Since then pilots have a union, why are they not being protected from such horrible conditions at the hand of their employer? Is this not why unions exist and take up residence in the first place? They exist to protect the employee, yet the employees are still bitching. Sounds like one big multiface...

From what I've heard, they touched down in the last 1000' of pavement.

I have to question why so many years after the fact this becomes news. Airplanes have magnesium in them, it burns. To think the TSB would turn a blind eye to such allegations during the investigation is quite simply laughable. Wait til the reconstructed carcass is sold as scrap then run to the media...

triffles wrote:
He will be missed at Westwind. Although I live in Alberta, I miss him already when I pass thru YXE.

You either don't know him that well, or don't pass through YXE often. He hasn't hung up his headset yet.

Sure got quiet in here. So I guess everyone agrees it is an unnecessary burden on the taxpayers, time to talk to my MP I guess. Even the government employees can't justify thier position. Like sooo many crown corporations, it is a huge ripoff to the taxpayer fleeced by the media and public ignorance...

The govt. contracts several private operators to conduct air ambulance operations up north, so I'm not too sure what you mean here. Well, the other operators are contracted through SAA, and I would assume flying a Navajo or KA100 is cheaper than the SAA fleet, but the cost to the taxpayer is the sa...

If there were 2 pilots involved, they would have hit the tail AND a wingtip :lol: . $1000 deductible for a $5M aircraft? Unlikely, but lets not forget the sharp increase to insurance premiums after this years 2 incidents that the taxpayers are footing the bill for while also paying for any aircraft ...

Expensive year for SK taxpayers at the hand of Air Ambulance, Maple Creek in January and now this? When does STARS start operating there? Perhaps they can expand into fixed wing as well.

So what happens when ALPA rejects your bid for admission and you get stuck with the CEP?

Spots are being auctioned off for rides in the cars going to the event!

http://www.zrauto.ca/race-base-auction.php

And assuming that the 50% plus pilots that voted for the union were concerned solely with wage compensation is again, naieve. But I'm sure your book convinces you otherwise. And the fact that 70+% of WWA pilots at this point have petitioned to decertify the union after over a year without a collect...

Maybe I have a short attention span, but what are these unsafe work conditions you speak of Widow?