All part of the Open Skies agreement. Canadian airlines can fly out of the US to international destinations. US carriers receive reciprocal rights up here. Carriers simply file with the CTA (for an American carrier) or DOT (for a Canadian carrier)and its pretty much a lock. The only way an applicati...

tincanflyer wrote:Wow, a company with such high aviation standards sourcing out to a low standard company. The almight dollar trumps safety again. The race to the bottom indeed.

Low standards? Spoken without a clue. Shell wouldn't outsource to a company that wouldn't meet their standards.

What's missing here is outrage. I listened to a Philosophy professor yesterday who basically said the public in general has slipped into a general malaise. Nobody cares about a problem unless its their problem. Governments and businesses have taken note of this state of affairs to far overstep their...

Ya know the nose is kinda like the Comet with fewer windows...

So SW/CJ hire Canadian pilots for 6 months - training bond? For how long? The winter season goes by, the inevitable layoff happens. Then WJ or AC gets their hire on and a bunch of guys join up. Now SW/CJ in the fall are not back to doing recurrents, they're hiring off the street again. Meanwhile, at...

Here's the issues according to the Sydney Morning Herald Australian and International Pilots Association No outsourcing of jobs 2.5 per cent pay increase, each year, for three years Industrial action so far limited to public relations, advertising and in-flight announcements Transport Workers Union ...

Their Chief Pilot says no money up front. Only if you leave before the bond is up.

Does sunwing have a training bond?