Now United to potentially lay off 35,000.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busines ... s-to-3600/

Not a mention anywhere on the new website of GGN. Apparently the CEO has 27 years experience, but in what we will never know.

Also, looks like they are a premier charter operation utilizing the ......

https://flypivot.com/our-team

Any efficiencies they though they may have will be blown outta the water operating into PVR or CUN. I can't imagine these old girls will be to good at 4000', 40 miles back during the approach.

what takeover was forced??

Blue42 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:49 am

Or what’s worse, a liberal government that forced a takeover of another failing airline!

I agree FL320. Our Unions/Reps here are crap. It blows my mind that the only communications that we get from ALPA are reminders that pilot assistance is available. How about we are planning a rally to show support and that we are struggling, how about a notice of this is what we are working on. I do...

With Covid, Wasaya did a large amount of layoffs. Last week they posted a job ad for Captains and FO's for the Hawker, does that mean that all laid off pilots were called back??

Their is no such regulation. I love when ground staff say things such as this to crew members who have been commuting for ages and operate the planes. I've had a few folks try to quote this, however I knew what they were talking about and was able to quote what the reg actually said. Sure they were ...

I think Pivot airlines has done a fantastic job of pivoting this topic to something different.

So essentially GGN declares bankruptcy, while starting a #'d company. #'d company purchases all assest's at pennies on the dollar while the title GGN goes down in flames. This reminds me of when Ken Buchannan of Buchannan forest products went down with the lumber tariffs. Transferred all assets whic...

And than there is this. There is so many variables at play in this chess game that nobody has any idea as to how it is going to play out. I can't see it happening in this economic climate, but I am just a lowly pilot so what do I know. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-says-it-s-not-backing-out...

Sry correct, I was thinking of Layoff.

Blue42 wrote: ↑

Thu May 28, 2020 8:16 pm

6 months....

Nothing in our CBA stating 120 months, not sure where you got that from. In the CBA you can take a personal leave up to 6 months.

Unless it is stated in a labour agreement, than it is 12 months. Pilots are protected as your CBA states 120 months. My understanding for this is the law, right now, states that anyone on a LOA for 6 months is then required to be paid a severance from the company. Asking for a let on this is to allo...

Under this government you will not see any replacement. I do agree though that the Hawk would be an amazing bird to use.

The hotel brand is what is putting pressure on the financials, from the purchasing of property to the construction of hotels. If Transat did not do that, than it would be a different story. Also Gilles you are correct, JME had said that it is all on hold due to the transaction. If the deal goes thro...

Correction, it is not a economical significant issue for you/us the pilots. As stated, that is until they are instituted and everyone realizes that their lifestyle has gone to shits due acclimatization in your time zones and how inefficient a pairing is. As for companies, it is an extremely LARGE ec...

Depends on how the LOU for the CEWS is written.

Also, it's 75% of salary to a maximum of $847 per week, therefore if you make anything over 70K you'll only get the $847.

No, If you are laid off you collect the CERB. If you are still in the employ of the company you get the CEWS. Quite a few differences in this like maintaining little things like your jumpseat access to full benefits. Why are they laying off 450 on May 1 if CEWS is until June 6th (with talk about it ...

If any body here is going to question the Pilots representing you than I highly recommend you volunteer to any committee, sign up to be a Rep or Negotiator to see what actually truly goes on. Until you fill a role like this, you have zero clue what goes on behind the scenes for YOU. If they truly wo...

Guys, this is Westjet. The negotiating group on the companies side is a bunch of snakes (I worked across the table from this group for over a year). They would have absolutely used this down turn to extract numerous clauses from the current agreement you have just to save a penny and screw you in th...

Curious question as I have not read the PTA. Is there language during recall that prevents an Encore pilot from being called to go to the 37? and holding a 37 driver on the Q. (i.e, The called back individual does not have the experience to be a Q captain yet. Can they hold the 37 driver on the Q in...

Now that is a discussion post. Having your buddy start telling 700 pilots they have shitty career choices due to going to TS is not discussion and does nothing for the conversation, it does the opposite. I have avoided this 26 page thread as it has been beaten to death quite literally by three peopl...

Look at me, I can quote posts that don’t show anything to. You people are such martyrs. You get triggered over the reasoning behind a low stock price... But it's all... "AC Pilots who discuss the deal on here are horrible and give AC a bad name." Get real. It's out of our hands, but totally reasonab...

Show me a single post where I have advocated/pleaded/wet dreamed myself for this deal to go through. That’s the issue, you’ve taken what one person said and lamb based the entire pilot group, just like how you’re giving the AC group a bad name (I have plenty of friends at AC, so I am well aware ther...

Ah best idea yet. AC buys us, but we keep completely separate lists, Union, operation and the rest. Just have the same parent company. They can have the seniority numbers, money, etc and we keep trucking on as we always have doing our thing. Personally, i'd love it that way. On a separate note. With...

Up to this point, the water has been so muddied from the beginning with the Union and Company relations at Westjet and quite frankly been the 100% opposite at Encore and it shows in the relationship between the two, the CBA and LOU's that have been negotiated and with how fast the Encore MEC can get...