The OP came on here to be released from his dream. He wants permission from us to go and do something else with his life, and the way he's asking for that permission is that he wants to hear that "it's not worth it." Go, OP, you are released. Do something else with your life, and you don'...

Exactly. The median annual income in Canada is $33,000. According to StatsCanda, median income in 2018 was $36,400, but the average was $48k. I can't find the statistics at the moment, but in most other socio-economic class B jobs, I bet the median income is a lot higher. Being a commercial pilot i...

Obviously things are tough right now but it will come back at some point. It may not be the most secure industry but you can certainly make a good living doing it. The money sucks at first for sure but Most people who complain about the money long term are people that weren’t willing to make a move ...

The old saw about "those who can, do; those who can't, teach" is a bad slur on teachers, IMHO. It would be better phrased: "...those who can't, become politicians." [off topic] The same can be said for flight instructors - the best instructors are also the best pilots. And actua...

I hope not too many people think like you guys. The only chance most of us have at getting back to work is large scale vaccination.

Wrong. You wrote: I ask you again: what do you want Garneau to do to fix this? If people aren't flying, there is nothing he can do. He doesn't control quarantine requirements in other countries either. Financial aid for airlines will not affect whether you're working or on EI. Digits, assuming you ...

I just got a job washing dishes at a hospital and it pays $26 an hour (extra $1.20 for night shift). :shock: Might be an option if you can afford the hit to the ego. What province are you in? So far I’ve dug holes for $20/hr and drove a van for $17. Washing dishes for $26/hr doesn’t sound too bad!

I think you need to find a new school. See if that gives you a more positive outlook. I did a PPL in 6 weeks. There’s no way it should be taking anyone years.

I’ve applied to about 100 jobs and haven’t been able to get an interview for anything. I am currently working at my second temporary gig I’ve gotten through friends. Didn’t apply for either.

I don’t think you would be eligible for any assistance as you are technically currently employed. I know one person that asked to be taken off CEWS so he could file for EI and apply for funding.

Some of the best drinkers i've ever met were commercial pilots. TC isn't checking CCTV from the bar, Only what you tell them. Cheers. :lol: :lol: I probably drink 5 times as much at work (relax, on layovers) than I do at work. I’ll go weeks not drinking at home but as long as the layover is long en...

TravelPro is what my company provides and it is crap. I would not but any of it I had to lay down my own cash. Your lucky if it lasts 2 years. All my peaces are not awesome. There is better. I only use it cause it’s free. Interesting. I have 3 pieces of travelpro luggage that I’ve had for 5 years a...

We simply shouldn’t re-start airline operations beyond a minimum, therefore there’s no need to relax the rules or make exceptions during a pandemic. VFR traffic (with apology to Air Transat and Sunwing) is simply non-essential. Thanks to FaceTime, Skype, Cisco, and Zoom most work/visits can be easi...

The way I see it your current pay is being paid by the government, well ultimately by the Canadian tax payer via Sunwing. I'm pretty sure its not coming out of there pocket? These payments being put in place to enable you to manage while also allowing Sunwing to keep there workforce in place for th...

The way I understand it CERB is basically an EI replacement with similar rules with working. CEWS is a subsidy given to companies to pay their employees. My pay check show up every two weeks from Sunwing not the government of Canada. I don’t see working another job being a problem.

If you’re on CEWS your cheque’s are coming from your company. I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to work. I couldn’t find an official answer one way or another. I do know a lot of guys double dipping.

Absolutely not. If I’m not able to go back to my previous job when this is over I’ll be doing whatever I can to get back in the cockpit somewhere. There aren’t many jobs where you can make this much money for this little work. I prefer to not work for a living.

I’ll give it a go. Obviously we are in very uncertain times right now so I’ll base my info off of before the pandemic. What are some annoying things about your job? -long days -seniority system that can more or less put you in “golden handcuffs” once you get to a certain point in a company -the shit...

I don’t really see how reaching out to someone you know/knew for info is being a kiss ass. I’ve had plenty of people I haven’t talked to in years inquire about where I work. And a significant part of what got me in the door at my current job was help from a friend of a friend.

I would bet a lot of money there won’t be a merger. Sunwing airlines is simply a shuttle bus to service their hotels. I don’t see a scenario in a downturn where a merger does anything to help the hunters. I’m still reasonably confident Swg will survive as long as the borders open up this winter, but...