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by Free Woodpecker
Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: DEC
Replies: 43
Views: 10735

Re: DEC

Giving excuses for a bunch of qualified pilots getting bypassed in order to get temporary foreign pilots to come in as captains and avoiding paying competitive wages is unacceptable. This should be unacceptable to everybody, as it goes way above and beyond reciprocal agreements. I could understand ...
by Free Woodpecker
Tue May 31, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: Sunwing hiring update
Replies: 78
Views: 28864

Re: Sunwing hiring update

Well..I guess that Sunwing will have to do without my services. Sent this to Ms.Furtado today: "Hi, Nancy, After some thought, and consultation with my spouse, I’m writing to cancel my interview with Sunwing. Simply put, your starting salary will not enable me to meet my financial obligations to my...
by Free Woodpecker
Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Hiring DEC's
Replies: 51
Views: 14660

Re: Hiring DEC's

Is the company looking to change this? Your use of the word "currently" caught my eye. Contract negotiations are ongoign. Anything is possible I suppose. With typical overtime, what could a year one DEC expect to make with present contract? And how many days is per month worked on average once able...
by Free Woodpecker
Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:32 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Hiring DEC's
Replies: 51
Views: 14660

Re: Hiring DEC's

We don't currently have grey days so any day without duty is a GDO. Is the company looking to change this? Your use of the word "currently" caught my eye. Contract negotiations are ongoign. Anything is possible I suppose. With typical overtime, what could a year one DEC expect to make year one with...
by Free Woodpecker
Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Holidays & call out
Replies: 10
Views: 3562

Holidays & call out

For all of you operating 604 / 704 “corporate aircraft” what type of call out are you typically operating under and how are days off per month addressed?
by Free Woodpecker
Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:03 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Medical?
Replies: 3
Views: 2964

Re: Medical?

G115c wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:39 am Wondering what the medical includes these days, curious with AC taking over if they're going to use their medical guys

Anyone done one recently?
A blood and urine sample, unless things have changed.
by Free Woodpecker
Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Flairs troubles......
Replies: 19
Views: 7331

Re: Flairs troubles......

flyinhigh wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:06 am Now I'm confused. Doesn't kelowna own flair???
Flair (Flightcraft Air?) was never officially owned by KFC, however JR was the former principal owner.
by Free Woodpecker
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: 2018 Pilot Hiring
Replies: 361
Views: 129531

Re: 2018 Pilot Hiring

FOD_Vacuum wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:00 am My references have all been called but still nothing. What’s going on?? I heard there is a Nov and Dec GS. Calls apparently go out mid month two weeks before course start.
Got the call for GS. Oct and Nov are a go.
by Free Woodpecker
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:32 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: Sunwing Interview Process
Replies: 20
Views: 11563

Re: Sunwing Interview Process

Is Sunwing running any ground schools this summer or do they start in the fall? The next groundschool starts Aug. 12th. Looks like 12 spots currently, but that can always go up or down. I received the positive post interview email and references have now been called. What is typically the next step...
by Free Woodpecker
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: 2018 Pilot Hiring
Replies: 361
Views: 129531

Re: 2018 Pilot Hiring

Would 6000 hours+ corporate jet time (Challenger, Lear, Sovereign) meet the Captain upgrade requirements at SWG should a vacancy be available? Also, has anyone from the May interviews had references called as of yet? Thanks. Minimum Upgrade Qualifications 6.5.1 To qualify for initial upgrade traini...
by Free Woodpecker
Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: 2018 Pilot Hiring
Replies: 361
Views: 129531

Re: 2018 Pilot Hiring

Would 6000 hours+ corporate jet time (Challenger, Lear, Sovereign) meet the Captain upgrade requirements at SWG should a vacancy be available?
Also, has anyone from the May interviews had references called as of yet?
Thanks.
by Free Woodpecker
Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:34 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: Any Commuters?
Replies: 6
Views: 5457

Re: Any Commuters?

Are there any commuters from the West Coast at AT CYYZ? If so, does this generally work well all things considered and any comments as to how feasible a West Coast commute could be in the time ahead, operating both the A321 & A330?
Thx.

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