charco21 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2026 3:11 am They plan to hire 200 pilots with 1 gs of about 10 pilots every month

So, to be clear, they plan to hire 60(10/month) this year, another 120 next year, then 20 the first two months of 2028?

That's because no such license exists yet, but times are a changing. I stand to be corrected but the new ATPL requirements went into effect April 1, 2026, so the restricted ATPL does exist for those who have applied and don’t meet the PIC on multi-crew aircraft requirement. My response was about AC...

No, AC does not hire anyone with restricted ATPLs. That's because no such license exists yet, but times are a changing. I stand to be corrected but the new ATPL requirements went into effect April 1, 2026, so the restricted ATPL does exist for those who have applied and don’t meet the PIC on multi-...

My other point is, the pay system has been this way for my entire career Objectively, no it hasn't. There was a certain FO / CPT ratio, and this new TA makes the discrepancy between the 2 of them worse. If roughly everyone got a 25% raise across the board, you could somewhat ethically say "it's bee...

I don't think it's selfish to give all pay scale levels the same percentage of raise. Why make the discrepancies *bigger*? Because there is one pie, to give all the same percentage raise would require dividing the pie differently and let’s be honest, if all pilots got a 25% raise, you’ll still hear...

Yup. Not to mention that it would likely only take a 1 dollar decrease on the top scale to give the first few years a 5 or 10 dollar increase, depending on the company's demographics. It would take an almost insignifcant reduction on the top scale to vastly improve quality of life for the new/junio...

The argument "oh you will spend more time in the left seat" is soo unbelievably frustrating. Anyone who knows anything about investing knows that money today is worth way more than money down the road (Especially if it takes 10-12 years just to upgrade to hold short call in the most junior base WJ ...

I am quite literally confused on what I am supposed to do. I am supposed to volunteer my time so my elected reps can use my dues to pay for their ALPA days when they are supposed to be doing union work to better working conditions but instead turn around and do Volunteer Overtime? So I am supposed ...

Cargo pilots don't generally fly a lot. The planes sit most of the time and these guys could do a run to and from Cincinnati that touches 3 days which would trigger min daily guarantees for 3 days while barely flying 2 hours. I used to fly cargo and getting a YVR or YYC weekend on OT would be like ...

I took the survey and it's interesting. Certainly will come up more often in the future. I've been GPS jammed before - near Israel and also Burma - but haven't been spoofed yet, though I think it's coming. Thanks for letting us know you took the survey, I have a hard time clicking links for unknown...

And judging by the police press release, you’d think they had uncovered a widespread aviation safety crisis rather than a single retired pilot who, according to Air Canada’s own statements, was licensed, trained, repeatedly checked, and competent to operate the aircraft. The police should put this ...

Air Canada has publicly stated that the individual held a valid Commercial Pilot Licence. They have also stated that he completed the company’s training program, passed recurrent training and flight checks, demonstrated a high level of competency, and that safety was not compromised. Those are not ...

digits_ wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2026 8:48 am
How is the monetary fraud value being determined? He might not have been licensed properly but he did do the job he was hired to do.

Im guessing this;

Police said the accused earned millions of dollars of salary over the course of his career with the airline

So if I understand this correctly, he had an ATPL only valid for helicopters. What would have been involved to convert that to be valid for aircraft in 2009 ? Exams are different, aeroplane exams focus on aeroplanes, high altitude, etc “Exam Focus and TheoryATPL(H): The theoretical syllabus is heav...

27 year career with Air Canada before they caught this, he would have to forge every sticker or is it as simple as above, nobody noticed the H. The fact they are charging him means they have evidence it was intentional, I see above that there is indication it was intentional forgery https://www.cp24...

If you’re talking about Brutus, it was way way way worse than a racist rant in a hotel shuttle. It was almost borderline verbal harassment and he had the cops called on him on Kamloops. He also locked out a FO out of the flight deck on a flight from Rupert. Yes, there are many stories about Brutus,...

As a former Sunwing pilot, once I started reading the story, I took a guess for myself if I would know who the pilot was. After a minute of thinking, the one and only name that came to mind was Darren's. Upon reading further and seeing his name, I said to myself "Yup, that tracks." So for those def...

Orion's Fannypack wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2026 5:28 am CP also covers the NL air ambulance fleet fleet. It is year round. Tough sell!

Yikes! Surprised they found anyone

The water bomber operation in Newfoundland is desperately looking for a chief pilot for this season, no one wants the job according to the minister of transport, aircraft will be grounded if no chief pilot is found. Sounds like they found someone, but I wouldn’t be chomping at the bit for a 100k ch...

As a former Sunwing pilot, once I started reading the story, I took a guess for myself if I would know who the pilot was. After a minute of thinking, the one and only name that came to mind was Darren's. Upon reading further and seeing his name, I said to myself "Yup, that tracks." So for those def...

What if he was black? Would it have been a legitimate meal request then? If he was going for the stereotype he didn't complete it either - non-alcoholic Buds? It's not like he ordered a 40 oz of Old English or Colt 45. Did you read the decision? The arbitrator determined that it wasn't a legitimate...

https://cirb-ccri.gc.ca/en/about-appeals-applications-complaints/labour-relations-duty-fair Labour Relations - Duty of Fair Representation Looks like they already tried that, “Four months earlier, a completely separate CIRB panel had found that the IAMAW breached its duty of fair representation to ...

Just curious, if the maintenance workers were to wildcat, would your dues be used to pay the fines the union faces for said wildcat?
I will also add, as a pilot, I have always thought this situation was complete bs, you should be represented by your own union!

If only I could go back in time to before I decided to read all of this. Because this is truly the biggest pile of nonsensical bullshit I have seen on this forum in a pretty long time. You people need serious psychiatric help if y'all are unironically posting this. Hard to believe you've ever been ...

I've decided to turn off all emergency alerts. The odds of me and my passengers being injured or killed due to my sleep disruption is higher than me and my family being killed by a natural disaster. You know you have a duty to show up rested, if your rest is interrupted and you feel tired, you shou...