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by 30westpirate
Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:00 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Dreamliner Down in India
Replies: 252
Views: 32413

Re: Dreamliner Down in India

If there was a major aircraft fault (FADEC corruption or some crazy anomaly) the FAA would’ve had an emergency AD out by now.

The engine failure drill starts at 400 AGL, they got to 630 feet. Probably they shut down the wrong engine. Or fuel contamination.
by 30westpirate
Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:08 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Fleet offers
Replies: 51
Views: 23682

Re: Fleet offers

And time on reserve can be great if you live on base and don’t really want to work too much. How often are these junior NB captains getting called out while on reserve? Discussing 787FO reserve position, NB reserve vs. WB reserve is a whole different ball game. And the junior NB captain is out of c...
by 30westpirate
Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:08 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Fleet offers
Replies: 51
Views: 23682

Re: Fleet offers

And time on reserve can be great if you live on base and don’t really want to work too much.
by 30westpirate
Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:43 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
Replies: 90
Views: 31815

Re: Emirates or Air Canada

If you are the new first officer of Air Canada, the Emirates is a good choice for you in the next 5 or 10 years. However, if you are a senior captain, consider it carefully. Even as a new first officer I’d strongly analyze the risks and benefits of such an endeavor. Keep in mind that you’re the fir...
by 30westpirate
Fri Feb 28, 2025 5:41 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Recall of MEC Chair & Vice Chair
Replies: 142
Views: 52340

Re: Recall of MEC Chair & Vice Chair

What a BS process, why not put it through a vote for the entire membership to decide.
by 30westpirate
Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:35 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flat bid for Decemeber
Replies: 32
Views: 14686

Re: Flat bid for Decemeber

Hopefully there are no further delays for 787-10 and XLR orders. If we’re schedule to receive them starting Q1 2026 then Feb bid or 25-02 should have some of those positions.

New seniority numbers just came out, nothing too drastic. Averaging around a 100 retirees a year.
by 30westpirate
Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:33 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?
Replies: 50
Views: 15254

Re: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?

Also trying to emulate the schedules at Sunwing/Flair/Transat and to an extent Westjet simply doesn’t work. The network doesn’t allow for it, between YOW, YUL, LGA, EWR, BOS, ORD, YQT, YQB probably close to a 100 flights daily all under 2 hours from YYZ. The new duty regs also meant a hit to product...
by 30westpirate
Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:18 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
Replies: 63
Views: 12552

Re: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?

It is illegal to organize an avoid OT movement or other campaign to hurt the company. It was not illegal to strike September 17th. We had a moment to send a message. I guess we did...Just the wrong one... You can see the biggest benefactors of opportunistic OT, a good majority of them were junior m...
by 30westpirate
Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:58 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
Replies: 63
Views: 12552

Re: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?

It is illegal to organize an avoid OT movement or other campaign to hurt the company. It was not illegal to strike September 17th. We had a moment to send a message. I guess we did...Just the wrong one... You can see the biggest benefactors of opportunistic OT, a good majority of them were junior m...
by 30westpirate
Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:48 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?
Replies: 50
Views: 15254

Re: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?

Want weekends off, holidays off, summer vacation, productive day turns, minimum monthly days. Here’s a ballpark, it varies depending on fleet and base.

NB FO - 8+ years of service
WB FO - 16+ years
NB CA - 18+ years
WB CA - 30+ years
by 30westpirate
Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:50 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
Replies: 63
Views: 12552

Re: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?

Instant gratification, that’s what some of the new hires are looking for. Great schedule, great pay from the onset. I’ve yet to meet anyone that has put in 5-10 years and are regretting they came to AC. And every pilot I’ve flown with that has 10+ years here and can’t wait to retire. It’s a shitty ...
by 30westpirate
Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
Replies: 63
Views: 12552

Re: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?

Instant gratification, that’s what some of the new hires are looking for. Great schedule, great pay from the onset.

I’ve yet to meet anyone that has put in 5-10 years and are regretting they came to AC.
by 30westpirate
Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?
Replies: 111
Views: 21774

Re: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?

The MEC Chair doesn't do the negotiating. To be fair - the dumbest, least informed and least engaged members are usually the loudest. Especially on an anonymous forum where there's no social cost to being an opinionated moron. Exactly Aerkavo...this F'n idiot thinks the MEC Chair doesn't do the neg...
by 30westpirate
Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?
Replies: 111
Views: 21774

Re: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?

Nice. And I’ll still go to WJ for the quality of life. Here’s some other gems: - 100% employer paid health benefits (ask pilots at Transat, Porter and Jazz what their health benefit deductions are monthly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Westjet had similar deductions) - a much better GDIP program - pro...
by 30westpirate
Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?
Replies: 111
Views: 21774

Re: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?

WJ contract > AC contract Westjet 787 Captain —- Year 12 $335.25/hr $311,783/year Westjet 737 Captain —- Year 12 $288.80/hr $268,584/year Air Canada 787 Captain —— Year 12 $389.96/hr $350,964/year Air Canada 737 Captain —- Year 12 $311.88/hr $280,692/year From PCC. And in reality 787 captains at AC...
by 30westpirate
Fri Dec 20, 2024 4:20 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?
Replies: 111
Views: 21774

Re: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?

WJ contract > AC contract Westjet 787 Captain —- Year 12 $335.25/hr $311,783/year Westjet 737 Captain —- Year 12 $288.80/hr $268,584/year Air Canada 787 Captain —— Year 12 $389.96/hr $350,964/year Air Canada 737 Captain —- Year 12 $311.88/hr $280,692/year From PCC. And in reality 787 captains at AC...
by 30westpirate
Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?
Replies: 111
Views: 21774

Re: Did Air Canada pilots really take concessions in this negotiating climate?

WJ contract > AC contract Westjet 787 Captain —- Year 12 $335.25/hr $311,783/year Westjet 737 Captain —- Year 12 $288.80/hr $268,584/year Air Canada 787 Captain —— Year 12 $389.96/hr $350,964/year Air Canada 737 Captain —- Year 12 $311.88/hr $280,692/year From PCC. And in reality 787 captains at AC...
by 30westpirate
Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flat bid for Decemeber
Replies: 32
Views: 14686

Re: Flat bid for Decemeber

Canadianpilot2024 wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:16 pm 5201 active pilots
5483 required
5496 from the previous bid required

282 pilots required in the next year, so 24 new hires per month?

Guess we’ll hit 6000 Dec 2026? Or when planes start coming in?
24-01 showed 5517 required.
by 30westpirate
Sun Dec 08, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flat bid for Decemeber
Replies: 32
Views: 14686

Re: Flat bid for Decemeber

Bending to the will of the FA group finally catching up to AC. Consistent low ranking over the years, the common denominator being the onboard service. The FA group fought hard to get rid of the OBSM program, no surprises when they had the Casablanca incident. The only thing AC has working in its fa...
by 30westpirate
Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flat bid for Decemeber
Replies: 32
Views: 14686

Re: Flat bid for Decemeber

The company isn’t replacing the retiring pilots on the bid, this is not the normal practice. Fairly low DBMs on the WBs, along with a massive reserve coverage (52-787 captains YYZ) seems like their at or over capacity on the WB side.

The loads haven’t been stellar either. Not a good sign.
by 30westpirate
Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: A legacy airline in ULC Clothes
Replies: 20
Views: 4736

Re: A legacy airline in ULC Clothes

ULCC’s are struggling big time, the company that started the model Southwest is lagging behind legacy carriers in the US. Their inability to adapt along with Boeing delays, the stock is down big time.
by 30westpirate
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Commuting
Replies: 40
Views: 8458

Re: Commuting

Airbusses wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 5:18 am Several years on reserve? False
You’re telling me the last guy on the narrow body captain list won’t be on reserve for sometime?

With course rights gone just watch the position being filled up become more and more senior. And people parachuting on top.
by 30westpirate
Thu Nov 28, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Commuting
Replies: 40
Views: 8458

Re: Commuting

Some say it’s a different airline on the WB side. Rarely waiting on a gate, met by maintenance on arrival, rarely doing a walk-around, or awaiting on ramp-crew, more experienced senior back-end crew (that can be good or bad thing), None of these are true, except for the old ladies. Really!!! Not su...
by 30westpirate
Thu Nov 28, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Commuting
Replies: 40
Views: 8458

Re: Commuting

The thing with NB captain is it might take a while to get a decent schedule. Like 6-10 years with the company. Guys 20 years in at ac are still working 16 days a month on a block on the NB’s. Things will most likely change when more WB’s come in, but regardless you’ll be working 16 days on a NB for...
by 30westpirate
Tue Nov 26, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Moonlighting while at AC
Replies: 72
Views: 14370

Re: Moonlighting while at AC

In theory a 2012 AC DB might do worse, but with the over funded pension plan hopefully there will be room to goose them up. If I'm not mistaken all DB guys are seeing increases in the annual amount from the last negotiations [/quote] Last negotiation increase brought it to $198k it use to be $178k....

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