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- Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:54 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: CBC News story / no-fly ban
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6359
Re: CBC News story / no-fly ban
There is no way to know if she is in on the scam. Terrible reporting as usual. Hard to get sentimental about hearing Con plans to cut off the CBC news. These losers will continue their ways but I don't want to pay for it anymore.
- Fri May 17, 2019 10:19 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: AC offer AT $13 per share
- Replies: 160
- Views: 30805
Re: AC offer AT $13 per share
That is so NOT what happened. Nice try whoever posted that.
- Mon May 13, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: WestJet to be sold in friendly deal to Onex Corp. for $5 billion
- Replies: 130
- Views: 29745
- Mon May 13, 2019 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: WestJet to be sold in friendly deal to Onex Corp. for $5 billion
- Replies: 130
- Views: 29745
Re: WestJet to be Acquired by Onex
Would be interesting to know how many shares Onex already owns. The numbers being thrown around are fairly crude but if Onex had been quietly accumulating in the 18's and 19's the media "value" of the deal goes down significantly. If people recall back to the AC/CAIL days of ONEX, Schwartz had the e...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:04 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Disability Benefits For Pilots Over Age 60
- Replies: 96
- Views: 15547
Re: Disability Benefits For Pilots Over Age 60
It's called a cycle people. Just like some of the 65 year olds retiring now with 46 years of service. Being hired at 19 isn't happening...even in this new golden age of aviation where new hires still can't afford to live in the main crew bases. Whatever, fly till ya die and don't forget to wear your...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: CIRB Decision
- Replies: 104
- Views: 30658
Re: CIRB Decision
I have flown with people who have expressed an interest in going to Swoop internally. They all have a few things in common. They all came from Encore. The only thing they see are 4 bars in their eyes and nothing else matters. They are really bad at math. just left seats and money. I'm going to brea...
- Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:53 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: WestJet Link is delaying launch date
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4980
Re: WestJet Link is delaying launch date
The way I see it, both parties are fighting for their jobs. Gregg et al have started down a road of labor unrest. If negative PR and stock performance come next because they chose to try and bust a fledging union under dubious legal grounds, they're dust. I wouldn't be in a rush to help this guy sav...
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:43 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Thoughts on ACPA Joining ALPA...
- Replies: 115
- Views: 26134
Re: Thoughts on ACPA Joining ALPA...
Agree with that sentiment Stig. I think the membership is just getting duped by all this navel gazing. The rot isn't going to give in easy. The sooner we shutter ACPA, the better. The union has been a disaster since TA1 was hatched.
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: A Thankyou to ACPA re: swoop ban.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7893
Re: A Thankyou to ACPA re: swoop ban.
0.80... ACPA is correct, in that AC management can, and will, hire whomever they want. But in this case, not hiring from SWOOP may just work for them. A month ago there were 338 pilot applications at AC from current WJ pilots. If AC were to hire from WJ instead of SWOOP, it would achieve a number o...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:02 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Swoop pilot hiring.
- Replies: 190
- Views: 42128
Re: Swoop pilot hiring.
At the end of the day, why should a pilot offer to work for less at the same company in the face of an unbelievable profit streak and record load factors? These two facts make all other "justifications" total BS. There is no need to over analyze this. Dig in, defend your work and remember, you didn'...
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:03 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Swoop pilot hiring.
- Replies: 190
- Views: 42128
Re: Swoop pilot hiring.
Agreed with The Stig. Been down this road on the Red side. Stick together...never fracture. If GS wants to jeopardize a great operation that rewards shareholders well for the sake of a dubious business plan, his job is more at risk than yours. You guys are longer term stakeholders than he is. Best o...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Cancellation Reasons
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3859
Re: Cancellation Reasons
When wx events occur (be they forecast or already happened) they can cause a/c, crews and ATC slots to be in short supply. It may be CAVU the moment you got the cxl notice but the root cause could still be weather related. It can take days to normalize and operation. For example, if ceiling in LGA i...
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:24 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: WestJet introduces WestJet Link
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20140
Re: WestJet introduces WestJet Link
The Pasco deal seems like a smart one. Scope aside, it serves a segment of the market suited for a smaller a/c. Swoop is the weird one. It would not surprise me if it was purely a hypothetical tool to help with ALPA integration and scope language. Let's face it, if ACr and WJA wanted to quickly disp...
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: WestJet introduces WestJet Link
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20140
Re: WestJet introduces WestJet Link
I wish my professional colleagues at WJA well. Please learn from the mistakes that us red guys made and don't let it happen to you. From a distance it's easy to see that corporate culture of old is no longer a concern in comparison to the cult of corporate cash.
- Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:11 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Medical Exams and Prescription Medications
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2848
Re: Medical Exams and Prescription Medications
Full disclosure, I'm not specifically in-the-know but I doubt that the blood work screens for prescription meds. Many such meds have multiple uses anyway. I would bet it's just a test for illicit drugs. I wouldn't worry about it if you're otherwise qualified which, you must be since they devoted a m...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: CHRT Decision re ACPA Motion To Dismiss Mandatory Retirement Complaints
- Replies: 38
- Views: 12105
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:10 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Express Pilots VS Mainline Pilots
- Replies: 121
- Views: 28371
Re: Express Pilots VS Mainline Pilots
I don't think schadenfreude is accurate. I think most I know would agree, when we hear how little guys are willing to do the work for, or how much they are willing to work we just shake our heads... it brings us all down. I want to see everyone in our profession do well. A flooding tide rises all b...
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:02 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Express Pilots VS Mainline Pilots
- Replies: 121
- Views: 28371
Re: Express Pilots VS Mainline Pilots
I don't think schadenfreude is accurate. I think most I know would agree, when we hear how little guys are willing to do the work for, or how much they are willing to work we just shake our heads... it brings us all down. I want to see everyone in our profession do well. A flooding tide rises all b...
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:15 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: The Air Canada OTS thread
- Replies: 2309
- Views: 807645
Re: The Air Canada OTS thread
22 out of 29 are OTS in the latest course of Oct 23/17
- Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:30 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: How is new hire equipment chosen?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7166
Re: How is new hire equipment chosen?
Edit: By far, the most classless post I've read here.Alcoholism wrote:Judging from the slew of incidents/accidents, they put the weaker pilots on the 320.