYZ to do base trades with. YYC has become the senior base for FOs, when it used to be YVR, just because there ...

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Hi Dave - Thanks for the update! How many internal movements will that hiring generate (ie B737 FO-to-Captain upgrades or 737 FO/ CA to widebody FO / CA slots). Is every newhire essentially replacing a 737 FO who upgraded / transitioned? Or is it a lesser number. Glad to see some movement on the mos...

There’s a pretty strong rumour out there that it wasn’t the company that insisted on the bump and flush being removed. Evidently the CEO stated that to one of our crews when he was onboard. Encore pilots should ask their MEC who was responsible for removing this. They might be surprised with the an...