One thing about Air Canada...those guys don't exactly have to bust their butts to make that money. I know, I worked there for years until Aveos ripped away my career. Another thing is Air Canada is union where WestJet is not. At WestJet, you have no union protection and your seniority means nothing....

Keep in mind that job prospects for S guys aren't too good. Not in my neck of the woods anyway. BCIT doesn't even offer the S program anymore so that should give some indication of what the future is like for the trade. Not to mention the Aveos collapse has flooded the market with thousands of exper...

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[quote="Dash8300"]so, i'm a bit confused. how would a union help? i see what the union has done to/for the ames at Aveos and it doesn't seem like they've really helped the guys. what about Jazz? with the heavy maintenance being looked at and likely going to be contracted, what is their union doing f...

Keep in mind FlyingFinn that since the invention of the internet, applying for jobs is a whole new ball game. In the past, companies would post their job ads in newspapers that would not be seen by alot of people so they would maybe get a couple hundred applications for any one job posting. Now, wit...

Try Pacific Flying Club in Delta BC. I took flying lessons there years ago.

http://www.pacificflying.com/

I sent Seaspan my resume last Summer...never heard a word back from them. I also applied at CN Rail for "Car Mechanic Apprentice" about 7 months ago. It is basically doing structural repair and maintenance on the rail cars. I figured with my background doing structural repairs on aircraft, they woul...

Apparently none. I am a licensed AME Structures Technician with 16 years experience. I lost my job when Aveos went belly up in March of 2012. I've been sending out resumes for 11 months to all kinds of companies outside of the aviation industry. To date, I haven't had one single interview. It might ...

Maybe you could get a job with a small outfit doing grunt work but to work for Jazz, Westjet or Air Canada I'm pretty sure you have to be 18 or older. Jazz is looking for a part time Aircraft Tower in Calgary and Westjet is looking for people to work as TAC agents (Turn Around Crew) also in Calgary....

Cascade is looking for Structures apprentices right now.

MTU Maintenance is hiring in Vancouver for Gas Turbine and Component mechanics right now. Chances are pretty good you would be able to get an apprenticeship there with your M training from BCIT.

Air Canada is looking for Station Attendants in YVR...that is if you can survive on $10.80/hr part time.

B.C.I.T Aerospace campus, Richmond BC

http://www.bcit.ca/transportation/aerospace/

Congratualtions on becoming a "brand new AME"

Here's something else for you to study up on:

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/a ... ance.shtml

There are lots of other things you can go into with an avionics background. Have you tried places like Coast Mountain Bus, Telus or BC Hydro? They're always looking for people with backgrounds in electronics. Just had a look on Skytrain's careers section, they are looking for a "Vehicle Technician"....

You might have a tough time finding work in structures since Aveos shut down. About 100 experienced structures guys lost their jobs in Vancouver and are also out there looking for work. Also a few hundred more in Winnipeg and Montreal. Although most of them are probably trying to get out of aircraft...

ACM= Air Canada Maintenance

[quote="CID"]DanWEC, Premier Aviation is an excellent example of how an MRO can operate in Canada successfully. The success of Aveos (and the failure) does not depend on the government. It's squarely on the companies involved and the workers. There is plenty of MRO work in Canada.[/quote] The only w...

ourkid2000,can I ask what you are doing now? I hope I can have a story like yours someday. I will always love aviation with a passion but I think my days of being involved with it for a living are over. 3 layoffs and now this bankruptcy crap over the last 5 years is more than enough for me! 16 years...

I am one of the "lucky" ones who just lost my job. I was one of the ones forced to "choose" Aveos because I didn't have the seniority to hold my position with Air Canada. I can't say it is too much of a surprise though. The writing has been on the wall for a long time but it is still a shock when it...

I agree with longjon and BPF, seems like the ad was written by a person who has actually worn the coveralls and had their hands dirty.

For what they are asking for in that job description, yes...I feel the pay is too low. However, as SeptRepair has stated...the pension plan is probably pretty sweet and I'm sure that the job security is about as good as it can get in this industry. One thing I have learned as I get older...job secur...

Pay sure seems kind of low in relation to that HUGE paragraph of responsibilities.

Air Canada top rate for licenced AME is around $33/hr.

Avcorp is hiring.