This is a copy of another posters response on the other thread. Like so many others who have posted here, my feelings are biased by my experience as well. I may have a bit of a unique perspective, however, having taught at a college, while running a charter company, FTU next door. I'm just wondering...

Aviation Diploma programs are guilty of selling the program at whatever cost to fill their seats. This is called "advertising or marketing"... Yes, I have seen big aviation diploma programs even in Alberta use the sim time to pad the logbook to the disadvantage of the student logbook. Of course, the...

Rumor has it once again that Mount Royal's Aviation Program is on the chopping block again... As part of the Spring Provincial budget plan, Mount Royal is discussing cutting all degree programs - the Aviation program being one of them... This program has been losing money for years. The new planes, ...

Great new webpage set up by former employees and current employees of companies including AVIATION companies.

It rates the good/bad and has comments from the employees.

Very informative, if you are curious about a company.


www.ratemyemployer.ca

It's charter.
You are called the day before for the flight. So basically you are "on call" all the time. No set schedule.
Days can be long over 14 hour days and go up north rig crew changes.

Mr. Christmas did you know the Chief Pilot recently retired?
He was very respected for his wealth of knowledge and service to the industry in Saskatchewan.

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

Been told the same thing by several people. That it's a great place to work and expanding like crazy because they getting good charter contracts.

Heard a rumor that the hold up for Sky's AOC is due to the fact, the bankrupt company that the Qs came from is withholding the log books for whatever reason, so Transport won't go forward until they see the books. Anyone else hear this? This is absolutely correct! The planes were seized illegally an...