I noticed just about every Dubai influencer is now posting reels about not being afraid because of who their leaders are. Simultaneously, the UAE is threatening fines and jail time for any resident posting about the war. So, two scenarios. These influencers coincidentally all decided to post the sa...

Delta has a fleet size of almost 1000 aircraft. We have sub 300 not including Jazz and that's simply due to having an exponentially higher population density. Given their restructuring, they've managed to turn that into a highly profitable business. We have too in the last decade and are now a mere...

Seems pretty obvious you'll be landing east if you're getting expecting runway 08 on the ATIS. Surely after BRUSR you're not going to head towards PGSKN if you're landing west (unless you have a runway change). In ANY case, 4000 is the bottom altitude REGARDLESS of which approach you are going to g...

Haha I knew someone would be triggered by it. I should've just said I was a c172 captain then you would've probably accepted the reply better right? Canadian pilots... seriously some of the best clowns in the world. It's been eye opening coming home to say the least. Some great guys for sure, but a ...

There's nothing abnormal about an airline having tier 2/3 regional feeders and not interviewing and hiring everyone into mainline that works at the regional. Pretty normal ops for all major airlines on this continent. Let alone conditionally hiring unlicensed wannabes with $150K to get fast tracked...

Seems pretty obvious you'll be landing east if you're getting expecting runway 08 on the ATIS. Surely after BRUSR you're not going to head towards PGSKN if you're landing west (unless you have a runway change). In ANY case, 4000 is the bottom altitude REGARDLESS of which approach you are going to ge...

flying4dollars wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 9:20 pm Year 4 NB capt

$280k + pension + per diem
Share match $10k

Junior reserve
Flew 300 hours in 2025

For context how many days did you spend away from home in a crashpad or at work in the same year you were a year 4 captain?

No excuses, but I can provide a possible explanation. Airline profitability is a major factor in bargaining power. Airlines in Canada are considerably less profitable than their US counterparts, largely because of the government induced cost structures. (NavCanada fees, terminal fees, landing fees,...

It was a one time trial program... and not repeated, maybe for a reason, not standard ops. Correct. From the sounds of it as well AC was not happy with the whole program hence why they decided to get rid of it. What a concept eh, you're shitty for AC but we are okay with you flying our paint and br...

altiplano wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 8:12 pm It was a one time trial program... and not repeated, maybe for a reason, not standard ops.

That's like stopping cooking because you burned your hand one day.

GGN guys are probably amongst the better guys I've flown with. Same with sky regional guys. Typically top notch.

While that's great cdn... Here's an idea... Interview for AC when joining Jazz. Not Jazz. Why are we interviewing for Jazz to fly AC pax? Why is it such a ridiculous system? lol. Or maybe when guys apply to Jazz, ask them on the application, "HEY DO U WANT TO ALSO GO TO AC AFTER SPENDING 2 YEARS AT...

While that's great cdn... Here's an idea... Interview for AC when joining Jazz. Not Jazz. Why are we interviewing for Jazz to fly AC pax? Why is it such a ridiculous system? lol. Or maybe when guys apply to Jazz, ask them on the application, "HEY DO U WANT TO ALSO GO TO AC AFTER SPENDING 2 YEARS AT...

While that's great cdn... Here's an idea... Interview for AC when joining Jazz. Not Jazz. Why are we interviewing for Jazz to fly AC pax? Why is it such a ridiculous system? lol. Or maybe when guys apply to Jazz, ask them on the application, "HEY DO U WANT TO ALSO GO TO AC AFTER SPENDING 2 YEARS AT ...

Good point about flat pay because that's where the most heavily concentrated anger is coming from and rightly so. The TA fell far too short in that area so I understand how pissed off that group is. But the FO seniority list in YWG looks like most had recently gone through the same 4 year cycle of ...

The 2025 hires appear less seasoned overall, with a few exceptions such as RCAF and long serving Jazz pilots who started at Jazz in 2017/2018. Meanwhile, some Encore peers from the same 2017/2018 era are already captains at Air Canada. What a system eh? Tell your kids "oh yea go to Jazz, we will hi...

Judging by the new hire bios it's definitely not experience we're getting anymore.

What are the chances of the old reserve system coming back where you can pass a pairing down? What is long call reserve at WestJet? I believe it is 14 hours at Transat, and some U.S. carriers use 18 or even 28 hour call out windows. Wonder if AC will get long call reserve :prayer: The February 18 Ex...

4:30 sucks but it's a start. Only 10 months to go. At least those days I get DH'd out to YYC only to operate back a day and a half later for 8:50 credit will now be 13:30. We need a true calender day min, or an ADG of 5:15 coupled with a MMG of at least 75 hours. Which is pretty industry standard. ...

Commuting now vs 10 years ago is a lot harder due to the loads. Used to be able to get YVR-YYZ pretty easily on any plane as a stby con. These days, good luck. If you commute from YOW to YYZ or YYJ/YLW/YYC to YVR you'll be fine. Outside of that, you are adding a lot of stress to your life for prett...

Commuting now vs 10 years ago is a lot harder due to the loads. Used to be able to get YVR-YYZ pretty easily on any plane as a stby con. These days, good luck. If you commute from YOW to YYZ or YYJ/YLW/YYC to YVR you'll be fine. Outside of that, you are adding a lot of stress to your life for prett...

Pretty sure it’s the offer that has to go out above 2000/atpl

They can interview and sim eval them before.

Someone know something different?

Ok so like every interview in the world? :roll: Name a company that doesn't want to hear about how keen and willing you are to be lucky enough to join their company and how it's been your dream your whole life? I think some even want you to do a grade 8 presentation for them. You're a sharp one Jun...

Couldn’t be more further from the truth. AC hires you based on who is willing to put up with the deplorable QOL, and how hard youre willing to suck their asses during the interview. Anything for that maple leaf in your hat. Ok so like every interview in the world? :roll: Name a company that doesn't...

No idea. The only number I've heard for 2026 is 18. The AC quarterly MD&A is the most reliable source for fleet projection as it is associated with a publicly traded company and therefore must meet reporting accuracy requirements. Q3 2025 Page 14: 18 planned 220 deliveries in 2026. See also page 21...

I’ve heard that the earnings report on Feb 12th (or shortly thereafter) will be the same time the company announces their future widebody replacement plans. Through the grapevine it sounds like the company is pushing more towards the A350-1000 rather than the 777-8 or 777-9. What are you guys’ thou...