Arctic 84, no offence but you need a reality check because the 1150 other pilots aren't on here complaining. Paranoia is very easy....trust.....that takes some work. If you don't like things, there are elections coming in January. PACT constitution.....really? If you compare it to a Union it is wor...

"Minority"

Understatement of the year.

Here is some good reading for you:

http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2007/AAR0706.pdf

One of my favourite parts..

"The first officer further told investigators that he had not previously used the autobrake system during a simulator or airplane landing"

You are totally wrong here. Until you have your 'own' lawyer defending your rights after an accident or incident - you are not well protected. Currently the system in place now gets you joint council, meaning company and employee are represented by the same lawyer. As soon as their is a conflict of...

You guys sure talk a big game, but I sure what the wjpa and Westjet would cover would far outweigh your own lawyer. If its like any other corporate airline code, you are to be defended. So is there or has there been an instance where you haven't been covered? The world is full of what if's. have yo...

It is apparent that you do not realize the difference. The WJPA is a well intentioned and hard working group of individuals but the system doesn't allow them to be independent (they know this, you can read PACT meeting minutes for a long way back). WestJet Pilot Association and WestJet Airlines are ...

"all this rhetoric of bigger tools and protecting against negligence is bs" You are totally wrong here. Until you have your 'own' lawyer defending your rights after an accident or incident - you are not well protected. Currently the system in place now gets you joint council, meaning company and emp...

My experience is it generally isn't the weather that will mess you up in the maritimes, its the runway. There are much tighter limitations than 3 winters ago. An RFI more than an hour old in active conditions, no braking reports, and then there are RSC reports that are very inconsistent and subjecti...

Taking my lumps: Bid one days, plus a few days off. Self induced because I gave it nothing to fall back on or directions. Working two five days, a four day and training. Since the month was a write off anyway I picked up some more. Looking forward to March. I did get the days off. Had I given it any...

I think you have to average around 50 hours though.

The 'sodomize' doesn't happen unless it can't fit all requests in for a group with common bids. The system then looks back at satisfaction for previous months and looks for who was happy, and will knock them to other bids. If you don't have low weighted preferences near the bottom of your 16 request...

When RNP first came out there was more of a difference between RNP .3 to a higher limit. Our guy at the time who was helping to build the program actually left to work for Naverus on a LOA but something was done around that time he left to work within the 'theory' to allow the lower minima at the hi...

As Encore grows and its airplanes arrive, it will weaken Porter's sticker price. I still see the end game here resulting in a merger.

I agree Dan. He is a great guy. He lead us through a growth period and was a natural at marketing, he did a lot for our brand. I wish him well.

I joined the College of Pilots a few days ago. They asked for my licence # (to determine if in fact I am a Comm or ATPL and elegable to join), my address, and my credit card (just like when I order something from Amazon). Didn't seem too sinister to me. Why did I join - well been in this business f...

It's approximately 5%. However, when viewed in the context of the income that an AC pilot forgoes vis a vis his WJ counterpart, it is more like 25%. ie. WJ B737 CA T4's $200K, and has zero deferred compensation. AC A320 CA T4's $160K, and has significant deferred compensation. Therefore, in additio...

McDoo. I am not an account.... now that we have that understood. If you look at last years CRA Notice of Assessment it will show your 2012 RRSP allotment. Directly below you will see 'Pension Adjustment' and 'past Pension Adjustment'. Air Canada Pilots enjoy a fantastic retirement pension. This pens...

Just a quick point that no one 'has' to work the full days. You can drop trips and pay is adjusted accordingly.

Well written letter by Joe Sparling. I worked a brief contract for him in the mid 90's and have a lot of respect for the company. Great culture, and a solid airline. I don't doubt it will be a challenge for WestJet.

Tom M.

Volunteering to improve the profession, and, its professionalism is a noble and selfless task. Hang in there!

Those of us that know you, your education plus experience, easily know you are the right guy for this and and quite capable.

Thank-you for doing it.

Cheers

SNA (Orange County) is the shortest 'major airport' runway in the US and probably one of the shortest 'normal' runways WestJet lands on. YXX and YYJ would need a reason like high winds, or a closure to not use a longer runway available. I think SNA is 5700 feet long. Its not a big deal to land on, b...

How old are the AC 767's chugging back and forth to Hawaii? Seems they do just fine. It's an ETOPS maintenance program... I'd say you are pretty safe!

We already have our dispatchers in our Jumpseats. As for other airlines, their dispatchers are included in many agreements in place.

Exactly as Moe said above. I think the 850 is the best bang for the buck too when looking at comparable products. Telex was always good to me for warranty and non-warranty issues with the last headset, a Telex 5x5. It had almost 4000 hours on it but my hearing has definitely been deteriorating from ...

I too have flown with lots military pilots here at WestJet. I think most I've met have had similar experience to you. Try and look up who's here and see if they will put a word in; it's a fun job.