I remember a time when the DEC's who parachuted in and took upgrades away from FO's wanted separate seniority lists so that when the FO's did upgrade, they'd maintain their seniority over them. Spearheaded by the Cathay fellas no doubt. As if being widebody captains making bank wasn't enough for th...

Do you really change a system that issues tens of thousands of stickers per year for one case of fraud/forgery? Better still to focus on improving turn times for processing and on-line access and real-time verification of credentials. You're not changing it for one case of fraud. you're changing it...

Just get rid of the sticker books. They aren't any more safe than the old paper licenses. It would be a lot harder to forge an FAA style pilot license with a magnetic stripe on the back. I don't know if there's any security measures on the actual sticker portion, but I doubt it would be difficult to...

RockSalty wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2026 3:36 pm 50% YOS is criminal

Isn't it 50% better than what they had?
Want to wager how many current FO's get upgraded in the next two years at Flair? I'd say it's a pretty outsized benefit given how many people may actually take advantage of it during this contract.

Don't forget that pay is only a small part of the total compensation package. One day all you young guys will want to retire and you certainly won't be doing it on Flair's Pension. It's far better in this round but still probably one of the lowest matching plans out there. It still starts at a 100% ...

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. Air Canada was looking for Delta's pay and settled for something different. No one knows what ...

Flair doesn't own a single thing. Not. One. Asset. I'm pretty sure they lease the pens and notepads in the office. The amount of debt Flair has would make your eyes water and The new CEO is handing out VP positions like he's Opra (you're a VP, you're a VP, everybody's a VP!). If Westjet wants more t...

The one you get paid the most to fly the least.

Let's not forget that our contract expires in December. Right on schedule, 6 months out, suddenly the company starts struggling. At the last town hall meeting, everything was awesome. At the first town hall after the new contract gets ratified, we will again be doing so awesome all the newly minted ...

Last week I heard that 35% of Albertans want to separate. It was as high as 49% in the late 1980's. You've got a long way to go to convince 25% of the province to support this.
I'm not saying it couldn't happen. One more gun confiscation program might do it.

The better question is how can we all support ALPA's stance agains TFW pilots?

There is some new legislation that requires employers to post salaries. I can't remember if it applies to federally regulated employees or if it applies to business located in specific provinces. I don't know if you have to advertise a salary if you're advertising overseas for Temporary Foreign Work...

It's been in their advantage from the start

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The first one that hires me.
The regionals pay better than anything up here.

I guess that's what your days off are for??

Oh shit, this should be good. What does Flair's management think Porter is failing at? Have they hired Realitychex to 'consult'? Are they jealous of being able to get some substantial investment capital that isn't on the shady side? Or are they just trying to poison the well to keep those on the fe...

I know a couple of guys there. They aren't all that impressed. Pay isn't fantastic and you still have to pay taxes. the work environment is very Japanese. I remember him telling me that you have to breathalyze on a zoom call with dispatch before you leave your hotel, after you arrive at the hangar, ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again:- Do not give up a stable job in your home country to become an Expat What constitutes a stable job these days? Is Transat Stable? If you listen to Flair's management Porter is a failed business. Hell, Flair's been going gills up for 20 years now according ...

How exactly would that be a disaster? We're already doing it.
Sticking with our industry - let the Americans come up here and work for the shitty 703 companies - as long as we can work for a major like Delta. The economic disaster would be not knowing how to spend all of your extra savings.

I can work for a US Major, get paid more absolute dollars in a much stronger currency, pay far less taxes, keep my guns and get rid of Trudeau? I begrudgingly accept...Trump will only be around for 1502 days at most. This too shall pass. Maybe we should have an economic tie up like Australia and New...

You''ll have an easier time getting an audience with the Pope than finding someone at Transport Canada who will answer the phone and get you an answer.

My info is a few years old now. Good news is that last time I looked, Pilots were on the immigration list as skilled applicants to go to the front of the line. If you have enough points to immigrate and you don't have a family to immigrate with you, it's not so bad. It was a little pricy if you are ...

The public didn't abandon self driving cars after the first accident. While single pilot planes might seem inevitable, aviation moves slowly and airframes are designed to last a lot longer than your average car. You have to remember how long it takes to design and build a new airplane. Boeing starte...

Air Canada. For the simple fact you will have the highest job security in Canada. And multiple fleet types. Between AC and WJ, Both are gonna have you start on reserve so QOL is a wash between the 2. The way Boeing is going, WJ growth is non existent for the foreseeable future. Great company howeve...

Zero chances the bloc or the ndp triggers an election over a pilot contract/force arbitration/return to work. Your typical voter will be spammed in the MSM about stories how pilot only work 10 days/80hrs a month, and make 300K a year and are responsible for impacting the Canadian economy because th...