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by ggofp
Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:49 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: Porter receiving E195-E2?
Replies: 114
Views: 43458

Re: Porter receiving E195-E2?

whatever happened to their c-ceries/A220 order?! I suspect this is more of the same.
by ggofp
Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:13 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Swoop hiring foreign scabs
Replies: 61
Views: 15899

Re: Swoop hiring foreign scabs

wow, you are casting the net out further than I. OK, scabs you were and so too the Encore guys that by accepting the terms they did, started the regional race to the bottom we see now. What I believe is that by working for a non union company that does not enjoy collective bargaining rights the earn...
by ggofp
Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:36 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Swoop hiring foreign scabs
Replies: 61
Views: 15899

Re: Swoop hiring foreign scabs

I'm getting tired of people narrowing the definition of scab to only strikebreakers. Below is the Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of a scab a : a contemptible person b (1) : a worker who refuses to join a labor union (2) : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a stri...
by ggofp
Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:50 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: pilot fatigue in Canada (re tier II)
Replies: 3
Views: 4967

pilot fatigue in Canada (re tier II)

I've been reading on PPRUNe about the abysmal conditions in the middle east regarding fatigue and fatigue reporting. There are many accounts of absolutely awful schedules, of management pressure and bullying, fear, lack of any pilot representation, lack of credible and impartial government oversight...
by ggofp
Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New CPA and flowthrough to Air Canada?
Replies: 368
Views: 106166

Re: New CPA and flowthrough to Air Canada?

you give up your defined benefit pension plan to flow to mainline. the newhire behind you will get defined contribution . That in nutshell is the crux of the matter!
by ggofp
Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:14 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Letter to Erica Usher of CIC
Replies: 35
Views: 6056

Re: Letter to Erica Usher of CIC

For the rest of his life Gilles should never have to buy a beer amongst Canadian pilots!!!!!!!!!
by ggofp
Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Air Transat layoff next year
Replies: 67
Views: 23766

Re: Air Transat layoff next year

all of these healthy airlines employ foreign pilots ( transat via canjet) .
by ggofp
Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: ACPA Implodes !
Replies: 286
Views: 45250

Re: ACPA Implodes !

How about joint alpa/acpa informational picketing at the island!
I'm with you if you are with me!
by ggofp
Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:06 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Interested by Sky Regional Airlines, please consider
Replies: 143
Views: 33105

Re: Interested by Sky Regional Airlines, please consider

brickhead is spot on! Now lets calm down and play nice before someone loses an eye!!!!!
by ggofp
Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:23 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Jazz pilots contract?
Replies: 390
Views: 72217

Re: Jazz pilots contract?

Mr. Hutchings Let me educate you. Once pushed and the APU has been used to start the engines on most airliners it is shut off as now the engines can provide cooling. This is not the case with RJ's as the engines at taxi power provide next to no cooling. I know this because it is my job. Yet in the p...
by ggofp
Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:42 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: thank you!
Replies: 1
Views: 1223

thank you!

To all the mainline colleagues who offered me and my fellow jazz pilots words of suport and encouragement over the last few trying weeks THANK YOU! To those that operated in strict adherence to their AOM's and COM's after news of the Dishonourable Ms Raitt"s meddling THANK YOU! And finally to the co...
by ggofp
Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:46 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Pass Travel charge
Replies: 99
Views: 14190

Re: Pass Travel charge

WORK TO RULE NOW!!!!

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