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by Blueontop
Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Flair Cadet Program Assessments
Replies: 37
Views: 6117

Re: Flair Cadet Program Assessments

Hi all. I'm currently 16 years old and still in high school doing my A-Levels (I'm in the ME region but am a Canadian Citizen) and am looking at flight schools/cadet programs. I came across the Flair Cadet program offered at Genesis Flight College and I'm wondering what the entry assessments looked...
by Blueontop
Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:30 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage
Replies: 19
Views: 3199

Re: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage

This article is a cold bucket o' water wake up call for everyone who's accepted a contract recently. Essentially - management doesn't expect pilots to fuss, and the costs are absolutely negligible for everything you've negotiated. Don't even start at 40% in your head as a reasonable increase. At th...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Relief Pilot hour logging
Replies: 28
Views: 4486

Re: Relief Pilot hour logging

Usaiscalling wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Man_in_the_sky wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:26 pm why log hour when you're already at mainline and flying the triple... is he planning on sending his resume somewhere else ?
Because AC is now a stepping stone airline it seems.
If the new contract is anything less then a home run then yes it will be.
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Are there a lot of shills at Transat?
Replies: 24
Views: 3722

Re: Are there a lot of shills at Transat?

Who? Provide a post where anyone not only agrees with the bond, but is also vehemently defending it, so vigorously as you state "to the death". You said it, so back it up. I'll wait.... but we all know that doesn't exist and you're just typing to hear yourself. Nobody agrees with it. Anyways, this ...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:14 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage
Replies: 19
Views: 3199

Re: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage

When the cost of a part goes up, or the cost of fuel goes up, the airline, just has to suck it up and pay it. You mean clients (Passengers) Will have to suck it up and pay for it!? That's where the ball will roll at the very end no? The money have to come from somewhere somehow. https://gifdb.com/i...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage
Replies: 19
Views: 3199

Re: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage

“if Air Canada's pilots were to receive wage increases similar to the recently negotiated WestJet pilot union deal (+24% over four years), we estimate the total potential increase in overall costs for Air Canada would be 1.5% in total (or 0.375%/year over four years)” “In dollar terms, a 1.5% incre...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Are there a lot of shills at Transat?
Replies: 24
Views: 3722

Re: Are there a lot of shills at Transat?

ShillBill wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:21 am I'm only familiar with "green" because I'm looking for greenbacks

Also not looking for excuses like "we will get'em next time"

Looking for a good pilot group with a good union
This might be one of the best responses I ever read on avcanada :lol:
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:24 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage
Replies: 19
Views: 3199

Re: A bank's perspective on the pilot shortage

“if Air Canada's pilots were to receive wage increases similar to the recently negotiated WestJet pilot union deal (+24% over four years), we estimate the total potential increase in overall costs for Air Canada would be 1.5% in total (or 0.375%/year over four years)” “In dollar terms, a 1.5% increa...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:23 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS
Replies: 127
Views: 18969

Re: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS

It astounds me the lack of understanding and education that is displayed here. No concept of how a union works . No concept of the aviation industry. No concept of how to fix the Canadian pilot industry is, but they’re keen to play armchair warrior, without attempt in real life. As far as I can tel...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Is being Relief Pilot detrimental to career
Replies: 30
Views: 7475

Re: Is being Relief Pilot detrimental to career

Absolutely it is detrimental. The type rating is useless and you aren't flying anymore and building your piloting skill set. As you mentioned it makes you much less marketable to other airlines too. Wow…really?! I guess if Air Canada is only a stepping stone for another job (which is usually pretty...
by Blueontop
Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:06 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: ALPA signing new agreements with training bonds
Replies: 85
Views: 11526

Re: ALPA signing new agreements with training bonds

Calm air. Generally high FO turnover, but captains mostly staying out cuz they like being home in winnipeg and the flying is decent. And as far as I’m aware they still make you sign a training agreement. I may be wrong but $25000k, first year 25% of it is erased on a month to month, second year is ...
by Blueontop
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: How to postone an offer?
Replies: 14
Views: 2135

Re: How to postone an offer?

You apply to several companies. They have different timelines. You would like to get as many offers as possible to be able to compare them. How do you delay answering an offer that comes earlier than the others? Is it acceptable to say "Thank you for the offer, I will give you a response in 1/2/4 w...
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: YYC Base
Replies: 45
Views: 9693

Re: YYC Base

Wasn’t jazz supposed to be the sole service provider under the air canada express tag? Wasn’t that one of the pillars of the deal that was signed for 17 YEARS? What is Jazz ALPA doing about this? Why is the Jazz pilots accepting that meh MOS? Seriously grow fn backbone but all I see is shrugged sho...
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: ALPA signing new agreements with training bonds
Replies: 85
Views: 11526

Re: ALPA signing new agreements with training bonds

ALPA should adopt a national standard against training bonds. Great idea so in the future it's just not even on the table. If you were a Jazz pilot, wouldn't you be upset that your same union which you paid dues to for 20 years, signed off on allowing bonds at your competitor airline PAL where the ...
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: YYC Base
Replies: 45
Views: 9693

Re: YYC Base

Wasn’t jazz supposed to be the sole service provider under the air canada express tag? Wasn’t that one of the pillars of the deal that was signed for 17 YEARS? What is Jazz ALPA doing about this? Why is the Jazz pilots accepting that meh MOS? Seriously grow fn backbone but all I see is shrugged shou...
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:53 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS
Replies: 127
Views: 18969

Re: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS

Some of you are wasting your business skills flying airplanes. Please go into management and show them how to run an airline. Or go and show the union how it’s done, get elected and make us all rich! TS flight attendants are in bargaining right now, we will not get anything until they are done. Wit...
by Blueontop
Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: FO Private Jet or Jazz
Replies: 15
Views: 3298

Re: FO Private Jet or Jazz

Also as someone that went corporate, here are my thoughts, 1) On a midsize jet, industry standard salary is 80-100K, if they are offering under industry standard this may be telling of the job. 2) 30 hours of flight time is relatively high for a corporate machine, this may be overstating the averag...
by Blueontop
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Making 200k+ and going to AC for 55k?
Replies: 73
Views: 15308

Re: Making 200k+ and going to AC for 55k?

Can anyone post what the upgrade times are for the 220, 319, and the 737 are?
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: New CA Expectation
Replies: 121
Views: 22416

Re: New CA Expectation

This is why a signing bonus is such a sneaky tactic. Last time we got $10,000. Nice, right? 9 years later it’s hardly remembered and it certainly didn’t change anyone’s life. Doesn’t compound. The other side knows this. A bonus is a bonus. Extra. As for how the public thinks about anything, AC will...
by Blueontop
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:46 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air Canada stopping non stop flights from Calgary.
Replies: 14
Views: 2056

Re: Air Canada stopping non stop flights from Calgary.

co-joe wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:47 am Didn't the Air Canada CEO just finish saying they had no problems attracting pilots, and now there's a pilot shortage? Which is it?
Decide which is the harsh truth AC management wants to hide more and that will be the truth.

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