Harbour Air

stew · Post by **stew** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:18 pm

Does anyony knowwhat is like working for Harbour Air

Hey___Pilot · Post by **Hey___Pilot** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:06 pm

shock:

bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:14 pm

All I hear is a lot of complaining within the industry about the Chief pilot... Looks likea great place to work, but there are rumours of union!!!! not a bad thing.. but it might tell you how some of the staff feel if it is going that way.. From what I have heard the chief pretends to be a pilot's pilot... but when push comes to shove he has no balls and sides with the winning team....you can guess which side that might be....

Besides that i understand Vancouver is a great place to be...

lowandslow · Post by **lowandslow** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:24 pm

Don't believe everything you hear.... as with any company I guess, the ones that are doing what they are suppposed to do, don't have problems with the cp or management. Good company, pay is good, equipment is excellent, scenery is fantastic. I never had a problem with the cp.
A good spot to work.

130.20 · Post by **130.20** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:15 pm

first of all, this industry is phuck'd. Sea asss, i was wondering, if i were to land a single otter in nanaimo harbour, and the spreader bar were to break, can i just duct tape a piece of wood between the floats and fly it back to vancouver? or if i find myself pinned to the log boom in the fraser river, should i give the beaver full power? if i do...then what? Do I head back to the ramp before a PWA beaver looses power and has to use the log boom as an arrester cable?

jetboy · Post by **jetboy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:55 am

shock:

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:23 pm

Anyone know the minimums they look for, or how frequently they hire?

-istp

Unusual Attitude · Post by **Unusual Attitude** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:37 pm

Hey stew,
Depending on what you're after, HA is a great place to work. Sure it has some issues but they're trivial compared with many in the industry. Its not your average float flying job though -- its a shirt and tie, polished shoes affair. No moose meat here, mainly "suits and haircuts" in the back. The who's who of business leaders and politicians.
CP is ex-RCMP and ex-Transport Canada inspector. He is very thorough but very fair. Come prepared to an interview -- if you've flown the Beaver or Otter, know those aircraft and their numbers.
No talk of a union. There are, however, three pilot reps who sit in on disciplinary action and who take issues to management. The pilots recently renegotiated to change the pay structure which included an extra day off per week for the same amount of pay and a guaranteed minimum number of pay hours per month.
So if you're looking to fly quality aircraft, have a 4 on 3 off schedule, and make $50k+ a year, HA may be the place. Lots of flying too -- about 850 hours a year. Plus HA holds the best post-summer and Christmas parties going.

Hiring in the Spring -- they like coastal time and time on type but personality is important. They're looking for the airline pilot that wants to fly floats.

Hey___Pilot · Post by **Hey___Pilot** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:54 pm

HAIRY EYEBALL

is watching you

globaltrek · Post by **globaltrek** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:03 pm

How about working on the ramp/dock at Harbour Air? Do they hire low timers? I have heard mixed things but I think Vancouver would be a good place to try and start? No?

Unusual Attitude · Post by **Unusual Attitude** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:19 pm

Really Good!

globaltrek · Post by **globaltrek** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:50 pm

That good! How good is really good. I mean any more information? I expect Vancouver to be expensive to live so do they pay ok for dock? Any good stories to inspire a move?

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