Here's another opinion. You should pick up a dictionary if you're not sure what derision means. Derision is the act of mocking, ridiculing, or expressing contempt toward someone or something. In this case, the statement uses sarcasm and scorn to belittle a group (baby boomers), suggesting they are ...

"Derision is only ok when I do it" - You're 3/3. Keep it up! Decision? "Constantly shit on the younger generation every chance they get while immediately getting insulted when they have the audacity to talk back. - Another boomer defining characteristic You add so much value .This whole topic doesn...

Had a few sooooo, we are in North America talking about a Canadian airline who has never had low time FOs, the other poster said 90% of airline pilots deal with this, they don’t! I don’t give a shit about the rest of the known world, they have adapted much like my company had to when all that was a...

Hate to pick on them but their reputation as the most selfish generation in history is more than well earned. your posting history seems to contradict that you hate picking on them... ----- Psychological Report on Online Posting Behavior Subject: RookiePilot Analysis Conducted Using: DeepSeek R1 on...

The FDA doesn't report on disease out breaks. The CDC does. I'll leave it at that instead of answering your ignorant questions educated to you by tiktok Kind of weird you and Q are suddenly quiet? is it? you think you have won the argument and we have run with our tail between our legs over whelmed...

The FDA doesn't report on disease out breaks. The CDC does. I'll leave it at that instead of answering your ignorant questions educated to you by tiktok

The takeaway? The U.S. annexed these lands, and they ended up doing better than Canada economically. That aside. Not advocating annexation, of course, but it’s clear that a much closer partnership with the U.S.—similar to the EU model or the Australia-New Zealand relationship—could be beneficial fo...

That aside. Not advocating annexation, of course, but it’s clear that a much closer partnership with the U.S.—similar to the EU model or the Australia-New Zealand relationship—could be beneficial for Canada Possibly, and before these tariff threats most people would likely have welcomed that. Now, ...

You think you will have that option ? Obviously you haven't checked out how the folks living in various places the USA has annexed over the years are treated. All of the states in the US were at one time. Annexed, and today, most of them have a higher GDP per capita (PPP) than Canada. For reference...

Exactly. This whole thing runs like a textbook mafia racket, and we’re the ones getting shaken down. The airports? They’re the Dons , setting AIFs however they want because they know there’s no regulation to stop them. The government? That’s the Godfather , taking their cut while pretending to be un...

I’ve ran the number in the past, rough estimate for a 30 year career in the airlines commuting all of that time. Flights/hotels/meal, etc. I figure with inflation would be about 750,000$ The total estimated cost for all commuting pilots in Canada, assuming 1,500 pilots each spend $750,000 on commut...

In the U.S., pilots don’t pay airport fees when they jumpseat because it’s seen as a necessary part of the jo b, not a passenger perk. In Canada? We get slapped with all the same fees and taxes as passengers—Air Traveller Security Charge, Airport Improvement Fees, and sometimes even more. Why? Becau...

Last thing I’ll say in the AC thread about WJ/Sunwing, you might want to go back and read your posts, it sure comes across as complaining and I’m not the only reply that thinks that, I went back and looked. I dont see any complaining at all. I'm.a foreigner so it is probably just a difference in sp...

You know, super long turns is not a collective agreement QOL item, it is a function destination and pairing construction! Those destinations will still be there and likely from most of the same departures, with socialized bidding, you may even hold some but this is NOT a westjet contract issue, it’...

I could have. I'd be further ahead. Lol. You had a good gig, great even. As did C3 pilots, Wardair, SkyService, etc. what in your CA was superior from a QoL standpoint compared to WJ? CA, or not CA. We get to spend about 20 days home with the family a month on average, probably more in summer while...

You could have joined Sunwing. Our quality of life was far superior to what is at WestJet. I could have. I'd be further ahead. Lol. You had a good gig, great even. As did C3 pilots, Wardair, SkyService, etc. what in your CA was superior from a QoL standpoint compared to WJ? CA, or not CA. We get to...

So Bede in your opinion was the AC contract a touch down or a fumble Good question. I thought about that a lot when the TA came out. (Full disclosure: I'm not at AC and I didn't read the full TA, but read the executive summary.) Certainly the hourly rate increase and 41% contract cost was half dece...

Got to the airlines earlier and yet the absurd COL negates all financial benefits of being able to do so. If you’re a 65 year old boomer who feels the need to hold things up for younger generations to progress in their careers you’re either beyond ignorantly selfish and/or you’re making other peopl...

Review your FCTM, Section: Automatic Flight - Autothrottle Modes. In summary: N1 mode: Sets a fixed engine thrust level based on N1 limits. SPEED mode: Dynamically adjusts thrust to maintain a specific airspeed target. Other Modes: TO/GA: Overrides with takeoff/go-around thrust. LVL CHG: Switches A/...

I’m assuming you are not in aviation as you would understand how hourly rates work. To get an equivalent rate to a 9-5 job you need to halve the hourly rate of a flight crew member. Good job outing yourself though You're not quite the detective you think you are. 32 years in aviation bud. That asid...

737 FO with 9 years completed makes 161.41 per hour. So people are financially struggling on $161 an hour. Either there is some serious financial mismanagement going on here or they have lost touch with the realities of the average Canadian at the moment. https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/average...

737lakepilot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:08 pm the pilots close to upgrade are still struggling financially. I.

Wait, how much does an FO that is struggling financially with ten years service at WestJet earn??!?

Mixed messages here, I thought WJA has a "superior contract "

MaxAuto wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:27 pm Pretty much every junior FO I've been flying with is going or has an interview with AC coming up. I was told if you have at least 500 hours on the 737, you're getting shortlisted.

So not 16 years then....

I also don't appreciate hearing CRM is "at risk'. Everyone should be a professional. I hope everyone can agree to that. Yes, I'd like to understand what is meant by CRM is at risk. Certain pilots taking out their anger on a Sunwing pilot for a decision that the Sunwing pilot had nothing to do with?

This not the same thing, Swoop was a “Scab airline”, Sunwing was an airline with quick upgrades I wasn't trying to equate Sunwing with Swoop nor imply Handover was a Swoop Scab. My remark was to directed at Handovers point about how screwed up this industy is with the comment "Seems fair right? Wel...