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- Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Ready To Strike
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4007
Re: Ready To Strike
We only get strike pay if we're on strike for more than 14 days. For the first 14 days, we get nothing. I'm ready either way. Just know for budgeting purposes that if we're on strike for less than 2 weeks, it will be entirely without income.
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: DH4 Better do a final door check yourself
- Replies: 57
- Views: 39127
Re: DH4 Better do a final door check yourself
Maybe the best thing to do is to have a procedure at each station where two separate ground workers check that the door is properly latched.... C-GWJK, a WestJet Encore DHC8-402, was conducting flight WEN3242 from Calgary International Airport (CYYC), AB to Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR), MB. Dur...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Yr 1 FO $130k
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12878
Re: Yr 1 FO $130k
Year 1 A220 FO pay at Delta is $115/hr now. So I don't actually think 130k CAD is a stretch for us. That's the market we're in now.
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
Unless Androids persona is faked. He/She is an AC pilot based on the 8 posts since March 2023. Recently moved over from Express. Sounds just like classic ACPA. While I agree it sounds like classic ACPA or maybe a fake account... here's a post from 6 months ago. I had the option along with another c...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
Hahahaha... Just look at the "opposition" trolls we have trying to tell us we aren't any different than a bus driver: - a disgraced former leader leader who slashed and burned what was left and couldn't find a friend in a whorehouse - a pilot hater airline employee - a bitter 2000 hour Jazz wash-ou...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:43 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
A very close friend of mine is an Anesthesiologist. He was telling me that after he finished med school, and was being trained for his specialty in anesthesiology, the instructors regularly drew comparisons to airline pilots, and our CRM/SOP adherence. I would actually say on a professional level, w...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
We're worth what the labour market demands. No different than fuel, airport slot prices, etc. Currently that market demands United wages. The Us market demands that. The Canadian doesn’t. If you can get paid United wages why aren’t you working for them? You know the answer. There are Canadian pilot...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:40 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
We're worth what the labour market demands. No different than fuel, airport slot prices, etc. Currently that market demands United wages.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183218
Re: Timing the cycle
Personally, my expectations are basically the United contract. Anything less, and we're selling ourselves short.
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:04 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Quick question on how to snag
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3050
Re: Quick question on how to snag
I thought dealing with a rough running carbureted engine was normal ops lol. Usually either carb icing or incorrect mixture/plug fouling.
- Tue May 09, 2023 10:11 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Fuel Emergency due to Change in Flight Plan requirements
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2761
Re: Fuel Emergency due to Change in Flight Plan requirements
Declared an emergency for being short 75 lbs of fuel….????? Imagine if they hadn’t declared an emergency, and ATC made them go around. It would get bad very quickly. While declaring an emergency may seem silly for 75 lbs of fuel, you are making sure it stays at only 75 lbs, and, it gives ATC the po...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:53 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: ‘‘Twas the night before ALPA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8030
Re: ‘‘Twas the night before ALPA
So when do we dust off our alpa lanyards?
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per year.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9814
Re: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per yea
Another point I would like to make is that I don't believe our CEO's at airlines in Canada are working for a discount. I'm fairly certain they are getting compensation equal to their American counterparts.
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Mis-set Cruise power
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3602
Re: Mis-set Cruise power
Yes. When parking the airplane, you put the condition levers to "start feather" before shutting the engines down, as well as when starting the engines. When in flight, the props would self destruct under such high torque loads, so the airplane won't allow the props to actually go into feather, at le...
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:28 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Mis-set Cruise power
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3602
Re: Mis-set Cruise power
Some people here are almost on the right track. There is a system on the Q400 where if both condition levers are brought below the 850 RPM (cruise) gate, the PEC's (propeller electronic control) will automatically put the props into an overspeed condition. This is to prevent the props from self-dest...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:57 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per year.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9814
Re: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per yea
How are airlines taxed vs those in Canada though? How are we the same when 50% of my salary evaporates when I receive it? I’m not buying that argument. Corporate taxes are obviously very different from personal taxes. You can look at the financials for any of the publicly traded airlines in Canada ...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:15 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per year.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9814
Re: American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, has announced plans to pay its pilots up to $590,000 per yea
Both - the 300,000 is the increase for FO's. American is matching the new Delta deal with a 40% raise.... So By year 4, narrow body captain tops at $475,000, wide body captain $590,000 annually. https://twitter.com/cbs11doug/status/1633290362566344704/photo/1 No point comparing us to the US. We fly...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:55 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Is this the first AIP to not be in the benefit of the company?
- Replies: 81
- Views: 10611
Re: Is this the first AIP to not be in the benefit of the company?
My last pay cheque was $1120. That was with no unusual deductions. Year 1 FO on reserve. I am doing the 10% share purchase plan. Hardly flew at all in February. But still.....$1120. Not sure that constitutes being one of the best compensated pilots in Canada.
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:34 am
- Forum: Flair Airlines
- Topic: Is Westjet playing dirty?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5323
Re: Is Westjet playing dirty?
I think there's probably more to the story than just being 4 days late on payment.
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:35 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Aircraft disabled on ylw runway ...
- Replies: 77
- Views: 7208
Re: Aircraft disabled on ylw runway ...
Lets look at a few things, they were essentially over Enderby leveling off at 240 when the trouble started. Not surprising, if an engine is going to cave, it tends to be when you make power adjustments. quick measure on google maps, to carry on to YYC is just over 220 miles strait ahead, with some ...