Are not test flights done after some maintenance task is performed? Therefore it's up to the Engineers not the pilot as to what's to be done on the flight. Normally test flights are performed by Pilots who have been trained for this. Normally they will have taken a course at the manufacturer. What ...

They used Boeing pilots for the test flight? I've had AMEs instruct me to do ridiculous things for test flights, and during ground engine run ups. It's up to the pilot to decide what the best course of action is for a flight not the engineers. That said I don't think doing the test flight and landi...

It's quite the read...Sounds like a complete clown show. I mean - it should be common sense to at least use a water filter, and why bother draining the sump for 2 secs without even looking at it????? Kind of useless. There are so many stupid issues - but this one here speaks volumes about the compan...

Update from the TSB.... Update: December 2025 The engine and various components were sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory in Ottawa, Ontario, for teardown and inspection. During the inspection process, it was observed that the left engine crankshaft had failed. Further material analysis is require...

Impressive stuff. I'm sure the engineers didn't mind working in St. Martin for a couple months instead of Iqaluit. I'd be curious, was it WJ staff down there, or did they hire an AOG company... Heard it was a team from Boeing actually which would make sense since WJ probably wouldn’t have the peopl...

The plane flew home today. Well done to the Tech ops group!

Cargojet? Doesn't WJ have their own fleet of 737 freighter? :lol: No. That ended a while ago. Not true. I'm flying a BCF pairing right now. Ok sorry. Technically yes we have a freighter....but I hardly call an openly cancelled (radically changed) program and 1 plane a "fleet" of freighters.

goingnowherefast wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:38 am Cargojet? Doesn't WJ have their own fleet of 737 freighter?

No. That ended a while ago.

goldeneagle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 7:53 am So has it been determined yet the fate of the airframe ? Is a crew down there fixing it, or is it headed to the pop can factory ?

A Cargojet 757 just dropped off the first of what they need. They have started repairs and are guessing about 10 weeks or so.

The 737 did operate ycd, you are correct. And it was a disaster, load restricted, could only land going one direction, tailwind limited, every pilot i spoke to about it hated it, i deadheaded in there afew times in the jet and every landing was a slam, because the runway is not long. ...and yet - s...

careerpilot? wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:29 am New Q400 sims. Would imply WestJet has no intention of folding Encore / retiring the Q if they’re building new sims for it. Good news.

I guess....

ASA 1288....

WS 2276....

Stu Pidasso wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:47 pm Now we're talking about a group that I would walk ANY picket line with and deserve a massive pay raise.

100%

I will predict the corp gets very verdictive in Arbitration, no point in mediation as they are miles apart. Whatever the FA's get, so will the rampies and agents. The economic climate has drastically changed since CUPE started bargaining, if we're not in a recession we are awfully close. I highly d...

Non of the maxes are even close to being on the chopping block. All the 700's are leaving and the 800's will slowly be phased out over the coming years. We'll probably still have a bunch in 2030 so they will be around in numbers for a while yet. I believe we will eventually exercise all options........

So - I'm confused....was there actually a back to work order? There was an order for binding arbitration - but that is a separate thing.

That didn’t take long: BREAKING: Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work Air Canada to resume flights as Government orders Binding Arbitration. Flight attendants are to return to work much to the relief of the travelling public The negotiations have been going on for 8 months...

I bet management is watching this closely. Our FA's contract is up in Dec and they have not started negotiations for their contract yet as they are awaiting the outcome of the AC one. If past experience with the other 3 groups is any indication - I feel we are next for another strike in the spring. ...

So by your reasoning the FDR can’t tell what position any switch is in, only the result down stream based on the current in the circuit? No. That isn’t how it works. I was wrong then. Thought it was obvious when the circuit comes alive the FDR captures it as RUN and also when it is CUTOFF, whether ...

If the core got abruptly colder/slower the EEC would sense relight in order and automation then cuts fuel for the ventilation process preceding ignition/RUN. Sounds to me like no pilot switching is therefore required for that; being the same circuit the FDR would then have to be capturing this as t...

Similar thing is happening to the Sunwing mechanics right now. Their union is also grieving it.

There was only person onboard. The hijacking news is fake. I dont know how or why you would say that when you clearly don't know what happened. The guy was with a flight instructor....they taxied out to the end of the runway and when they reached the hold short line - the guy pulled a knife and thr...

Stupid really.
The yard apes probably panicked..... jumping up and down probably told the captain his engine was on fire, so he blows the bottles and pops the slides. A little residual oil in the tailpipe burned for a few secs and now the plane is out of service for days.

Boeing, GE, and Air India all knew what happened the moment it happened. All this data is telemetry - it's constantly being transmitted. I can pull up any one of our 787's right now and tell you exactly what state it's in. Every flight control, pressure, temp, flow, switch, etc.... They probably kne...