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I’d say from what I am hearing was about 50-75 in YYC & YVR. YYZ maybe around 100.

Would anyone on the inside care to comment on this. What does it mean for the future of Swoop? Why was it excluded? Was there any indication that ALPA was involved given both groups are represented by the same union? I'm not looking to incite any arguments just curious as to what the consensus is a...

I think Schwartz, AKA Onex, is not stressing about the current issues. They are looking a year or two out, and seeing lots of opportunities. I'd look at what Warren Buffet is doing. Looks like he is selling airlines. https://apple.news/AivVkR9q2R9uWmD0wMZ_3EA Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sol...

I just read the CBC News article about the flight attendants expecting massive lay-offs. That's not all, read the part about the YVR - LAX flight today. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-flight-attendants-layoffs-covid-19-1.5497037 Yesterday I did an MCO flight and our load 2 days befo...

Bose ProFlight is my go to now. Had the A20 for 8 years and bought the ProFlight when they came out. Best for me.

Update from the minister today. https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/transport-minister-to-update-canada-s-position-on-boeing-737-max-8-1.4333935 OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is set to update Ottawa's position on the Boeing 737 Max 8, the aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia, and whether Ca...

Me Greenway has stated on LinkedIn that external applicants are now welcomed. I can only guess that the internal applicants were lower than the requirement.

[/quote] Hmm, perhaps you misread my original post. It serves to educate those applying/have applied to WestJet. There are 100+ new hires this year at WestJet and no one knows what is happening at Swoop. Swoop alone will grow by 4 aircraft requiring 20-30 FOs. The 24 month freeze does not apply to t...

In other word, call in sick ! :-) Sadly you are correct. Our new CBA will address some or all of these I suspect. Only Mr Kaplan knows for sure though. Having a non punitive fatigue system supports and encourages pilots to not do exactly what you state. It is similar to a addiction program that is ...

If an airline Pilot (AC, WJ, Jazz, Porter, Georgian, Sky...etc) calls in sick or fatigued, do they still get paid for their scheduled day? At WJ it depends. We have no limit on sick days. So if you call in sick you will be paid it just gets coded differently. Calling fatigued will start an investig...

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I guess it doesn’t matter who does the cleaning. No one is doing it well.

I have had one in the 737 for the last 3 days. Flew a turn to SFO, PHX and to YXX. I currently have the A20 and QC20i. The new headset is way lighter. 1/3 or more lighter, not including the cable. Love the way the new strap fits my head and allows the arms of my glasses to not be pressed into my hea...

It is lighter and less clamping than the A20.
If you have used the QC20i earbuds it’s the same active noise cancelling as those. The passive noise cancelling of the A20 is nice but for an airline it may not be necessary (individual requirement and plane specific).

jjj wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:53 pm The internet is going to blow up.

You got lucky Tbaylx. You have to buy the beer until you retire.

JJJ

You mean until the arbitrator decides his fate he buys beer.
No one knows how the final situation will play out.

Here’s a question. Will the Maintenance engineer at YYJ or YXX walk over to that Swoop 737 and change the tire and brakes for 30% less an hour? Doubtful. I was in YXX 2 days ago and asked the mtce folks his exact question. They laughed and said no they will not. The only 2 groups who are not being ...

I missed this topic. Wish I had found it earlier. I used to coach Crossfit for 7 years. I have since dropped it from my certification but still use some of their workouts. Their philosophy is nothing new. It is just packaged in a different way than previous circuit training. Greg Glassman did a grea...

If people don't want to work at Swoop, don't go to work at Swoop. This is basic economics and the right of citizens of a free society. WJ came along 21 years ago and brought sustainable competition to the airline market in Canada which provided consumers with choice, and in many, many cases brought...

Here it is folks. https://career4.successfactors.com/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=WestJet&navBarLevel=JOB%5fSEARCH&rcm%5fsite%5flocale=en%5fUS&site=VjItSE43VDBudHJlU3UwSGpKcUVacWFRQT09&career_job_req_id=63805&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertN...

tsgas wrote:this has been a real tailwind for the AC shares. thanks for the windfall.

I'd say the WJA shares have benefited as well.
Not the same % but still have just about passed the high in the last 2 years.

It used to be that PAT had power to not even disclose the pilots name for a few days till the dust settled but thats recently changed now Management needs a call from PAT with the pilots name and type of illness he will be off for..... Lets not forget that 2 of our family of WJ pilots took their ow...