Provincial Airlines

Snagmaster E · Post by **Snagmaster E** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:51 am

Welcome to the aviation industry.

Flaps30Greenlight · Post by **Flaps30Greenlight** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:06 am

Well for what its worth, the GPS's are coming slowly and you are correct, the 300s are there but not till fall now cause we have not enough pilots to fly them, but they are hiring 6 a month for the next couple of months. to get caught up.
I dont think the new hires will be treated un fairly from the guys on the line at all, in fact they will prob be wellcomed sight cause were still short crews. Proving my point is this is now the 3rd month we have had 13 days off . More the better. As for the pay , Well your right it is low, however as managment strides to keep par with everyone else it has to come up other wise you create a training company. we are already seeing this start to take place losing 4 to 5 guys to A/C and the Emerates in the last 3 months.
Its still a great place to work cause mainly of the people and beats commuting to yyz.

Cheers

flynbutcher · Post by **flynbutcher** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:48 pm

Any PAL pilots out there get a call from Canjet yet?

Raven20000 · Post by **Raven20000** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:45 pm

Here's a question for anybody, I here lot's of PAL pilots getting hired by Cargojet but just wondering if they are picking up any more from companies like Lab for example.

wing nut · Post by **wing nut** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:57 am

I hear one is gone to Lab Air maybe another.

mach_tuck · Post by **mach_tuck** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:43 am

Seems like another pilot from PAL is leaving to go to Canjet in may. That makes 3.. 2 for DE captain and 1 for FO. The ranks are getting thinner...

flynbutcher · Post by **flynbutcher** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:48 pm

They better keep the f/o hiring going. Another f/o quit and at least 3-4 more looking elsewhere after getting burned by management with the all prop time D/E's.

B73B · Post by **B73B** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:48 am

I also hear that several F/O's are looking elsewhere and have interviews, but that only the latest rumour!

po'dcjer · Post by **po'dcjer** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:39 am

i also heard most captains are going to quit, and then get hired back for the 10000 signing bonus.....we probably should since the new DE's are going to make as much as the captains that have been here since the get go....anyway...just my thoughts

complexintentions · Post by **complexintentions** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:24 pm

I have heard that one DE captain currently line-indocing is ex-Transport with a few hundred hours PIC, all in light turboprop...anyone confirm this? WTF?

Get those resumes rolling boys! No need to stick around for this sh&t these days, thank god!

wooden spoon · Post by **wooden spoon** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:37 pm

They seem to be gaining a few capts(pending assessment program) and are about to loose a bunch of good guys.sounds like a busy summer.

po'dcjer · Post by **po'dcjer** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:04 am

cj was going to hire an ex-transport and a dude from cathey but they ended up turning down the job...go figure

HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis · Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:07 am

Did any PAL pilots get interviews at cargojet?

Giveme3notchesofVOR · Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:48 am

SEEMS TO ME PAL IS SPIRALLING DOWNSWARDS AND IN A HURRY

flyin' fish · Post by **flyin' fish** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:56 pm

Too bad good ol' Gus didn't realize he had a good situation with his pilots and didn't make an effort to make them happy. Guess that what it takes to make management see the light.

po'dcjer · Post by **po'dcjer** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:03 pm

hopefully cj will see the light, before we lose to many good guys...by the way, how are the rest of you cj pilots enjoying your weekends off the last 2 months....

Giveme3notchesofVOR · Post by **Giveme3notchesofVOR** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:05 pm

sO SOULD SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT WOULD MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY AT CANJET .. IN REGARDS TO QUALIFICATIONS ... PAL HAS A LOT OF HIGH TIME PILOT THAT ARE VERY SKILLED. A PLANE IS A PLANE. OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE FIRST OFFICERS BUT FROM WHAT I HERE A LOT ARE NOT QUALIFIED COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY THIS ...

po'dcjer · Post by **po'dcjer** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:34 am

most of the F/O's are qualified, but are scared to ask in case it goes against them...another reason for alpa....as for qualifications??? captain on the space shuttle would help(or capt on a dash, because management considers this the same thing)....no seriously management should respond to that, because they are seem to be the only people who know...

RNAV · Post by **RNAV** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:33 pm

Rumour has it PAL got the coastal patrol contract in Curaçao.
Anyone know the validity of this?

uwillpay · Post by **uwillpay** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:27 pm

Now up to six pending Westjet interviews. Then there are the guys who are just waiting to see what happens before they apply. It's totally bizarre, they supposedly were trying to attract WestJet FO's with the DE "recruitment bonus", instead guys are interviewing to go there! Ironic, n'est pas?

The Flyer · Post by **The Flyer** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:20 am

Hey guy's. Anyone in here get caught in the Career Academt scandel? Just wondering how everyone else is doing, pm me if you think you might know me. If not just tell me hoe you are doing. I'm flying a DC-3T out of Oshawa. Just got back from a 4 month stint in Antarctica.

Giveme3notchesofVOR · Post by **Giveme3notchesofVOR** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:28 am

PAL aquired the antilles contract i know that includes curaco but i dont think it was takin from anyone i thought it was a new contract. Also they have apprantly got a contract in halifax flying medavac. ... Who knows mabye they will prepare by laying off some more pilots and hire some more managers to figure out how to get pilots. They are going to get caught behind the 8 ball on there contracts they have lost a lot of support staff there also in AMSD computing .. And there mainteneace division is angry as hell apprently more pilots have gottin interviews with can and west jet .. wonderwhat its really like just working there ??

HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis · Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:04 am

edited

Giveme3notchesofVOR · Post by **Giveme3notchesofVOR** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:35 am

Rumour has it PAL may be hiring soon .. those new managers they hired must have come up with this

mach_tuck · Post by **mach_tuck** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:37 am

Should be interesting to see if they do start hiring. Start the line up at the revolving doors.

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