You’re missing the point Brooks. As all of those companies are held privately through ONEX, people don’t know how big those companies are, what the sales are like, profit margins, assets, etc etc. They are buried beneath layers of funds and equity stakes. Plenty of information in their 171 page ann...

Brooks, Thirdly, WJ is a piece of ONEX’s portfolio. ONEX has other companies that are under the COVID squeeze. How’s the admissions at the movies, or the production companies? Spirit manufacturing has been hurting since the MAX fiasco.The aircraft leasing company is facing hard times for sure, as l...

In 80 years you won't be flying in airplanes. You'll be a systems technician working on a spaceship heading to Mars. ONEX has been highly successful and I doubt that they would tell WestJet to issue layoffs taking into account re-training costs without the required foresight. Right now AC has a tric...

Nah.... Just a dude on LOA Onex will move this corporation through bankruptcy and reacquire at 10 cents on the dollar. IPO not long after. Its the circle of life in Canadian aviation. Rinse and Repeat. Ha, if that’s what’s panning out for WJ, then they’ll be holding hands with AC then on their way ...

If there isn't a job though what are you going to do? Furloughs at airlines - and in all businesses - during the hard and slow times are nothing new. You mention WJ, didn't they already lay off a significant portion also? Didn't Sunwing and Transat and Porter lay off almost everyone? I'm sorry to s...

I don't think the PTA was worth the paper it was printed on. Guys were saying if we don't vote yes the company will whipsaw the two pilot groups. Well they've done a pretty good job of doing that even with the one list. Bump downs who took Encore spots just took a pay cut and there is no guarantee t...

Daniel the crew was all American. That said, Canadian pilots could potentially work in the US division of the company, with proper legal paperwork. They are one and the same for all intents and purposes. Very, very sad day indeed. Off topic but I had a friend apply for their 737 operation in Port A...

Is it just me or does Halifax have a rate of incidences/accidents as of late? I can recall a 747 going off the end on rwy 14 last year or something?

There is no desperate need to take the company public again once it purchased by Onex. Being a private company as Ed put it doesn’t require this constant nagging by speculators and analyst to see how the company is doing. Decisions can be made without worrying about morons on BNN telling people it d...

It is on a credit watch because up until a few days ago it was thought that WJ might buy AT. Read the report from Moody's. Now AC gets to have fun with that. WJ has $1.3 Billion in the bank and less than half the airplanes that AC fly's. Most likely a credit upgrade considering they are flying full ...

Lol wow.
Hey remember AC makes its money on international routes. Last I checked WJ is probably going to action all 20 787s and probably many more widebodies past that. Enjoy the show.

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I’ll just leave that here too.

It’s not about entitlement. It’s about attracting experienced pilots to mainline and retaining them. If there ever isn’t a need for OTS hires than it will all come from Encore and you have nothing to worry about. The majority of pilots just voted for 2 lists so I don’t know where you get that idea f...

Everybody stays as is and going forward make two lists. If Encore is going to start hiring 500 hr instructors who will be more senior than the OTS hire with Jet time and experience at mainline it will not end well.

Hey, lunch is like eating ACs routes and customers for friendlier Western Canadian approach to international travel. Unlike this Merger between two competitors (which has a greater chance of not happening btw) the Onex purchase is just a guy with lots and lots of money about to give WJ the cash and ...

Air Canada will not be sitting on its hands. WestJet has more than its work cut out for itself if it wants to secure anywhere near a 10B market cap. That market share has to come from somewhere, and AC won't be giving up any willingly. Don't ever underestimate CR....he's a shark, and likely smarter...

If outside hires continue at WJ/Swoop and Encore starts hiring 250 hour wonders I don't think one list is good for the pilot group. You must not realize that every captain at Encore has more experience than the OTS hires that mainline has hired this year. With all due respect that is a pretty bold ...

Easier to have two lists going forward than ungluing 1 list. If outside hires continue at WJ/Swoop and Encore starts hiring 250 hour wonders I don't think one list is good for the pilot group. The Encore guys and gals should be happy that just like every other regional out there that they have a sho...

I think Boeing has got a big big problem on their hands. This won't be a DC-10 killer but it's going to be lawsuits galore and major modifications e.g. a third AOA installed like on Airbus.

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I don't think it will cause some mass exodus like the kids above are talking about. Remember Encore still has to ratify their own collective agreement. There are a lot of pros in this deal that I am pretty sure the new guys at AC wish they had.

Last I heard she was handing out leaflets explaining how WJ is a big bad airline. The fact that not much has happened lately probably means it’s going nowhere. But you gotta pays those high Vancouver condo fees somehow.

Guys, quit feeding the Weed. You're embarrassing the company.

That's good I like it.
But seriously, talk is cheap. Jetlines is worse than Enerjet when it comes to actually following through.

Could have been the worse aviation accident in history. I like how they use little A319s in the graphics...

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