Let me guess .... ur going to travel around Europe on a Free AC Jumseat Agreement .... unbelievalbe ... and also ....I am posting this not to vent at Westjet pilots .... I have absolutly nothing against them .... this a vent on the AC stand bye policy .... how, as an employee of the company ... I g...

Established prices are those that keep companies profitable while supplying a needed service.

Westjet has established a price that keeps it profitable and supplies a needed service. So, you should be happy they have satisfied your conditions on entering the market.

Very interesting... maybe the Yellowknife airport authority should block Westjet. If the Westjet product is so good why don't they compete on a level playing field with the other airlines at established prices? So what is it? Protectionism (regulated) or level playing field for the consumer to choo...

It's quite simple... the north is a unique place and a unique market and I'd hate to see northerners suffer because a southern airline wants some easy summer cherry picking by low balling established northern airlines. If the Westjet product is so good why don't they compete on a level playing fiel...

Air Canada flies there too.

Westjet can do whatever it wants although I don't know how they'd be able to support a community like Pond Inlet, for example, without offering service there. You never know. A recent good deed Canadian North did was to fly a large group of kids out of Inuvik to Edmonton as VIPs for Hockey Day in C...

Well, would Westjet be able to provide sponsorship or funding to communities in the north? Would there be any reason they might not? Perhaps the communites should contact WJ (and vice versa). Those communities may not be happy with their current providers, perhaps WJ may be able to expand further?

FICU, Damn right... and to offset the reduced profitability and or loss of the Edmonton-Yellowknife run thanks to Westjet you may end up seeing northern carriers reducing the funding and sponsorship they provide to northern communities... so who is the ultimate loser in all of this? What kind, and h...

Ran across this treasure, hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8L-ZZSc8JU

Does it have hourly rates?

Try a puppet show or even miming!

As a matter of reference I believe that at Southwest you have to arrive with a 737 type endorsement. How would a new hire like to pay for that? What if WJ did that and decided that all recurrents were billed 100% to the employee? My point is where does it end? It sure would reduce costs though. Fou...

Nutcracker, I have no problem with your scenario, and have forked out money in the past. I will do it again in the future. But, you have to remember, our future growth will not all be in YYC simply because the work is elsewhere. 'But you knew that when you signed up' crap is true when things remain ...

Industry leading margins of 14% are only there to be eroded by 250,000 minimum per year in additional hotel room costs. Industry leading margins, and you are worried about 250,000 a year? This issue is one of the nickel and dime crap of which WJ needs to address. What about the savings cost for all...

Pilots who sleep with flight attendants are just too lazy to masturbate.

I dont know why anyone must defend WJs actions for other operators inaction. FA and CN have there opportunity. Can they evolve? Business is constantly changing and maybe they should seize upon their moment to address their future, rather than running status quo. If WJ wants to run north, it is a fre...

Wow, how long is your driveway?

I wish I could telecommute, but then the captains wouldn't know how to start the aircraft.

Use Skype, cheap, easy. I paid about $8 for 3 months of unlimited calling within north america. You can get your own permanent number for extra (about $30), with voicemail. Anyone can call it anytime and leave a message when you are not logged in. You can play your messages and call for next to noth...

sorry, 3.2 points.

That is still pretty good. I wouldn't be too disappointed all things considered.

Our load factor dropped about 3%, but we increased our capacity by 15% (year over year).

I think the outlook still remains fairly positive.

I guess that may be my point. How much will it cost to establish bases 10 years from now when you require them? Or, how much will you save per year in 10 years from now as the company grows. Perhaps in 10 years we will save 7.5 mill a year (as we add roughly 50% more fleet). Also, if you can save 5 ...

Almost every pilot I speak with seems quite open to bases. At some point the logistics will be too costly to run the entire operation from one base. With our growth plan, it is inevitable. So, the company can invest now for the growth 10 years from now, or spend a lot more later. I'm not a bean coun...

Upgrades are already seniority based. Just have the next X number of upgrades be based in Wherever. If you dont want to be based there, then you can wait for an upgrade in the base of your choosing. Simple enough really. So, if the next upgrade is based in YUL, and you dont want to move there, then ...

Maybe he can get a ride with you.