Perimeter/Bearskin layoffs
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Perimeter/Bearskin layoffs
Any truth to the rumour that Perimeter /Bearskin are laying off a significant number of flight crews? Im kinda surpirsed on the Perimeter side because they primarily fly into the fly-in only communities.
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Manitoba just implemented a ban on non-essential travel to northern communities.The Hammer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:28 am Any truth to the rumour that Perimeter /Bearskin are laying off a significant number of flight crews? Im kinda surpirsed on the Perimeter side because they primarily fly into the fly-in only communities.
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I'm still wondering who travels to the Northern communities for fun? The average plane up there is filled with construction crews, court parties, RCMP officers, teachers, doctors, nurses, non critical medevac patients, and some groceries in the back.
As an AvCanada discussion grows longer:
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
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From my time there I’d say 80-90% of the plane on sched service is locals
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The locals go to the city for fun. Eventually they have to go home. Where they get the money for these trips is the real mystery.
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Is it, though?
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I heard some were on voluntary leaves, some doing job sharing of sorts and a few layoffs. This info is a few weeks old, so I'm sure it's changed by now.
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Most northern operators are actually doing layoffs. From 703 operators like Thunder Air to 704 operators like Wasaya. Both do nothing but northern work and have lost a substantial amount of work.
The Hammer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:28 am Any truth to the rumour that Perimeter /Bearskin are laying off a significant number of flight crews? Im kinda surpirsed on the Perimeter side because they primarily fly into the fly-in only communities.
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When I left, all were voluntary leaves. But it could have changed since I did.
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I heard that too initially but now I've heard up to 80 layoffs combined!!!!
How many pilots do they even have?
How many pilots do they even have?
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There are 116 pilots in Perimeter and 44 in Bearskin as far as I know
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Those are roster numbers, or numbers laid off?
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Wow... once upon a time there were 120-ish, if memory serves.
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Hahaha, that' good.
Couldn't Bear-imeter use the CEWS to retain most of their employees? Cutting 50% of their pilots will be quite expensive to recover from when it's time to start flying again.
Couldn't Bear-imeter use the CEWS to retain most of their employees? Cutting 50% of their pilots will be quite expensive to recover from when it's time to start flying again.
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Why would the recovery be different? Pretty sure all the pilots are willing to come back right away.goingnowherefast wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:26 pm Hahaha, that' good.
Couldn't Bear-imeter use the CEWS to retain most of their employees? Cutting 50% of their pilots will be quite expensive to recover from when it's time to start flying again.
As an AvCanada discussion grows longer:
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
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Even a 90 day temporary lay-off requires training, just watch for green Dash 8's doing circuits in YWG in a few months. What is a DH8 cycle worth, plus fuel, plus landing fees x 3 per pilot! That can't be cheap. What about the pilots that don't come back and work somewhere else instead. There will likely be some that won't tolerate this crap and leave aviation entirely. It's a vicious business that some aren't willing to stomach or put their families through. That will mean an initial course vs a recurrent. You can pay an FO's salary for a long time on the cost difference between initial training and recurrent training.
Metros will be cheaper, but training is still expensive.
Metros will be cheaper, but training is still expensive.
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It's not like other industries are doing great and hiring.goingnowherefast wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:51 pm Even a 90 day temporary lay-off requires training, just watch for green Dash 8's doing circuits in YWG in a few months. What is a DH8 cycle worth, plus fuel, plus landing fees x 3 per pilot! That can't be cheap. What about the pilots that don't come back and work somewhere else instead. There will likely be some that won't tolerate this crap and leave aviation entirely. It's a vicious business that some aren't willing to stomach or put their families through. That will mean an initial course vs a recurrent. You can pay an FO's salary for a long time on the cost difference between initial training and recurrent training.
Metros will be cheaper, but training is still expensive.
For training, there is no difference with the CEWS program. For CEWS you are considered laid off as well, so no flying or training either.
As an AvCanada discussion grows longer:
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
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Airlines are typically slow to recover from an economic crisis. When someone's rent is overdue and a carpentry job becomes available, well, they change careers out of necessity and the airline now lost a pilot that will probably turn down the recall.