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Re: Reapply
What's changed since you last applied? This doesn’t get considered nearly enough when these questions come up. If you’re not thinking about improving yourself after a PFO, what’s the alternative? “I hope they have lower standards next week”? Reapply whenever, but consider the following: -upgrade at...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Denying Overtime
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16349
Re: Denying Overtime
Do you think they wish they’d have just put an end date on the request to bend scope last fall? I feel like that’s all it would have taken to get that vote passed.
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:00 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Significant Yaw on Landing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1582
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:27 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Significant Yaw on Landing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1582
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Denying Overtime
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16349
Re: Denying Overtime
Well it's good to know the pressure is working. I think I'll buy a paddle board and enjoy the water this summer. You should do that either way. Whether you’re happy with your work conditions or not, you shouldn’t let your job define who you are. I think we’ve all flown with those boring weenies and...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Denying Overtime
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16349
Re: Denying Overtime
Well it's good to know the pressure is working. I think I'll buy a paddle board and enjoy the water this summer. You should do that either way. Whether you’re happy with your work conditions or not, you shouldn’t let your job define who you are. I think we’ve all flown with those boring weenies and...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:23 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: new criminal penalties for labour price fixing and anti poaching
- Replies: 2
- Views: 778
Re: new criminal penalties for labour price fixing and anti poaching
I wonder how it applies when the brakes are hit from the other end? More than once in a past life I got a phone call from a bigger operator who’d noted they were hiring a lot off my roster and wanted to make sure we’d be okay. Sometimes they’d tell me they were going to give us time to recover. Who ...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: How long do airplane tires last?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1567
Re: How long do airplane tires last?
I’ve flown on some pretty cruddy looking rubber and I feel like it’s the tube that’s doing the lion’s share of the work. Those I replace as needed and if the tire looks good it stays. Disclaimer: I run wicked low pressure (well under 10psi) and I suspect the tubes move around somewhat in operation w...
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: How long do airplane tires last?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1567
Re: How long do airplane tires last?
I have a set that probably haven’t been made in 80 years or more and they’re good enough.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The adds are killing this forum
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2411
Re: The adds are killing this forum
It must have a way of sensing how many ads get blocked then reassigning those to the rest of us.
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4044
Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
I’m not morbidly obese but I’m very tall and in a cheap airline seat I often find the pitch is almost exactly the length of my thigh bone so I ‘spill over’ the other way. Sometimes I worry that the person in front of me might feel my knee against their seat and I don’t want to be a bother to anyone...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:53 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: New Airline
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2618
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4044
Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
I’m not morbidly obese but I’m very tall and in a cheap airline seat I often find the pitch is almost exactly the length of my thigh bone so I ‘spill over’ the other way. Sometimes I worry that the person in front of me might feel my knee against their seat and I don’t want to be a bother to anyone ...
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The Sealand RED V12 Diesel Beaver flies!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9988
Re: The Sealand RED V12 Diesel Beaver flies!
It's always been my understanding that although a diesel engine could burn Jet-A, it wouldn't do well in the long run as diesel fuel had lubricating properties for a diesel engines piston rings etc. that Jet-A does not have. I believe automotive diesels rely on the lubricity of their fuels to keep ...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Buttonville Gets The Final Nail In The Coffin
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1595
Re: Buttonville Gets The Final Nail In The Coffin
I honestly thought it would outlive Downsview. I assume Downsview is still open?
- Tue May 30, 2023 12:44 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Here we go
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9692
Re: Here we go
What benefit would that be to the pilots? Don't pilots already get first bid for the JS? Yes, however on my flights the jumpseat is available for pilots Only. The FAs fought hard against the B1s. I'm sorry, but that's a terrible attitude to have. I have no idea about B1's, C1's, etc., but you're ab...
- Tue May 30, 2023 12:26 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Here we go
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9692
Re: Here we go
B1s cost the company nothing (okay, that extra 80 kilos has an effect on fuel burn, I guess) so taking them away is just a dramatic statement. Not to mention, your 80 Kgs affect on fuel burn is the same, B1, C1, C2, etc. Right, so literally no cost to the company. It was a gesture meant solely to h...
- Tue May 30, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Here we go
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9692
Re: Here we go
As a father of young kids who never travels I never even used the B1s so couldn't care less that they are gone. I was surprised there was such a heated debate over them - it's not like they are guaranteed seats. As one who regularly sees loads above 100% I also couldn’t care less that they’re gone....
- Mon May 29, 2023 9:36 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Is there strike pay?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1889
Re: Is there strike pay?
Isn’t that strike pay comparable to flat pay? Who’d have thought carrying a sign would be competitive with flying a transport category jet? Gets you home every night, too.
- Mon May 29, 2023 9:03 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Ten year deal
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8594
Re: Ten year deal
You said it yourself: they’re unhappy about it but they’re still here. From a cold, unfeeling bean counter perspective that’s perfect.RippleRock wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 8:23 am It's very myopic to think that they are coming here and are happy with the pay status as it is