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by B612
Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:20 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Do Westjet pilots land hard?
Replies: 52
Views: 12330

Engine damage and you still think it was OK to carry on??????
by B612
Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:39 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: retirement age...now what?
Replies: 22
Views: 4799

A threat by not having one, therefore harder to justify ours at negotiation time. Management is trying to pull it away - it is a huge liability for them but a bigger benefit to us pilots. My 6% will give me a return of roughly $125K/year, my 14% (to match your 20%) will give me whatever I can get fr...
by B612
Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:08 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: retirement age...now what?
Replies: 22
Views: 4799

Few points to ponder - at WJ you put in 20% of pre-tax income to the ESP to get matched. At AC our pension contribution is about 6%. We then have 14% income to invest as we want. It would be almost impossible to do better than this. Don't waste brain cells thinking pension rules in Canada and the US...
by B612
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:29 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

oops
by B612
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:28 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

oopsy
by B612
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:28 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

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by B612
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:27 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

Bit of work ahead of me here... sorry!
by B612
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:27 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

Martin - reread the last few pages of the salary award, I stand by my statement. Otherwise I'm with sobering up (within 12 hours anyways :D ). Between age 60, merger history, ACE payout, and ? other issues ACPA seems to always be running down roads that lead nowhere instead of leading a united pilot...
by B612
Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7084

Landgreen - sorry my friend but I think you are misinformed. WJ and LCC's are a big part of the problem. You think the group that cut our contract off at the knees for 9 years and get a raise suddenly lead the pack? C'mon... The arbitrator felt AC pilots are still better compensated that WJ pilots i...
by B612
Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:46 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: anyone had to choose between Jazz, Air Canada or Westjet?
Replies: 76
Views: 13965

Tony - perhaps you should explain to these kids that 30W isn't on the way to the Bahamas. And it is easy to read the taxi chart in London....Ontario. There is only one major airline in Canada. Sadly WJ does potentially pay more for the first few years thanks to the position group at AC. But 100 plus...
by B612
Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:18 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Good news and Bad News for FO's in small aircrat
Replies: 52
Views: 7362

I think this is a bad idea. If time is good enough for the logbook, it should be good enough for the licence. And I don't understand how this is supposed to improve safety... since when does logging time but not counting it make one safer? Very few pilots in Canada would hold ATPL's without counting...
by B612
Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:44 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Bahamas
Replies: 12
Views: 3030

A place you can easily fly to in a C150 from the USA falls far from most peoples definition of international. International flights involve oceanic clearances, HF radio's, and perhaps RP's.
by B612
Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:48 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Zoom Expansion
Replies: 59
Views: 18301

Sorry but you just don't get it.
by B612
Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:28 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Zoom Expansion
Replies: 59
Views: 18301

This thread scares me - most of you pilots better pull your heads out of your arses. EMJ pilots make about 33% less than did DC9 pilots (roughly the same size), A320 pilots are making 20% less than a few years ago and the rest of AC took a 15% cut. What's horrible is the number of pilots who can't s...
by B612
Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:06 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What is the cheapest area to live near YYZ?
Replies: 50
Views: 5175

KAG - what are you looking for? Guelph, Orangeville and Cambridge are nice with reasonable commutes. If you don't have kids consider downtown Toronto. Rents are going down in YYZ - nice one bedrooms in High Park for 750 - 1000/month, newish condo's in Queens Quay or Yonge and Eglington for just over...
by B612
Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:55 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Contemplating Jazz
Replies: 24
Views: 2966

Jazz for sure. Going overseas is much easier from a Dash or RJ in an airline environment than it is from the Lear, as fun as the Lear is. Most Jazz newhires are straight to the RJ, and RJ f/o beats Lear skipper any day. Don't downplay Jazz or overestimate the Lear. Holding out for AC is a gamble, an...
by B612
Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:47 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Why I fly on Air Canada
Replies: 15
Views: 1730

I fly Air Canada out of respect for previous generations of pilots who worked to make aviation what is was. What it is now is our fault. Take the time to read the interview in the Sept/Oct Wings with the Delta pilot who flew the Vimy on its recent tour. That is why I fly Air Canada and dislike Westj...
by B612
Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:38 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mr. Airline Discount Pilot Guy
Replies: 10
Views: 1719

Poor guy - give him some respect, after all he IS an owner!
by B612
Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:39 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: HMY vs. WJA
Replies: 25
Views: 5840

RVSM - I'd love for you to stay on topic. This thread is about a guy wondering about career potential. I gave my thoughts based on numbers I stand by. Why are they wrong, I'd be happy to be corrected by numbers and not rhetoric. Methinks you are already a skipper and are not really in tune with how ...
by B612
Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:18 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: HMY vs. WJA
Replies: 25
Views: 5840

RVSM - Nobody asked about AC. And those estimates are total crap. Sure some new planes are arriving so you will hire. But the 200 guys are senior to the non-captains on the 700, so yes, some upgrades should occur but those upgrades won't extend very far down the current f/o list. Getting hired tomor...
by B612
Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:20 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: HMY vs. WJA
Replies: 25
Views: 5840

Never worked for either but I'd look hard at Harmony. At least if you start at Harmony today you might make Captain sometime in your life. If not at least the type rating is useful! The good days of upgrades and profit sharing are gone at WJ. WJ is very stable, and if low pay in YYC as a career f/o ...
by B612
Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: American
Replies: 50
Views: 8626

Our only identity as Canadians is to not be Americans. Pathetic. America-bashing is a popular pastime and we get way too involved with it. America is far from perfect, no question, but deserves a lot more respect than we give it. Anybody that thinks Canadians would behave any better in a disaster is...
by B612
Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:14 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: $10.00 ?
Replies: 108
Views: 25760

A legal opinion is exactly that, you guys don't need to be rude to Rebel for telling what he's heard and thinks. Nobody is proven right or wrong here yet, and I agree with Rebel that I hope the WJ jumpseat policy becomes standard. What is currently occuring has no bearing on what the law actually sa...
by B612
Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:58 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Hey Mod's
Replies: 37
Views: 7419

This thread is sad. Don't like Blastor? Don't read or respond. The Mod's are doing exactly what they should. Perhaps the real issue is some can't deal with WJ's fall from grace these days. Don't yell at Rebel, yell at whoever told you it was OK to get stocks and profit shares instead of a good contr...
by B612
Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:19 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Talking to the Media
Replies: 42
Views: 4427

A perfect three pointer could be an appropriate term, for a tail-wheel airplane. Maybe he thought it was a DC340? All pilots should avoid talking to the media, especially new pilots. Mr. JT must feel foolish if he's thought about what he said and sounded like on the news. Over our careers there will...

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