My point is that if the number is that high, having to do that much upgrade and subsequent initial training, I would think, would be a big drain on profitability and sustainability.

I was told by a friend that Voyageur has lost 20-30 pilots to AC/Jazz?Westjet in the last month. Is that number true? If it is that is beyond painful for Voyageur.

Any other horror stories like that out there?

Better question who's left? (705 with jets?) AC and all that Jazz WJ Skyservice Harmony Zoom First Air Canjet 2.5 Flair Voyageur (CRJs??) and cargo? KFC Cargojet Morningstar First Air Flair WestCan Air I see IMP wants to go cargo now too (CTA website). And now AC Cargo is a seperate entity will they...

Sure - flown by KFC with a dog on the tail. Always wondered how they would have done if not for the Laidlaw buyout. As far as I know the only big airplane hub and spoke system in Canada - everything went through YWG.

Anybody know what they plan to do? I see they're looking for B727 SO/FE's on the job board.