Maple_30 wrote:

AllClutch wrote:~235 off the last equipment bid. Could be a few more depending on how they roll out the 737 FO spots

Wow! That would mean ~350 opened spots from now to the end of 2018?

A bid is a 12 month snapshot. 235 for next June.

~235 off the last equipment bid. Could be a few more depending on how they roll out the 737 FO spots

I bet newleaf owed flair a lot of cash.
I wonder if you will see Jim Scott come in to steer the ship?

The most jr 320 capt is 4 years today.
Whether that comes up or down remains to be seen.

So those hours all single piston VFR and no degree you don't have to worry about going to Porter or 'The Show' for awhile. When you get 1000 hours multi IFR turbine the bent wing when you first started out will be a far distant memory, I've flown with people that have far greater marks on their reco...

I imagine you will see a bunch of YVR jet before the new year as that base is supposed to be opening up Jan 1.

bruced007 wrote:Its about time they started OTS hiring rather than just focusing on the PML...

How will hiring outside of the experienced jet captains and airline pilots they are currently getting from Sky, GGN and Jazz help the training crunch? Seems like AC is pretty happy with the way this is shaping up?

A jet should be able to burn 100LL for a long time.

Most Jr. raj captain is around 2 years and YVR based.
RJ captains with less than 3 years in both YYC and YVR

Your website is a joke and no one will pay $3200 a month for a part time stay at home job. What your describing is one the most common scams out here today and relies on the lag in the check clearing system to work. You will send off a cheque for 2900, tell some poor sob to keep $400 and wire the re...

The travel coordinator ad is a scam. They will send you a money order or cheque for just under $3000 from a small legitimate credit union or bank (because the banks put a hold on chequer over 3k) and direct you to send the money via western union to their 'vendors'. By the time the cheque bounces ba...

PositiveRate27 wrote:

lazyeight wrote:Expect a big announcement around the same time.

... gooooo on

Most certainly a base realignment with the possible reopening of the YVR RJ operation as there jets shift out of YYZ is the big rumour.

Shaun Jackson owns Adventure Air in Lac Du bonnet. They did the maint on a 206 that is owned by an Auto Parts guy in MB. The owner piled it into a golf course a couple years ago, case of too much air in the tanks if I recall but they rebuilt it. I'd be pretty surprised if he got a Twin Otter, maybe ...

They were servicing a 206 on amfibs for an auto parts recycling company.
I don't know if WT got a twin otter but I'd be very surprised if he did,

Bikes Yes, golf clubs no.
then you need to find a place to stow it,
Any airplane swaps would require lugging a bike around as well.

My completely unqualified theory is that they dont want to gut Jazz fully so they will probably end up with a number close to the contractual minimum. We will never know how people interview behind closed doors but some really good people got PFOd in a row the last round. PFOing also keeps the numbe...

The last union release suggested about 111 PFOs so far. Thats about 30% of the interviewees.
They are obligated to take 495 out of 715, which means they can PFO about 30% which is what they seem to be doing.

I have no knowledge other than what I saw in the memos, but I would venture a guess and say that the people currently in the pool are safe.

They were doing it to solicite emails from Skyregional and Georgian pilots who will be hired to fill the 20% OTS quota untill their PML is officially kicked off at the end of the Jazz PML in approx 2018.
It went out in an email to those pilot groups 2 months ago.

sunk wrote:Now we need competition on the Winnipeg/Gillam/Thompson service. Would like to see Calm Air reduce their flights by 60%. Last minute ticket the other day was $1800.

Calm Air and Bearskin are owned by the same company, so thats not going to happen.

I think its rude to INSIST that someone not be paid for their time and services rendered, especially if they are told there will be fees levied ahead of time.

wow you are entitled. Should the fueler not get paid for coming into work on his day off? $2 a litre for avgas is standard if not a little on the cheap side, go to BC or god forbid pick up a drum in YFB one day and then you will be really crying the blues. Sorry the world doesnt bend to your will. I...

The article says they launched a 200 at 2:30 am which is 1 hour after intial call. That sounds about right 15 minutes for Health to contact an operator and 45 minutes to launch a crew from sleep to airborne. The jet couldn't land and they dispatched the next best thing. Sounds like an unfortunate si...

NAC offers a chance to pilots stuck in the instructor loop to get out and have a career in 703/704. They offer above average salaries to their pilots and good working conditions. If you go there with the 500 hours odds are that you will be in the seat in less than 6 months if your not a Whiney weird...

My good friend and Avcanada member Keith was awarded the Governor General Medal of Bravery today. Keith conduct during the accident and in the following weeks, months and years should serve as an example to all of us. Congratulations Captain Hoffman. On Nov 10, 2013, Keith Jacob Hoffman, who hails f...