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Anyone know if there's an August GS?
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I heard from a union guy that there are something like 500 WJ and encore guys resumes sitting at AC. If they hired them all they would shut WJ down in a month
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rigpiggy wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:29 pm I heard from a union guy that there are something like 500 WJ and encore guys resumes sitting at AC. If they hired them all they would shut WJ down in a month
Except now WJ isn't competition for AC so they likely won't even care to. The latest WJ business plan is to compete with the bottom feeders. AC has free rein to capture the East and all business traffic. Unless you're very close to flow, Encore is a dead end now IMHO. It's no longer sustainable to staff it, and I predict will not exist/will be sold off before the Sunwing deal has gone through. That will also solve their PTA mess with this merger.
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Canadaflyer46 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:13 pm
rigpiggy wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:29 pm I heard from a union guy that there are something like 500 WJ and encore guys resumes sitting at AC. If they hired them all they would shut WJ down in a month
Except now WJ isn't competition for AC so they likely won't even care to. The latest WJ business plan is to compete with the bottom feeders. AC has free rein to capture the East and all business traffic. Unless you're very close to flow, Encore is a dead end now IMHO. It's no longer sustainable to staff it, and I predict will not exist/will be sold off before the Sunwing deal has gone through. That will also solve their PTA mess with this merger.
The story I hear is that there is some consensus between the union and some management that the way to solve many of the issues plaguing Encore is to give it common employer status, much like Swoop.

I am still optimistic that things will get better in the near to medium term future.
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pirep wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:19 am Anyone know if there's an August GS?

I’ve heard that Aug GS is for the un vaxxed recalls. If they’re still trying a class every 3 weeks then there should still be an OTS one. Not sure if every 3 weeks is still the case as there’s an apparent trainer shortage.
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Anyone in the pool and waiting for a ground school date?
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flyingpilot wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 9:41 am Anyone in the pool and waiting for a ground school date?
Best of luck to all of those who are looking to come.

Many of us are salty here, but that seems to be fairly common in the industry today. Come and take a step forward toward your goals, but always remember that the company is here for it's own benefit and will always do what's best for it before you. You are the only one who can continuously choose what is best for you and your career.
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Roundel Randy wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:29 pm I have an interview coming up. Just wondering if anyone has any pointers for it. For anybody that recently got interviewed, how long was the wait to get an offer and to start ground school?
In person or video interview?
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Does anyone know if there are any ground schools scheduled for august and September?
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FlyAlberta wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:00 pm
pirep wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:19 am Anyone know if there's an August GS?

I’ve heard that Aug GS is for the un vaxxed recalls. If they’re still trying a class every 3 weeks then there should still be an OTS one. Not sure if every 3 weeks is still the case as there’s an apparent trainer shortage.
I see their minimum hiring times are 250 TT! Has anyone gotten hired so low or are they looking closer to 500 TT or more?

Do they still have a YYZ pilot base ?

Thanks
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flyingpilot wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:21 am Does anyone know if there are any ground schools scheduled for august and September?
Yes, there are and they are already filled.

With the number of pilots leaving and flowing, I believe that there there will be ground schools every three weeks until something changes in the industry.
ellinas wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:38 am I see their minimum hiring times are 250 TT! Has anyone gotten hired so low or are they looking closer to 500 TT or more?

Do they still have a YYZ pilot base ?

Thanks
A couple of months ago they were hiring people with 2000+ hours. I don't think it has dropped quite that far yet.
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goingmissed wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:16 am
flyingpilot wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:21 am Does anyone know if there are any ground schools scheduled for august and September?
Yes, there are and they are already filled.

With the number of pilots leaving and flowing, I believe that there there will be ground schools every three weeks until something changes in the industry.
ellinas wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:38 am I see their minimum hiring times are 250 TT! Has anyone gotten hired so low or are they looking closer to 500 TT or more?

Do they still have a YYZ pilot base ?

Thanks
A couple of months ago they were hiring people with 2000+ hours. I don't think it has dropped quite that far yet.
Oh ok thanks, so they won’t be hiring any 500 hour guys anytime soon.
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goingmissed wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:16 am
flyingpilot wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:21 am Does anyone know if there are any ground schools scheduled for august and September?
Yes, there are and they are already filled.

With the number of pilots leaving and flowing, I believe that there there will be ground schools every three weeks until something changes in the industry.

Thanks, any chance you would know how long it would take from entering the pool to getting a ground school date?
ellinas wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:38 am I see their minimum hiring times are 250 TT! Has anyone gotten hired so low or are they looking closer to 500 TT or more?

Do they still have a YYZ pilot base ?

Thanks
A couple of months ago they were hiring people with 2000+ hours. I don't think it has dropped quite that far yet.
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ellinas wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:24 am Oh ok thanks, so they won’t be hiring any 500 hour guys anytime soon.
Last I heard, the low hour training program was in the works. There's a lot of talk and that's all it ever is until it's ink on paper.

They need to hire more pilots and they can either increase salaries or decrease requirements.
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Would you happen to know by any chance how long it takes from getting into the pool to getting into a ground school?
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flyingpilot wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:54 am Would you happen to know by any chance how long it takes from getting into the pool to getting into a ground school?
thanks
It depends on the most suitable candidate, my guess is less than 5 weeks in a pool.
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co-joe wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:14 pm
Roundel Randy wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:29 pm I have an interview coming up. Just wondering if anyone has any pointers for it. For anybody that recently got interviewed, how long was the wait to get an offer and to start ground school?
In person or video interview?
It was a virtual interview on Teams.
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I completed my interview mid-July and my references were contacted at the end of July. Just playing the waiting game right now. Any idea how long that could take?
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did they give you any information as to when the next ground school date might be?
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No hiring or upgrades in Toronto.
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goingmissed wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:38 pm No hiring or upgrades in Toronto.
I hear that too, they won’t be hiring anyone at encore for the next couple of years .
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ellinas wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:50 pm
goingmissed wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:38 pm No hiring or upgrades in Toronto.
I hear that too, they won’t be hiring anyone at encore for the next couple of years .
Does that include the applicants already in the pool?
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flyingpilot wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:52 pm
ellinas wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:50 pm
goingmissed wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:38 pm No hiring or upgrades in Toronto.
I hear that too, they won’t be hiring anyone at encore for the next couple of years .
Does that include the applicants already in the pool?
Not unless you have a lot of time like 1500 hours, so for the next couple of years I hear they’re not hiring any pilots.
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Let's clear things up. Nobody knows what the plan is for hiring or upgrades other than the November bid has zero hires, upgrades, or transfers to Toronto... a move that is unprecedented at Encore while there is a noticeable captain deficit at the company and an even bigger first officer shortage in Toronto.

Are they closing the YYZ Q400 base? Nobody knows.

Why don't we know? Because management is hell bent on feeding rumours while providing absolutely no information of value other than "Swoop airplanes are flown by pilots too."

tl;dr: There is hiring, but the current hiring period of end of 2022 is looking like YYC only.
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goingmissed wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:38 am Let's clear things up. Nobody knows what the plan is for hiring or upgrades other than the November bid has zero hires, upgrades, or transfers to Toronto... a move that is unprecedented at Encore while there is a noticeable captain deficit at the company and an even bigger first officer shortage in Toronto.

Are they closing the YYZ Q400 base? Nobody knows.

Why don't we know? Because management is hell bent on feeding rumours while providing absolutely no information of value other than "Swoop airplanes are flown by pilots too."

tl;dr: There is hiring, but the current hiring period of end of 2022 is looking like YYC only.
Yeah I heard from a guy I know that is based in YYC that their most likely shutdown YYZ encore, too bad as it would have been a good starting gig.
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