How does anchoring low raises at Jazz fortify bargaining against Air Canada pilots? "If you guys don't cave and take these [below average] WAWCONs, we'll take all of the low frequency routes that we can and fold them into JAZZ routes! And the you guys [AC pilots] will lose jobs.." something like th...

Carson is almost like three different companies under one umbrella; there's the YYC freight division, and the YLW and YVR Medevac divisions. YVR is a great base - the people there are great, and the mx is good - snag it and it gets fixed, with very few MEL carry-overs. Planes are a little beaten-up,...

Update to the 2021 crash. One of the pax on board has now filed suit: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/judith-sayers-sues-for-damages-after-2021-tofino-floatplane-crash-7246153?utm_source=Times+Colonist+Headline+News&utm_campaign=5996becfbc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d22b...

“Air Canada Express - PAL Airlines” Two daily YYT-YHZ round trip on PAL effective 01Jul, two on Jazz also. I’d expect the entire domestic Atlantic Canada Q400 operation to shift to PAL in the coming months, and YHZ-BOS/EWR to go on the CR9/E75. AC is going from 4 flights daily between YHZ and YYT t...

My job alert at Jazz just informed me that they're now looking for a 'Chief Pilot, Line Operations'. (Not sure why their algorithm thought that I was qualified!) I'm sure that it will go internally; would anyone external go to what appears to be a seriously listing ship?

The VP retired - plain and simple. Wanted to spend more time with family and travel. He has received some pretty good bonuses and stock options over the years so I am sure he can afford it. Funny how there's always money for that, but when the pilots come to the table, the heat's off, carpet thread...

A substantial pay bump for year 1-5. A moderate pay bump for all others but not necessarily linear. Partially accomplished by compressing the ridiculously long pay scales. Flow rate slightly reduced but 100% guaranteed. Best way to accomplish this is a reserved number in a case where a pilot is not...

So are 'we' asking for parity with US salaries in $CAD, or parity in numbers? That is, for a $100kUSD pay, are 'we' expecting $100kCAD, or $100 x exchange = $130kCAD?

Isn't that like going from the 7th layer of hell to the 6th?

Payscale, * as posted in the job ads mentioned * Pacific Coastal Airlines Comprehensive Benefits Package • A base salary ranging from $76,473 to $100,000 (Tier1-6) based on experience with an 8 year scale up to $108,547 • Hourly per diem rate of $4.25 per duty hour • Additional Trainer Pay Premiums ...

I don't think traditional 703 operations have any future, especially the Multi IFR 703 operators. With 705 requirements dropping so fast, the old days of having a large pool of pilots who needed to build the 2000- 3000 hours it used to take to be competitive are over and not coming back. Not so sur...

Just to play devil's advocate, what *should* the pay be? I'd bet, if they were to pay $200k (if they could afford it) that they would still need to run ads, as people cycled on through in search of perceived nirvana at FlAirYnxWestPorter flying some big jet.. I'd also be willing to bet, if you staye...

$200K for medevac? I'd believe that when I see it; and, if it's Manitoba-based, that's 14 hour rolling duty days, flying your azz off (it's mileage-based, remember..) shitty strips in the middle of the night, poor wx reporting, and probably more than a few days of OT.....

Jazz won't run out of flow candidates Most flow candidates are captains Jazz is out of captains and pilots qualified to be captains Sounds like OTS hiring will be the majority of new hires to me. A problem that would be quite easily solved with a pay bump. Lots of qualified people would apply for D...

Sad, for those who'd staked their future on 'flow' to mainline..

OTOH, Jazz, Flair, Porter, and AC are hiring; the door to the USA has been cracked open with the recent Brookfield posting, and if WEN wants to keep and attract people, they'll probably have to boost pay somewhat..

And *that*, Ladies and Gentlemen, is why the DHC-3 Otter was invented!

Incidentally, it's also proof of the curvature of the Earth!

That is a great question. I'm not sure what airlines need to maintain a full schedule, but my best guess would be 8-10 pilots per aircraft, necessitating 500-800 new hires. That would be my best guess looking at it from the outside in anticipating reserve coverage. A better question would be where ...

So the careers page mentions "four pilot bases"... the island, Pearson, and where else? Rumours of Vancouver?

T.I.A..

Any truth to a alpa and acpa in partnership to help with lack of crews? Maybe a flow program 🤔 no more interviews? Vomit in my mouth before that happens. Jazz is so desperate, they are hiring anyone with a pulse. Rampant fraud in their recent hires and a few in the flow through from what I hear. TC...

and the helicopter did not sustain any damage.

Too bad the same can't be said of the generator! I wonder how deep the hole in the tundra is?

Wonder if the no-shows looked at the "B" pay scale and figured that and a 2% pay raise is not worth it. It begs the question - how long can you keep offering the lowest starting pay in the 705 sector and expect to attract qualified candidates? As long as flight schools and colleges keep pumping out...

I guess that, when they got to the threshold, they were just going too ...Fast?

...a Jazz or Encore FO stuck living in YYZ. I think as we start to see more success stories people are going to be less afraid of the risk and find it easier to get it done. My perception is that the average Jazz/Enc F/O isn't qualified for this job with the PIC requirements that they ask. OTOH, If...

"Is Jazz the right choice?"

No. Not with this available: http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewto ... ?t=164840

And:

1500 TT hours, with at least 750 hours of multi-engine fixed-wing and 500 PIC hours

A great wailing and gnashing of teeth was heard coming from the right seat of many airliners, as the F/Os realize that PIC does, indeed, count...