BA just took away the pilot's employee flight benefits for the next 3 years. That would seriously suck if you are a commuter. If they want them back they'll have to negotiate it along with their salary demands.

L39Guy wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:35 pm

And what expertise resides in Tower C in Ottawa that the Yanks don’t have? What value would a TC review add - none.

I purely political one, after the C-Series shenanigans.

Context matters. Like if you are in the Arctic working for a small company and your grandma in Southern Ontario dies are you going to expect a week off to travel 3 days each way and 1 day for the funeral. Meanwhile your airplane stays grounded the whole time because there is no one to replace you. S...

So does the Learjet TR Unlock abnormal checklist tell you not to press the TR test button?

"Air Canada's Transat deal requires additional scrutiny, minister says"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-ca ... -1.5260669

The title seems a little alarmist but I imagine this is pretty normal procedure.

It's likely a throw back from when pilots actually navigated. But it still makes sense today since oceanic flights have extra duties and navigation checks. More work more pay makes sense to me.

If you want off flat pay bid NB Capt. It will probably change but right now it's going to first years. Avoid WB FO if you can until they do something about the ridiculous flat pay.

It sounds like the Quebecor offer is only going to come if the AC deal gets voted down by the shareholders. With Letko's vote secured for AC it seems likely the AC deal will pass and that will be the end of it.

No person shall operate an aircraft below 3,000 feet AGL within 10 nautical miles of a controlled airport at an indicated airspeed of more than 200 knots unless authorized to do so in an air traffic control clearance.

The CARS at least seem to allow ATC to overrule this one.

Hudson wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:00 pm

Anyone know how many were in today's pit course?

31 people. More than half were OTS. A few more Cathay people again escaping that mess.

Well they better hurry. The vote is like a week away after which I imagine the Transat execs will make it very difficult to go with another offer even if the price is higher.

If only AC is allowed to buy Transat can they take back the $18 offer?

If they are postponing new hire classes it probably means they decided to reduce the MAX. It's not about the merger other than them putting all their eggs in the Transat fleet as a replacement for it. The training department is about to be very busy.

Maybe he thinks the Transat deal isn't going to go through.

I hope the Transat shareholders see the Air Canada deal for what it is. A mutual back scratching between Calin and the Transat execs that comes at your cost.

I suspect that they will reduce all 737 positions on the next bid. What a mess. A large amount of junior people in almost all fleets will be bumped and have to retrain. I wonder if they will try to delay the bid until the Transat shareholder vote.

September Is there a date set yet? That makes it hard to plan for the big upcoming equipment bid at AC. For the company and the pilots. I don't know if it's better to assume it's going to pass or not. Everyone seems so sure it will despite major shareholders being against it and the other higher of...

Also I think the Aviation "Diploma" has lost a lot of its luster. Degrees and other varied post-secondary are still highly weighted at AC. Surprising to hear. It was always considered quite highly before. I wonder if they look at the year you graduated now. Finishing a program like Sault used to be...

Thank you all for your input. Seems like the Mt. Pleasant/Broadway area had the most support, Yaletown is a potentially good option, and Richmond depends on the person. I'll be sure to check them all out for myself.

Another good idea I just remembered is to take your urine sample midstream. That means start urinating, stop, get your cup in place and get a large enough sample, stop, and finish going into the toilet. The urine midstream should be least contaminated with anything in your urethra or bladder. Also, ...

Will be new to Vancouver and as the title says looking for an okay neighborhood with walking distance amenities and relatively quick access to YVR. Would like to have access to a large park or the waterfront. I was looking at Yaletown and Richmond but I really have no idea what those places are like...

I'm not sure if TC was involved or not but the doctor told me to abstain from sex for a few days and come back and give another sample. I did and passed with no problem. According to Google it's quite a common cause of protein in urine. I think you're likely fine. Talk to your doctor about it.

Just take the test again and abstain from orgasm for a few days before. Same thing happened to me before. It's very likely that that is the cause.

Looks like it melted off. That shaft is glowing hot with 400kt wind blowing on it. Oil problem maybe? Lucky it didn't catch on fire.

Why bid highest equipment if merger people are going will be parachuting above you holding you on reserve for years?