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- Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:22 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: AR program Did I read that right?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 13812
Re: AR program Did I read that right?
We are. And the contract says “A Pilot shall be paid based on their Length of Service as a Pilot with the Company” And WJ argues that before being with the company, Sunwing pilots were not with the company. Same argument has been made with Encore, which is why their pay resets when they join WJ. Th...
- Mon Jul 14, 2025 2:06 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Online IFR Seminar (Teams) August 9th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 253
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 4:59 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Why WestJet?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4978
Re: Why WestJet?
At WJ the upgrades are not based on a socialized system. No they aren’t but there’s nobody passing on upgrades cause they’ll get a crappy schedule by being junior. At AC you get guys passing on upgrades cause they’ll like having a better schedule while the guys that take the upgrade know that they’...
- Sat May 03, 2025 5:02 pm
- Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
- Topic: Jaz Executive Spending
- Replies: 67
- Views: 16352
Re: Jaz Executive Spending
The collective agreement provides for 200 Credits per bid period of F/R for the MEC Exec. How does 4 x 85 add up? I understand if we are in a time of Negots or whatever, but aside from the internal issues, things seem to be somewhat non-urgent at the moment. I think they've been on full F/R since a...
- Fri May 02, 2025 3:16 pm
- Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
- Topic: Jaz Executive Spending
- Replies: 67
- Views: 16352
Re: Jaz Executive Spending
I don’t have a dog in the fight but just curious. How many pilots are on full release only doing union work at Jazz? Maybe the guy is doing good work but I wouldn’t be happy if someone was spending that much of my money either. I don’t see any reason why anyone would need to basically live in a hote...
- Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:42 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Westjet hiring of sunwing cadets
- Replies: 73
- Views: 10477
Re: Westjet hiring of sunwing cadets
It’s going to be a non issue for most of the “cadets” anyway. Most of them wrote their ATPL exams as part of their college programs.
- Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:44 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Westjet hiring of sunwing cadets
- Replies: 73
- Views: 10477
Re: Westjet hiring of sunwing cadets
My understanding is that they've been given 12 months from their start date to get it. It's only temporary. You cannot go from 250 hours to ATPL in 12 months. In point of fact, it is unlikely after even 24 months if you are simply operating as a Part 705 FO. It’s been a few years since any 250 hour...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:14 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Flair off runway excursion YKF
- Replies: 182
- Views: 80844
Re: Flair off runway excursion YKF
This is insane, first why do the auto throttles not disengage as soon as someone overrides them by manually adjusting them, I would have thought this. Admittedly, I don’t have experience with auto throttle. Second, the two hands for the flair drives me nucking futs, from either seat I can manage to...
- Wed Mar 26, 2025 9:00 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: If at First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9288
Re: If at First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again
The issue is that ATC will send another plane barreling down the runway right up your chuff if they aren't paying attention. The mayday call is to get their attention in any country you may find yourself in. This is incredibly important. I cannot talk to ATC in South America the way I talk to US an...
- Mon Mar 24, 2025 11:24 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: If at First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9288
- Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:04 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: YYZ RJ landing Accident
- Replies: 264
- Views: 85230
Re: YYZ RJ landing Accident
There are plenty of clapped out 703/704 machines flying around without autopilot. I have over 3000hrs hand bombing a 1900 and a lot of that was IMC.
- Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:38 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: SUNWING
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7134
Re: SUNWING
There is no such airline as Sunwing, this is WestJet through and through. Did WJ not have the capability to assist with the latest SW disaster in order to get pax where they wanted to go? I believe they did do some flights. One of the major issues in the most recent mess was the lack of ground crew...
- Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:10 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: SUNWING
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7134
Re: SUNWING
They did. Two of which went mechanical before they ever moved a passenger.Daniel Cooper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:20 pm You can always charter other aircraft to move your paying passengers.
- Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: SUNWING
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7134
Re: SUNWING
In 2014 I flew Sunwing from YQR-VRA. Sched departure time was around 1900 in YQR, and the plane went mechanical. After several hours of a rolling delay they eventually flew in a replacement aircraft from YEG, with a YYC based flight crew (presumably on overnight reserve) which arrived in YQR at 010...
- Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:13 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: YYZ RJ landing Accident
- Replies: 264
- Views: 85230
Re: YYZ RJ landing Accident
The Captain was an experienced sim instructor but only flew the line part-time. The FO was relatively new and had recently required additional sim training for "landing issues". The Captain was on the radios, the FO was flying. Nothing concrete, but just some perspective. Aren't there restrictions ...
- Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:04 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: YYZ RJ landing Accident
- Replies: 264
- Views: 85230
Re: YYZ RJ landing Accident
Some idiot pilot got himself on TV and is claiming winds were gusting 70 knots. Obviously listened to Canadian media reports on the accident and doesn’t know the difference between knots and KM/HR. Seriously, any media reading this, do not report anything until you check basic facts. Just shut up a...
- Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:10 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Rouge rebranding?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6558
Re: Rouge rebranding?
What are you thoughts? This is one of the ex-Lynx aircraft. Looks like rouge might be rebranded under the AC express banner. Air-Canada did not get any Lynx aircraft - they all went to Westjet That's incorrect Are you sure? From everything I can see online Lynx operated 9 aircraft and westjet said ...
- Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:35 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Midair at DCA
- Replies: 151
- Views: 53190
Re: Midair at DCA
((Point out traffic twice)) what is this, unheard of!!! I'm not saying it's procedure. It's the scenario that happened. If you listen to the audio, the traffic was pointed out in 2 instances. It's easier to spot a landing light at night, YES, But are you looking at the right one??? There could be 3...
- Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:04 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: What would you do if you won a million dollars
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6126
Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
That would hardly cover most younger captain’s mortgages in YYZ or YVR.
- Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:57 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Expat Flying
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18248
Re: Expat Flying
What about Caribbean? Anyone with any experience do any expat flying down south? The wife and I have bounced a kind of half serious dream back and forth about selling everything up here and moving to the Caribbean. I'll be sitting on my military pension, with ATPL(H) and CPL(A) in hand, and our kid...
- Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:37 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 12544
Re: So how actually is at the other side of the fence?
those younger generation are expecting to be given everything for free without putting the effort I’ve literally had conversations with the younger generation who think because my kids are grown and out of the house, I should willingly give up Christmas vacation so they can spend time with their yo...
- Sun Dec 15, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: You guys Rock…..
- Replies: 7
- Views: 994
Re: You guys Rock…..
I’m still trying to decide if redlaser is AI or some poor soul who needs a huge mental health intervention. The constant foolishness is far beyond being a troll.
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: 737 - anyone ever use the N1 and Speed buttons on the MCP panel?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3859
Re: 737 - anyone ever use the N1 and Speed buttons on the MCP panel?
In over 9 years I don’t think I’ve ever used the speed button. The only time I’ve used the N1 button is as on an old bird without auto thrust reduction.
- Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Footwear in Airlines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5128
Re: Footwear in Airlines
I don’t really like dress shoes. I wear Thursday boots. I have a pair of the Dukes and a pair of cavaliers. Pretty solid bang for the buck. A lot nicer than blundstones but still decently affordable. They are a “heritage design” though so you won’t get the squishy sneaker feel if that’s what you’re ...
- Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Why Won't You Come to WestJet?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 22793
Re: Why Won't You Come to WestJet?
The majority of pilots at westjet want the AR program terminated. Reason is that AR pilots are further slowing down upgrades that are already some of the longest in the industry, as well as costing the company more in increasing fuel use and flight time. On top of this many AR pilots are already we...