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by billhill
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Westjet cancelling flights due to cold in Calgary
Replies: 20
Views: 3921

Re: Westjet cancelling flights due to cold in Calgary

The fuel in the pylon was getting a bit thick??? How thick do you think it gets at 40,000 feet? Cold weather ops..you would think everyone here was born yesterday. Teal was saying that deice fluid was not performing it's function at -40. Why are you even attempting to deice at -40? Are you aware tha...
by billhill
Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet new direction with ULCC integration
Replies: 15
Views: 6160

Re: WestJet new direction with ULCC integration

Apples to oranges..it's different here... there is no ulcc in Canada..period.. just cut rate operators losing money hand over fist..has been that way since WardAir started breaking it open, then Nationair, Worldways, Transat (they are different because they realised the money was in the vacation pac...
by billhill
Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet new direction with ULCC integration
Replies: 15
Views: 6160

Re: WestJet new direction with ULCC integration

This is hilarious. People in Canada are financially illiterate. I do not in any way defend Westjet or Alexis. But the numbers are the reason. It makes no financial sense unless you are running a money laundering/tax write off business. And that has been done/ is done. But there is no question that a...
by billhill
Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: New maintenance contract
Replies: 28
Views: 10755

Re: New maintenance contract

Lagging behind what? It is an obvious question. The "gold standard"? Which is what exactly. There was a discussion where it was pointed out that in better times a qualified AME made more money than an FO at same company. That certainly does not apply anymore. Wages in this country are a farce.
by billhill
Mon Apr 24, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Vote
Replies: 46
Views: 17737

Re: Vote

I’m a big proponent of the digital age. I believe the pandemic showed that our carbon emissions can be curtailed by utilizing technology. Imagine how much our carbon footprints could be reduced by walking, using zoom and or taking public transit as opposed to driving and flying. I think everything ...
by billhill
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:15 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Vote
Replies: 46
Views: 17737

Re: Vote

So racism is not ok today but was ok yesterday??? I was not aware of that fact...I thought it was never acceptable...just sayin
by billhill
Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Flair Airlines - Planes seized
Replies: 217
Views: 43443

Re: 4 Flair aircraft seized

Business is simply a confidence game.. and when people lose confidence the business is over. That is what is happening and Flair is done. Looks like a lot of people on here have never taken part in or witnessed a bankruptcy. You are going to see a lot more.
by billhill
Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Welcome to WestBus (aka Greyhound 2.0)
Replies: 14
Views: 3287

Re: Welcome to WestBus (aka Greyhound 2.0)

The whole situation is hilarious..planes, trains and automobiles. Too bad John Candy is no longer with us..
by billhill
Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Welcome to WestBus (aka Greyhound 2.0)
Replies: 14
Views: 3287

Re: Welcome to WestBus (aka Greyhound 2.0)

Actually that is hilarious.
by billhill
Fri Feb 10, 2023 11:06 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Be Ready
Replies: 198
Views: 39926

Re: Be Ready

Well wouldn't that be a kick in the arrs..you never know...
by billhill
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Lynx
Replies: 18
Views: 7703

Re: Lynx

Screaming deal...not
by billhill
Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet New Direction
Replies: 35
Views: 14399

Re: WestJet New Direction

Those were ugly years..I was there
by billhill
Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: 12 HOURS.....really?
Replies: 28
Views: 6525

Re: 12 HOURS.....really?

You sound like a baby boomer who just randomly re posts something on Facebook because if you saw it on the internet it must be true. Who said the busses weren’t charged? Why would a bus that only drives airside with access to electricity be dead? The busses probably couldn’t move regardless of prop...
by billhill
Sat Dec 31, 2022 10:00 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Sunwing axes TFW plans
Replies: 19
Views: 4292

Re: Sunwing axes TFW plans

Well said. I concur. What the public sees and what most employees believe is not actually what is happening behind the scenes. Generally, to an outsider(one who is not privy to the inner workings, which is 99.9 % of us), the business model makes no sense. There is a reason for that and the owners la...
by billhill
Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: To the Airlines
Replies: 31
Views: 5988

Re: To the Airlines

Zero sympathy for Canadian airlines here. As mentioned above they brought it on themselves.Very poor performance. Embarrassing. Could see it coming a mile away. The two big ones could not keep it together even when the weather was fine. Everyone whining about winter?? Where you been the last 100 yea...
by billhill
Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:19 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet's New Routes: Calgary - Dubai & Calgary - Edinburgh?
Replies: 24
Views: 6972

Re: WestJet's New Routes: Calgary - Dubai & Calgary - Edinburgh?

Well there is this thing called "hubs". And Dubai is one of the major "hubs" in the world. And judging by the increasingly diverse population in Alberta this would be an excellent opportunity to bypass that huge mess called Pearson and simply fly direct to a major "hub" where you can connect to go a...
by billhill
Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Air North
Replies: 9
Views: 5100

Re: Air North

Yeah the Yukon is THE hidden gem. People are slowly figuring that out though. When the federal government starts pulling back on the money that finances the Yukon there will be a world of hurt on the real estate side. Because it has got to have one of the bigger bubbles in real estate. There is nowh...
by billhill
Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: We were played —“No threat of extremist Violence— OPP.
Replies: 31
Views: 5693

Re: We were played —“No threat of extremist Violence— OPP.

This nonsense that the government pulled is classic hypocrisy. And, yes, the whole world is watching and shaking their collective heads in disgust. The only politician standing up and delivering is Danielle Smith and this is getting a lot of attention worldwide also.
by billhill
Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Emergencies Act Inquiry.
Replies: 18
Views: 3203

Re: Emergencies Act Inquiry.

Good ole JT stomped on all Canadian's rights and at least half the country applauds him for it. That should tell you something. If it does not ring any bells go back to watching the tube. The rest of us believe it was outrageous. The rest of the world thinks so too. There was no war, nobody was viol...
by billhill
Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:02 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Emergencies Act Inquiry.
Replies: 18
Views: 3203

Re: Emergencies Act Inquiry.

Yeah well you are not and will not be PM. So who cares.
by billhill
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:35 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Covid restrictions for people working at an airport
Replies: 2
Views: 796

Re: Covid restrictions for people working at an airport

Thanks for that. Clear as mud as per Transport Canada. After almost 40 years of dealing with Transport Canada double speak it has never changed. Why must they communicate like that?
by billhill
Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:20 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Vax mandate finally dropped?
Replies: 6
Views: 2279

Re: Vax mandate finally dropped?

And the answer is?
by billhill
Sat Oct 01, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Covid restrictions for people working at an airport
Replies: 2
Views: 796

Covid restrictions for people working at an airport

This may be tiresome but..I do not see anything about the covid vax restrictions imposed by TC on employees at an airport in Canada being lifted. Travelers yes but not employees. Any insights, did I miss something?.
by billhill
Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Covid deaths still high, why is Biden calling the pandemic over?
Replies: 24
Views: 5353

Re: Covid deaths still high, why is Biden calling the pandemic over?

Expertise? How about common sense? What a huge load of hogwash this whole "Covid" thing has been.

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