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- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: Flair Airlines
- Topic: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt
- Replies: 206
- Views: 33406
Re: Flair Suspending Growth Plans amid Delivery Delays and Debt
If that were true - close the doors. Most companies would cease operations PRIOR TO missing a payroll deadline. If the planes are flying, it probably is just a rumour. Not a rumour. The gig is up https://postimg.cc/94zdDNGC :lol: As someone who has been on the wrong side of an airline demise, I fin...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Socialized bidding
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1258
Re: Socialized bidding
The system tries to attain the highest satisfaction score. Your highest priority bid is worth the most amount of points, and tapers down to the least amount. If you have a bid avoiding reserve and it’s worth 1,000 points, the systems receives 1,000 points if satisfies your request. If you get reser...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Socialized bidding
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1258
Re: Socialized bidding
Socialized bidding is preferential ie. It assigns pairings based on preferences as opposed to seniority https://www.ad-opt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altitude-PBS-Fact-sheet.pdf Thanks for that. I am more curious about the specific mechanics of it. So when bidding, one would list pairings, days...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Socialized bidding
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1258
Socialized bidding
I see Socialized Biddng mentioned on a few threads and, while I think I understand the general principle, I don’t know specifics.
How does it work? Does it mean preferential bidding does not exist at all? Does it result in schedules that are virtually the same for everyone top to bottom?
How does it work? Does it mean preferential bidding does not exist at all? Does it result in schedules that are virtually the same for everyone top to bottom?
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
For those wondering about EK as an opportunity, here is the company page. Answers some of the questions:
https://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/pilots/
Then best to find someone there to get first hand info of life and career in the sandbox.
https://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/pilots/
Then best to find someone there to get first hand info of life and career in the sandbox.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:12 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
Primary consideration for joining Emirates is that it is a waste of time unless you plan on 25 years or so. If you have some idea you will likely leave earlier, don't go. An early departure will see you having to join someone else's seniority list and also discovering that many potential employers ...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
I don't know the details of the benefit package at Emirates but I have a friend who, years ago, had a sports injury at Etihad and was not paid anything for months while he recovered. You are a contractor so it you're not available, you're not paid. At least that's the way it worked then. I am not a...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
That's not quite true. Junior WB at AC has no cap, unlike the NB's. There's junior guys flying 18,19,20 days a month. Even a junior RP can work 20 days a month if you do a lot of DH'ing. At EK you sometimes (depending on the flight) legally get the day off before duty and after as 'rest days.' That...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
On average, you fly more at EK or AC? Anything above 15 days per month is too much. Definitely less working at AC. All hours at EK are hard hours. No credit hour system. So 85-90 hours a month and 10 days off certainly more flying than AC. That's not quite true. Junior WB at AC has no cap, unlike t...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:30 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
I got an interview with Emirates and I can't afford to live on Air Canada wages in Toronto or Vancouver Does anyone have an update on negotiations or should I assume these Air Canada managers are incompetent and out to lunch like their On Time Performance, bag tracking or ability to take care of wh...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:31 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
https://youtube.com/watch?v=h7u9B9EmxEM&si=1e-6KZ_kCBjMXMbz The only reason a few 55+ aged pilots came back was because they were laid off during covid. They are definitely going back to Emirates/Riyadh air. Don’t confuse a 55+ pilot going back as a ‘desire’ to be there versus the ‘financial need’ ...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:25 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Emirates or Air Canada
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12314
Re: Emirates or Air Canada
I got an interview with Emirates and I can't afford to live on Air Canada wages in Toronto or Vancouver Does anyone have an update on negotiations or should I assume these Air Canada managers are incompetent and out to lunch like their On Time Performance, bag tracking or ability to take care of wh...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Australia hiring foreign pilots
- Replies: 42
- Views: 33672
- Sun May 21, 2023 6:39 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: WJ AIP - disappointing or not?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8857
Re: WJ AIP - disappointing or not?
Assuming this site has accurate data, that comparison might be close:
https://www.airlinepilotcareers.com/frontier-airlines
https://www.airlinepilotcareers.com/frontier-airlines
- Sun May 21, 2023 5:51 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: WJ AIP - disappointing or not?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8857
WJ AIP - disappointing or not?
I am not familiar with the the WJ current contract or the AIP other than what I see on forums like this. At this stage the specifics are not out just yet so it is still a lot of speculation and guesstimating. I hope with the details comes greater satisfaction and folks can get back to life being bet...
- Tue May 16, 2023 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Canada vs US - economics & wages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1644
Re: Canada vs US - economics & wages
Get stuffed. Stow the economic "we're not the same as the US", Canada in dire straights garbage. People are more than willing to hand over $80 for a crappy, dirty Prius ride to the airport and tip an extra $7, then pay $40 for an Airport Improvement fee. $20 for a NavCanada surcharge, $35 for a pat...
- Sat May 13, 2023 12:26 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Canada vs US - economics & wages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1644
Canada vs US - economics & wages
Lots of discussion about the WJ, and coming AC, negotiations and realistic expectations. Significant wage and condition improvements are long overdue. With current market conditions finally more favourable for employees, including pilots, good improvements can be realized. Whether it is realistic to...
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:17 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Expanded bilateral
- Replies: 2
- Views: 969
Re: Expanded bilateral
If I am not mistaken, Etihad operates to YYZ as well as EK. AC has announced YVR-DXB and WJ was awarded slots YYC-DXB but not sure if that is going to happen as there doesn't seem to be flights available on their website. Any new info on that? So... maybe 4 airlines? At any rate, I would say the onw...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Oopsie in MIA.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1816
Oopsie in MIA.
“I thought there was room.” Oops!