The fact that you are lying about transat getting better starting pay shows how you are just trying to stir up shit. I agree its a terrible contract. But dont lie. The transat starting pay is just as bad. AC Year 1 90.98 Year 2 98.60 (As of Sept 30, 2025) Transat Year 1 94.45 Year 2 108.71 (New TA)...

Poll: What is the most embarrassing aspect of the Air Canada pilot contract?

My opinion, union reps and management types are all the same. They like talking and not flying. All I know is both the majority of narrow body and wide body pilots schedules are brutal. Company not following the contract. The kicker for me , was seeing a photo of 6 union reps in Winnipeg giving a b...

Did Claude go on any other vacations on union dues besides the Hawaiian ones?

I don't claim to be an expert of WJ negotiations but in their first round they entered willingly into arbitration. The arbitrator awarded the pilots some gains but also allowed the company to continue operating Swoop with a separate seniority list under the condition that they couldn't operate out ...

The Minister of Labour sending the Port Workers to binding arbitration shows that the Government would have intervened had there been a strike at AC. This validates the MEC's decision to let the negotiators work until the 11th hour, access the situation at that moment, and ultimately and put the TA...

The Minister of Labour sending the Port Workers to binding arbitration shows that the Government would have intervened had there been a strike at AC. This validates the MEC's decision to let the negotiators work until the 11th hour, access the situation at that moment, and ultimately and put the TA...

There are 2 terms all pilots should become familiar with: Extended Minimum-Crew Operations (eMCOs) where single-pilot operations are allowed during the cruise phase of the flight, with a level of safety equivalent to today’s two-pilot operations Single-Pilot Operations (SiPOs) , where, at a later s...

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PIC time. More challenging to get and helps pad that all important column in your logbook

There is a massive pilot shortage in this country. They will take what they can get