Rudder, do you think the market for air travel will decrease after this pandemic is over with? I don't mean short term, I am asking long term. Seems like many businesses will see this opportunity to reduce overhead costs by not having offices anymore, sponsoring work-from-home programs, and reducin...

“Billions spent....”? That is a little melodramatic. Having said that, there would appear to be a quid pro quo with YOW over both operating rescue flights and - for AC - maintaining economic bridge routes. The cost of operating requested flights after March 13th is in the millions. However, airline...

I think the rumours of Rouge's death have been greatly exaggerated. I think that if the Transat acquisition proceeds Rouge is done. If it doesn’t proceed Rouge will continue. Economic uncertainty will only serve to highlight the importance of lower cost to management. It will be one or the other. R...

Will sky regional even be around in 10 years to have such a collective agreement? Interesting that the flow agreement is 80% guarantee of all interviews as opposed the 90% at Jazz? Was the bar raised on anything for jazz to leverage in their next opener to keep pushing the contracts up? Who knows, t...

That's quite the post GATRKGA... LOL Glad it provoked some thought. Seems like you need the guidance to think. I’ll leave you with this, if being at AC should cause one to count their lucky stars, then why the bitching about TS pilots coming over. Things are obviously so good at AC that you should ...

Hangry wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:48 pm

Says some Maple PFO.

Moving on.

There’s no point to even debate with stupidity. Moving on, absolutely.

I don't know about others but yes I very much did "count u my lucky stars" when I got hired at AC. And now to see people who were my FOs at Jazz and left to AT and ditching the AC brand, end up likely having a higher seniority than me does make me annoyed. So what, am I not allowed to be annoyed? S...

They can get right fucked. That's what top half of the list has been doing to the bottom half of the list at airlines for the last 50 years.... Isn't it just great when they reach over after the end of a pairing and say "thanks for a good flight, and thanks for paying for my pension" as they tap yo...

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Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:48 am

Fanblade wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:30 am

Some love socialized bidding and would like see the entire airline socialized.

They can get right fucked.

I thought TS pilot's were going to be hated. Looks like you have some issues to iron out between yourselves first.

The low Transat stock price has nothing to do with the rest of the market.. IF the deal was 100% for sure going to go through then anyone holding shares would receive $18. So why would someone sell at $11-17.99 if they knew they would receive $18 when the deal was finalized(targeted for May). At to...

Exactly. The deal is $18, not what the stock was before, or what the financials or potential valuation of TRZ are now... You mention the Westjet/Onex deal. Announced May 13 at $31 and the stock promptly went to, and stayed just under $31 right until the deal closed and the stock delisted. The marke...

You should put all your savings into TRZ stock. It's been under $10 today, on a transaction that's supposed to close in a few months at almost double that... What are you so afraid of? What about AC stock? Didn’t it plummet even more percentage wise than TRZ? For what it’s worth, the stock price do...

It’s funny to see some of you guys so desperate to wish that the current situation turns your dreams into reality. What are you so afraid of? You should put all your savings into TRZ stock. It's been under $10 today, on a transaction that's supposed to close in a few months at almost double that......

Looks like transat beats rouge on every scale and year. This basically makes ts pilots equals or better to rouge pilots from a salary point of view, especially when considering how little they actually work? Removes any sort of negotiation that ts pilots will have a better career at AC and hence hav...

AC pay rates? Not far off.

Didn’t a new FO bring up the flat pay to Calin at a roadshow or meet n’ greet and he basically told him if he didn’t like it he should quit? It was a mid-seniority Captain, and the response was go apply to Emirates. Lol. Calin has a lot of respect for his pilots, doesn't he? That's a classless resp...

My research indicates this is just getting started - going to get a lot worse imho. Despite assurances Governments are not prepared. An entire hospital in the Netherlands is on lockdown at present due to the most unbelievable negligence and incompetence. This isn't the story Governments want you to...

It's not the normal operations I'm worried about, not even the typical abnormal or emergency procedures. Shutting off an engine on a transport category airplane isn't that scary. Most things in the QRH aren't all that difficult to handle with proper training. It's the unscripted, unforseeable event...

If you're that concerned, have you SMS'd the "bad" crews? You're a special something digits. Thank you. Does that mean you'd do nothing? If you are concerned about the flying skills of a crew, to that level that you would pull your friends off the flight, you would still happily let 79 other people...

Depends. I'd be sending texts to friends to find out who the crew is. If you're that concerned, have you SMS'd the "bad" crews? No, we leave that to the demographics of Millenials that SMS themselves for forgetting to wear a safety west and a rotating beacon on their head when they went for their o...

Some pay scales out there have lost all touch with reality. In an ideal world, your pay is an indicator as to the value you bring to a company. That means your pay increases most in the first few years at the company, not in the last. I think your pay does rise the steepest in the first years at mo...

Exactly! AC could hinder a lot of issues here if they just streamlined their express -> ac process. Makes me wonder why this hasn't been done already. What is the cog in the wheel holding it up? Is there actually any valid reason why a guy with good training record, good attitude, great skills, and ...

Perhaps AC should be doing the interview/medical/background check for Jazz new-hires. Perhaps a job offer from Jazz should become a de facto (but conditional) job offer for AC. The US carriers have figured this all out. Why is it so complicated and confusing at Jazz/AC? Ask your ACPA rep why that's...

I’ve been at Jazz for 20 years and I’ve never had to worry about the weather at my planned alternate. My dispatcher is sending me info on a new alternate and fuel requirements before I even know it’s changing. And if I’m watching weather at my destination change I know my dispatcher is watching jus...

How is it at Morningstar?

Seems like they are posting for pilots a few times per year. Attrition to the majors? Expansion? How long is the wait for the upgrade at the rate this industry is moving?

Always heard nothing but great things about this place.