If this was all 10 years ago I think selling encore would make sense but the industry trend right now is actually moving back towards owning your regionals. AC just spent 100million to buy back into jazz which is probably just the first step in gaining more control and keeping more of its CPA money....

Comparing a b52 to an airline 737 is like comparing grandmas Buick doing 5k / year to a cab drivers Prius putting on 50k / year. Sure the Buick might last longer from a calendar point of view but that doesn’t mean it’s built better or more reliable.

Perfect example is why when a runway is closed and they disable all the approaches do they have to publish a separate Notam for every damn approach to that runway, just say all approaches for runway 30 are U/S Until x time. Or my personal pet peeve is something that should be on the chart since it’s...

I really hope the TSB can find out what caused the structural failure with some haste. It would be horrible if this were to happen to another otter before the report comes out 3 years from now.

Does anyone know if the aircraft in question had one of the upgross kits? I don’t think it would have been overweight on this flight but I’m more curious about the effect of years of an upgross kit applied to a plane and it’s effects. I'd be more concerned about the Otters flying around at 9000 pou...

Does anyone know if the aircraft in question had one of the upgross kits? I don’t think it would have been overweight on this flight but I’m more curious about the effect of years of an upgross kit applied to a plane and it’s effects.

Thanks, as for the AC comparison until year 5 there is no point flying a wide body as an FO unless it’s rouge 67 that’s why they are going to new hires.

Literally 1/3 of the brackets had cracks that’s terrifying it’s even allowed to fly still. Should be a grounding of them

For those of us curious though, I get the left seat being 15 years but what about the right seat of the 87?

I’m a civi pilot and I’ve never spun a multi engine airplane either. In fact I can’t remember the last time I have practiced a forced landing either.

That’s sad to hear

Any word on if it was a rescue or recovery?

I hope everyone is alright, the water is down into the high 40’s low 50’s this time of year and it won’t take much for hypothermia to be an issue.

I plan to study AME basic training program in Canada as an international student, so I just wanted to be sure that I could landed a decent job in Canada after graduated. Any thought of the aviation industry nowadays for fresh grad? If there is any suggestion please let me know. Thank you Are you wi...

Or how some damn detectors will be set off by a small piece of metal in the shoe and others aren’t

Sorry, really dumb question. Under the DC plan, does the company choose how your pension fund is invested, or do you select an investment advisor? Also, if I'm understanding this correctly, you contribute 6% of your wages up to 140K, the company matches it and when you retire that money is yours? T...

Also in the airline industry I don’t think I’d even want a DB plan

If they want them back they'll have to negotiate it along with their salary demands. I don't think that the airlines in Canada would be able to get away with it. If I recall correctly, removing someone's benefits is akin to reducing their pay, which is considered to be constructive dismissal. Once ...

Given the heightened security surrounding flying federal leaders perhaps these question are best left unanswered on a public forum? If someone needed to know how the flying gets done they would know by now. Give me a break if security was such a big deal they wouldn’t paint it with Conservative par...

Why do you need anything? Just call it an off strip landing or put a little platform / dock out and land there.

If you are already grumbling about work conditions during initial maybe you should have stayed put where you were before. Short term pain...long term gain comes to mind. The reason you can't be listed for jump seat is the way you can commute for free ( AC does not have this) is you must be able to ...

The craziest part is the Ethiopian crew had it fixed but instead of manually trimming the airplane after turning off the electric trim they turned it back on causing the MCAS to run again.

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They will sell back the company to AC in 2 years for 5.5B or more and the government will approve it!

That’s a very poor return in investment, especially for a private equity firm. Only 5% / year would not be acceptable.

I just did my car plugs at 140k like it recommended and they were no problem, I was actually surprised how easy it was.