I think it is simply a case of being stuck in the middle during these changes. Had the changes come earlier I would have just remained left seat on the 1900 until I had my ATPL, I imagine this is what most pilots coming up will do- stay at a 703 until they can upgrade and get ATPL then move onto a ...

It's too bad ALPA doesn't have 703 or 704 options for their duty time calculator. I find the FTDT CA calculator on their app quite useful.

The missing wing and tail section have still not been located, despite several hours of searching along the flight path, Lee said.

OK that's not a good sign.

We'll know in 14 days if the new TA gets ratified because it has specific wording that will make it very unlikely that the company will be able to hire any DECs over the next few years. My guess is that we would need to acquire 20 more aircraft before we would be in a position to take a DEC as virtu...

Northbound69 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 10:43 am ...
Does the FO log PIC if the Captain is fully incapacitated?

Yes.

I've said no. They asked for 200 to the IF then asked for 170 at the FAF. I laughed at her and just said unable due to the last assigned speed. She just said "do your best". It's a dumb clearance. If it was so important, they would have it on the approach plate. If me being 180 ruins tower's day I'l...

I like it. Nothing shows how badly you had fallen behind like a 26% catch up bump on line 1 to start things out. The big gap between 1st and 2nd year pay is also an interesting way to sort things out that doesn't bother me at all. Good to see a solid step in the right direction for you.

... Go fly a BE-02, PA-31 or something to get meet the requirements, it looks way better and you get PIC time which is highly more valuable than buying a PPC to fly right seat for however long. ... Quit your airline job to go fly a Beech to qualify for a better airline job? What an industry. And pe...

Need to read the full language, but this negotiating committee seems like a big step forward from the last bunch of company stooges. Hopefully there's no hidden concessions in the full language. The proof will be in seeing how the implementation goes, but I don't see any concessions at all. Whether...

beingcanadian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2026 10:29 am

737Drver wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2026 6:54 pm Heard they are in Conciliation and looking for WJ 737 rates.

Anyone know how it is going? Be great to see them beat us for some true pattern bargaining without concessions like the Air Canada negots team.

When is the next contract due?

Last December.

The only benefit would be a full monopoly on the west, as Flair is the only airline in Canada currently not colluding with WestJet on pricing and routes.

The guy must have been in a panic a few years back when TC announced the new booklet license. That's what makes me think he just submitted the grey photocopy and TC issued him a real ADB. During that initial push to issue them all, there must have been over 10 000 of them at once, easy to miss some...

Forging the old ATPLs would have been rather simple since they were basically just a photo copy on grey paper. I wonder how he got an ADB though? I would think it's slightly more difficult to forge, unless he fooled TC with the forged grey piece of paper and they issued him a real ADB?

The water bomber operation in Newfoundland is desperately looking for a chief pilot for this season, no one wants the job according to the minister of transport, aircraft will be grounded if no chief pilot is found. Sounds like they found someone, but I wouldn’t be chomping at the bit for a 100k ch...

All companies at all levels try to manipulate the CARs to their advantage. Often they do this by putting poorly trained dispatchers in a position they have no business being in, giving them minimal training and then making you the PIC fight to stay safe. When I flew air ambulance it was always this ...

CpnCrunch wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2026 6:16 pm “experienced an engine issue.”

Too much air in the tanks, or too much jet a?

Donald wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2026 3:26 pm Did Flair ratify? I thought they were going to arbitration.

Not arbitration, conciliation. The government has a appointed a conciliator who will attempt to mediate between the union and management. That process is 60 days maximum.

Eric Janson wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 7:29 pm Surprised they didn't hit the concrete wall - must have come very close.

A simple go-around would have prevented this - it's not a difficult manoeuver to fly.

Hopefully we will see a report at some point.

No, but they did take out one of the street light poles apparently.

Still remember being told as a kid to look both ways before crossing the street(as a pedestrian). I see people on a regular basis not do this. ... Especially on one-way streets. I've seen people get run over by cars going the wrong way on one-way streets in yyc twice! Both times the j-walkers only ...

Nearly 60% of all disruptive passenger reports in 2025 came from WestJet flights, far ahead of others when it comes to disruptive behaviour. Flights to and from Calgary also made up almost 40% of all reports, the most for any Canadian city. I read on another site that WS has decided to report all t...

If you accepted a job at a given pay scale, then you have already defined 'what you are worth'. Sounds like the "if you don't like it, there's the door" mentality prevalent in this industry. I prefer to say "I like it here, but we are worth more". Changing things from the inside is always a more po...

And Flair pilots go back to being the lowest paid 737 pilots in the country, except our year 1 and 2 FOs, but by year three they become the lowest paid in the country as well. I'm happy for everyone that has now made good gains in the full cycle of contract negotiations of our entire industry over t...

I remember a CRM teacher telling us about a session he did in TC's high altitude indoctrination chamber in YOW where at the first feeling of hypoxia they were supposed to pick up a pen and fill in some spaces on a sheet of paper. He tried to pick up the pen and missed, tried again and his hand simpl...

Nearly 60% of all disruptive passenger reports in 2025 came from WestJet flights, far ahead of others when it comes to disruptive behaviour. Flights to and from Calgary also made up almost 40% of all reports, the most for any Canadian city. I read on another site that WS has decided to report all t...

Are you hiring later in the year and early 2027? How's the future outlook? We haven't heard anything internally, I talked to one of the interviewers and he said he hasn't been asked to do any upcoming interviews at the moment, but there has still been a trickle of FO resignations so depending on ho...