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by Stratopaused
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:10 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Murphy Rebel Crash BC
Replies: 4
Views: 1726

Re: Murphy Rebel Crash BC

The TSB report is out, and it's unbelievable: https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2024/a24p0054/a24p0054.html IMC with no instrument rating, the pilot declined a weather briefing, the aircraft's journey log hadn't had an entry in two years, and it was 94 days overdue for its annual i...
by Stratopaused
Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:36 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WB FO Hire?
Replies: 20
Views: 5691

Re: WB FO Hire?

In the triumph of collectivist aviation, Canada’s airlines have abolished the corrupting influence of skill, experience, and ambition! No longer shall pilots be judged by their ability—only by their years of loyal service to the system. At WestJet, the mighty 787 Dreamliner is reserved for the most...
by Stratopaused
Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:01 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: SEDI search
Replies: 9
Views: 4865

Re: SEDI search

Dockjock wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:31 am Stock hasn't done shit in 5 years. Notorious financial commentator in the US has a saying, "never invest in anything with a Canadian CEO." Ouch
Like Calin Rovinescu? Yeah, he was pretty bad for the share price. :roll:
by Stratopaused
Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Who Funds Medevac flights?
Replies: 57
Views: 9359

Re: Who Funds Medevac flights?

You said this: now ignoring this thread and then posted five more times, so it's hard to believe that you've written anything with any sincerity. Tell me without telling me you haven’t been to a GTA ER lately. No, I haven't, because I don't live in Ontario. You do know that a lot of people in this c...
by Stratopaused
Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:20 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Who Funds Medevac flights?
Replies: 57
Views: 9359

Re: Who Funds Medevac flights?

I once performed a transfer for a walk-on patient to fly him down south for a scan, and then waited around to fly him home again. It seemed like a massive waste of resources, but while I was chatting with the medics they said that the alternative was to put him on a sched flight, put him up in a hot...
by Stratopaused
Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:17 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: New Chinese stealth fighter
Replies: 23
Views: 4128

Re: New Chinese stealth fighter

The US launched their sixth-generation program in 2008, and announced that it flew in 2020. Other programs are in development by Japan, the UK, and a consortium of France, Germany, and Spain. The only people who think the West has been caught with its pants down just haven't been paying attention.
by Stratopaused
Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: A legacy airline in ULC Clothes
Replies: 20
Views: 4737

Re: A legacy airline in ULC Clothes

rudder wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:41 am Pan Am would roll over in its grave.
But Pan Am is in its grave because it couldn't adapt to a changing market. If they had been more flexible, they might still be around.
by Stratopaused
Tue Dec 03, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: KF aerospace
Replies: 14
Views: 2716

Re: KF aerospace

The liberal's will continue to give out our tax money to their buddies in Ottawa, next election when Pierre Poilievre becomes the next prime minister I hope he cancels the contract with Skyalyne and it's bureaucrats who are not pilots and know zero about military training. 11.2 billion should be in...
by Stratopaused
Tue Nov 26, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Converting Canadian ATPL to Australia
Replies: 5
Views: 3383

Re: Converting Canadian ATPL to Australia

I wouldn't be waiting by the phone for Bonza to call either...
by Stratopaused
Tue Nov 05, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Encore Pilots Lose Reserved Seniority
Replies: 26
Views: 8109

Re: Encore Pilots Lose Reserved Seniority

Encore with pilots isn't worth anything. They have 35 turboprops that no one else would buy, and no other assets. They don't have their own maintenance, dispatch, hangars, or sims. The sole value in the company after an IPO would be in the revenue provided by a CPA with WestJet, and I don't think an...
by Stratopaused
Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

For some reason, many of you are giving the previous CPC government a lot of undeserved credit for military development and procurement that more often proved to be a fiasco. https://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol16/no2/page75-eng.asp t is also supremely ironic that the only new-construction naval pro...
by Stratopaused
Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

I think your memory of events is skewed! Trudeau cancelled the program and now is spending nearly the same amount for a quarter of the aircraft, and the budget will balance itself! Harper cancelled it first. From rookie's own article: The Conservatives announced an agreement in principle in 2010 to...
by Stratopaused
Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

But hey, why let facts stand in the way of blatant partisanship. I mean, the last CPC government cut the military budget by $4 billion between 2011 and 2014, at which time it was $1.5 billion less than it had been in 2008. They also signed a contract for the F-35, then backed out of it and delayed ...
by Stratopaused
Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
Replies: 523
Views: 140176

Re: Sunwing/Westjet

Ungrateful? Not sure what SWG pilots should be grateful of. The right to bargain next month was taken away hence pay raise opportunity and contract improvements gone. deployments are gone, SWG pilots will now operate under a contract that is at the same time marginally better and worse in different...
by Stratopaused
Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

We buy 30 year old submarines that don’t float from the UK. We have f-18s flying across the country from bagotville to cold lake pretending like they do things. We have Hercules aircraft looking for a ELT signal from a training airport. Well great news then! The CAF put out an RFP for new submarine...
by Stratopaused
Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: When are swoop planes getting painted?
Replies: 34
Views: 8651

Re: When are swoop planes getting painted?

If they can't paint the swoop planes, imagine how long the Sunwing planes are going to be flying around in their current livery with "Operated by WestJet" stickers on the side. Same with the acquired Lynx aircraft. The Lynx aircraft were prioritized for repainting, and I believe they have now all b...
by Stratopaused
Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

This is just a return to mean. You've completely ignored what I wrote above: Transat is completely dropping three routes next summer, without adding anything new. They're increasing some frequencies, but also reducing others, so those balance out, and it isn't apparent that there's anything to repl...
by Stratopaused
Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

I’m not as convinced as you are regarding FA layoffs causing a sharp decline in bookings. They’ve always laid off a certain amount, albeit this year is considerably higher. People will book vacations regardless and roll the dice. Travel insurance companies will probably do well this year. https://w...
by Stratopaused
Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Dominoes...|/
Replies: 81
Views: 19769

Re: Dominoes...|/

Transat is completely dropping three routes next summer, without adding anything new. They're increasing some frequencies, but also reducing others, so those balance out, and it isn't apparent that there's anything to replace the dropped routes. The hypothesis that they're giving up North American r...
by Stratopaused
Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: YUL?
Replies: 47
Views: 16626

Re: YUL?

Personally I think YOW is just too small a market for a 189 seat jet except for seasonal markets, likely the E2 is more well suited and PD will become the big player there to the surprise of no one. Fascinating... As of 2021, Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population o...
by Stratopaused
Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: YUL?
Replies: 47
Views: 16626

Re: YUL?

We're the second largest carrier out of YUL by number of passengers flown. Honestly the numbers are really impressive. I would really love to see a YUL base, we have so many amazing people commuting to yyz, and yow and I'm really pulling for them. YHU will happen but spending 200 million on a termi...
by Stratopaused
Sun Oct 06, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Flair launches one dollar base fares
Replies: 27
Views: 11065

Re: Flair launches one dollar base fares

Flair hasn't added a tail since the four were repossessed in March 2023. I'm pretty sure Boeing built a lot of 737s in the intervening period, even if you consider the slowdowns in 2024.
by Stratopaused
Sat Sep 21, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Oldies, but goodies. Post yours
Replies: 13
Views: 3303

Re: Oldies, but goodies. Post yours

You should also throw in some of the many, many posts from people stating with absolute certainty that flat pay would be gone and FO salaries would double, so everyone should be applying at AC to get their seniority numbers as soon as possible.
by Stratopaused
Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: When Will ALPA Accept a Deal?
Replies: 49
Views: 11470

Re: When Will ALPA Accept a Deal?

Where are all the guys who were insulting WestJet and Encore pilots for not striking? Where is everyone who was adamant that all Canadian pilots should be applying at AC because flat pay was going away and wages were doubling? Can we get a compilation of all those hot takes?
by Stratopaused
Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS
Replies: 144
Views: 53567

Re: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS

I can't see anyone buying an airline that has almost $750 million in debt and doesn't own any of its own aircraft. The total assets they own is about $40 million worth of real estate. Porter would be better off waiting for them to shut down and then picking up their aircraft from the lessors than th...

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