Use to take 10 years to FO wide body. Crazy!!!! Making 50 grand in the right seat , I think AC pilots should not look any other airline crew in the eyes as we walk by in the terminal. We suck...... I'm a bit surprised foreign carriers aren't actively trying to poach these WB FO new hires after they...

If Air Canada wants to fix its crewing problem (and help the profession in the process), all it is has to do is to cancel the 4 year probationary pay. How can one be on probation for 4 long years?! Not even at NASA!! You are confusing your facts. It is a 4 years flat pay system which matches WJ pay...

Maybe things will change if the US starts recruiting Canadian Pilots, then AC and WJ will have to increase the salaries. AC already has a pretty decent salary on the 737, roughly $230k a year. Problem is those willing to do it for $110k a year. Knock on AC contract as you wish, it’s still far super...

'97 Tercel wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:38 pm

U.S pilots would laugh at that...

And a Swoop pilot will do it for half the amount.

Quite the experience level in the last ground school, it’s like we’ve got a Westjet/Encore PIL agreement.

Seeing a few expat coming back home as well.

Daniel Cooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:19 am

If the MAX is out for a while and the A220 doesn't have ETOPS what would the logical choice be to do the Vancouver-Hawaii flying?

Mainline 767.

fish4life wrote: ↑

Sun May 26, 2019 9:26 pm

Because he will go from an awesome schedule to a shitty one, again it may be hard to see because it’s not the same goals in life but some people are ok making less money for a good schedule.

And a massive uplift in pay. You can keep the awesome schedule and be restricted to just flying Rouge.

The top scale Transat A330 captain has a lower pay rate than a A320 captain at AC. Essentially Transat Seniority #1 currently makes less on paper than a seniority number 3200ish that holds a A320 captain position at AC. Let that sink in. The Transat pilots have landed a windfall of a lifetime. Even...

The top scale Transat A330 captain has a lower pay rate than a A320 captain at AC. Essentially Transat Seniority #1 currently makes less on paper than a seniority number 3200ish that holds a A320 captain position at AC. Let that sink in. The Transat pilots have landed a windfall of a lifetime. Even ...

MCAS is not even programmed in the 737 Max sim, the closest thing it can replicate is a stabilizer trim run-away.

Its a very good thing to have so many more jobs and so many more coming. Hopefully, the new guys on the MEC will be able to improve the lower salaries. Personally I think the greatest chance of seeing a real increase is voting out Trudeau 2 asap and seeing our dollar recover its value. Do you belie...

On a recurrent sim brief the crew on the usual RTO, v1 cut, engine fires and failures. Then give this etiopian scenario on the first go, it would be interesting to know the success rate. Lion air guys didn’t even know MCAS existed, imagine being thrown into this without any knowledge of such a power...

2 at AC, we also utilize a 3rd sim at Boeing Training Centre in Gatwick.

An unreliable airspeed along with a stick shaker going (stall indication) and MCAS stab trim runaway all at a low altitude can become a hand full to handle.

I’m not sure if the MCAS characteristics are even program in the SIM for training.

No one knows this airplane better than Boeing, FAA, and the NTSB. Not the Chinese or the Europeans agencies with their personal agendas.

If it was inherently flawed I would have faith in the FAA to ground this airplane.

By Pelmets logic, clearly doesn't understand business in the slightest, Pearson would could decommission it's ILS network too, as it costs lots of money to maintain and keep certification, and all airlines should be using WASS anyway. :roll: Actually, they will someday. The days of the ILS are date...

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Isn't how many are below you more important than how many are above you? There's a lot of very good positions at AC and only a few that are not so great. As long as there are people below you to fill those roles you are golden. If they are hiring 1000 over the next 3 years there is going to be a lo...

The C-Series will also be opening up new routes. I doubt they’ll completely reduce the 320s, some are quite new and are planned to be on property beyond 2024. Company loves the 321 yields. I’ve only seen hiring being accelerated, use to be a GS of 24-30 ppl. We’ve been seeing 40-50 ppl for past year...

Direct entry (or upgrade within 6 months) has happened in the past, in 2006 on the embraer. Few Jazz PML 1 were upgraded within 6 months as well. Initial C-Series bid will go senior however 60 fins are planned, with restricted bids things will go junior. In the past bottom 777 FO position was at 10-...

Newly hired FO with a 705 carrier. I'm a career changer. Anything can change between now and 4 years but AC is the goal. Yes, crappy pay to start but what the heck, it's AC. Can't beat red. What are forecasted hiring trends looking like? How long do we suspect this wave will last? Age 65 retirement...

AC throws WestJet and Transat’s contract at us when negotiating. We don’t negotiate against Delta and the likes. When WestJet will operate 787 on similar routes for 20-30% lower rates, and ‘swooping’ in with $113/hr for a 737, how the heck can we negotiate up. Calin is a shark, a bankruptcy lawyer t...

Want instant raises? the unions should lobby the US government to grant work visas for pilots. But that would conflict with big brother ALPA’s objectives. Or get transport to raise minimums for an ATPL. Otherwise the 2% cycle continues. 2024 AC contract has 2% written all over it in exchange for mor...

lokito50 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:59 pm

iflyroads wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:49 pm

Hiring will not slow down for summer 2019

And you know this how?

70% + positions are vacant on the 320 FO list.

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