Are you allowed to get a part-time job flying while employed as flight crew at AC? TIA 8) I see your post got hijacked in true AvCanada fashion. It is possible to get approval for flying on the side. Two summers ago, I was able to get approval for a few days throughout the summer. You need to make ...

Sorry to hear this happened to you. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Will you be finishing the application on your own or are you gonna try with a different firm?

Alright, This is a complete waste of my time but if it keeps this topic at the top, it'll get more views for the petition so what the heck. As someone who's advocated for cheaper public transit for airport employees for years. Who's actually taken those fights out of this dumb forum and to city coun...

We fought that fight in YYC. It took years but we won last Summer. Thanks for doing this in YYZ. https://chng.it/yj2RP6TTFq Hi everyone, I'm trying to convince YYC Airport Authority to drop the public transit airport surcharge for airport workers. Please help me by signing and sharing this. Even if ...

Background check roughly 10 business days after interview/medical.

Call back 2 months after the interview.

Apparently calls for Feb 8th start date (Feb 13th in person) are going out.

Results are in 82% of eligible pilots voted.

Of those 82% who voted, 82% voted in favour.

I don't know if the MOA will fix their problem. But the company seems to think it will help them. I just don't want to be too quick to dismiss what the company believes to be an incentive for pilots to work here. Will it be enough? That's hard to know considering we don't actually know what the comp...

How can this be a split opinion. It’s an MOA, not a negotiation, the pilot group would get a raise without being asked anything in return. How is that not a 100% yes is beyond me. If it’s enough, people won’t leave and that means everyone is happy. If it’s not enough, take the raise and quit like e...

I'm not ignoring that getting some kind of YOS transfer is complex. I'm saying that it's what we deserve and offering us a pay bump that barely matches inflation over the last 2 years isn't addressing the root problem of this company. None of us came to Encore because we wanted quick cash. We came h...

The company is asking for nothing (that I know of) in return whereas the AC MOA had multiple requests attached to it including one that literally would have given away all bargaining leverage to the pilots. This MOA presented to the Encore pilots is free cash. What would they give up by saying yes?...

Here is the problem I have with the MOA: The MOA is heavily targeted at incentivizing the training department. Most of the money goes to trainers. The company made it clear we didn't have a deal unless they could heavily incentivize training. This means they'll be able to attract more and a better q...

Hey, It sounds like you're mixing up multiple stories and companies. Story 1) Bored Borek pilots allegedly lit up a drum of Jet-B and kicked it out the plane. It exploded and triggered seismometers from Dew Line sites (now called North Warning System), where they thought a bomb had gone off in the h...

How about a fuel and parking refund for those who don't have access to public transit and must drive to the airport? Don't you get Employee parking at a fraction of the cost of regular customer parking? That's kinda the same thing as what I'm asking for. The fact that your employer probably covers ...

https://chng.it/yj2RP6TTFq Hi everyone, I'm trying to convince YYC Airport Authority to drop the public transit airport surcharge for airport workers. Please help me by signing and sharing this. Even if you don't take the bus, or aren't based in YYC feel free to sign. If it doesn't help you directl...

I'm guessing you're going to Sioux Lookout. I used a 200$ Snowboarding jacket when I worked there but most of the guys have a 1000$ parka. It depends on how you like to do things. In the Arctic I used the 1000$ parka because the turboprops are warm so when you jump in you undo your parka. In Sioux I...

I left a almost two years ago. I was an FO on the twin. I've been regretting leaving since the day I left, more so now that I'm laid off because of covid. Things are different since covid. They still haven't hired back all the staff they laid-off. It's a good company overall. The schedule can really...

So March is almost over, what's the word on the merger now?

2015 - Dockhand 3000$/month accommodation and food included 2016 PA22 campcheck pilot 2500$/month no accommodation and no food. But lots of free time and not a lot of bs to put up with and I was in a city instead of being in the middle of the bush with no road access. Then I had a job on big wheels ...

It's mostly a matter of timing. I showed up in October with 1000hrs (almost all pic in the bush) and I was sent to flight following (not for very long once they got an opening I bypassed all the flight followers like an asshole). Two guys showed up 3 weeks before me, one with 100hrs on type but very...

Yeah same here.

I wouldn't mind flying Iqaluit to Qikiqtarjuaq. Or kicking some gravel with a 737. I think it must be as fun as it gets in the 705 world.

Thanks for the info,

I think I'll wait until things get clearer about the merger to figure out what I'm doing.

Oli.

Back to original topic: The interview is pretty relax and last about 45 min. We just want to get to know you. This type of operation is not for everyone. We want to see if you will be a good fit on a 8 day pairing when it is pitch black and -100C outside... The arctic is not for every one. If you a...

I got PM's thanks!

Sorry to stir up an old thread, but I'm curious about First Air. I am debating staying at my 703/704 job for a couple more years or moving on to 705. But I like the rotational schedule too much, and I don't know if I'm ready to leave the Arctic yet. Can anyone tell me more about the lifestyle on the...