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by Lakelad
Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:14 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Air Canada Pension
Replies: 23
Views: 6797

Re: Air Canada Pension

. Air Canada’s retirement fund is in for a bumpy ride Monday, Jul. 02 2012 - Globe and Mail Barry McKenna “Welcome aboard Pension Air Flight 163, bound for Vancouver. Please ensure your seat belt is securely fastened, your bags safely stored under the seat in front of you and your seat back is in t...
by Lakelad
Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:06 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Chorus shares
Replies: 11
Views: 3044

Re: Chorus shares

Isn't it interesting Jazz is offering 100% match to their employees and yet, the CEO and CFO as of Dec 31, 2010 have sold off ALL of their shares! What we know from airline history is that we should not own any shares, what we know from the two highest paid employees is that we should not own any s...
by Lakelad
Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Jazz Air LP signed an agreement with Thomas Cook Canada Inc.
Replies: 113
Views: 15012

Re: Jazz Air LP signed an agreement with Thomas Cook Canada

Me Thinking there not going to be Jazz coloured, but rather Thomas Cook paint scheme. And where are those 757 coming from anyway Skyservice? or Thomas Cook current fleet? "The leased planes, to come from a Thomas Cook affiliate, will carry the Thomas Cook brand, subject to regulatory approval.""Cou...
by Lakelad
Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:27 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air quality inside aircraft
Replies: 10
Views: 1266

Re: Air quality inside aircraft

Excerpt from AC submission during the recent CTA "Nut Hunt" : "Air Canada explains that the recirculation filters in aircraft are similar to filters used in critical wards in hospitals and in industrial "clean rooms". The above-noted Airplane Cabin Environment paper submitted by Air Canada provides ...
by Lakelad
Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Earthquake in Haiti
Replies: 51
Views: 4202

Re: Earthquake in Haiti

I understand a Sunwing A/C had just closed their doors in Port au Prince when the quake hit... is there anyone on AVCanadsa that can comment on their experience while the event occured? There was a personal account posted in an AC retiree newsletter from an AME on board: Haiti Earthquake first pers...
by Lakelad
Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:50 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Porter
Replies: 81
Views: 11962

Re: Porter

ivanhoe wrote:In a recent article in the Chicago Tribune written by Josh Noel, (can anybody please provide link)
'Porter Airlines: A great way to go from Chicago to Toronto'
by Lakelad
Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:36 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Date to start paying owners
Replies: 28
Views: 3388

Re: Date to start paying owners

sarg wrote:Just a question, because I'm too lazy to look myself, is there any publicly traded airline anywhere in the world paying dividends?
Lufthansa and Singapore are two on what's likely a pretty short list.
by Lakelad
Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:35 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Cabotage?! ....
Replies: 50
Views: 17406

Re: Cabotage?! ....

really beginning to heat up Canadian teams scramble as U.S. bans NHL charter flights Friday, September 04, 2009 - Canwest News Service Don Martin Ottawa -- Canada's six NHLteams are scrambling to find alternative travel arrangements south of the border after the U.S. Department of Transportation ba...
by Lakelad
Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:25 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WJ at CYQU today
Replies: 22
Views: 3658

Re: WJ at CYQU today

Event Information Date: February 18, 2009 Declared emergency/priority Flight control systems (ailerons, rudder, rotors, flaps, main, tail) Overshoot/missed approach Aircraft Information Flight #: WJA 150 Aircraft Category: Aeroplane Country of Registration: CANADA Make: BOEING Model: 737 800 Phase o...
by Lakelad
Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:40 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: AC and CAW settle
Replies: 15
Views: 2301

Re: AC and CAW settle

by Lakelad
Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: what will porter do now?
Replies: 15
Views: 3213

Re: what will porter do now?

Lake ontario is a huge source of heat in the winter that has never been exploited in the winter and offers cheap cooling in the summer.Just needs some plumbing and a few heat exchangers. Plumbing and heat exchangers are already there for cooling purposes. Don't believe it gets warm enough to offer ...
by Lakelad
Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Jazz Aircraft
Replies: 11
Views: 3760

Re: Jazz Aircraft

intheknow wrote:AC leases all the a/c to jazz. Jazz used to own the props but they don't anymore... sometimes we don't see the big picture. :rolleyes:
Breakdown of Jazz owned vs leased aircraft per 2007 Annual Report (p 43):

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by Lakelad
Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:00 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Jazz Aircraft
Replies: 11
Views: 3760

Re: Jazz Aircraft

Martin Tamme wrote:AC owns the airplanes
They own some of the jets, none of the props.
by Lakelad
Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:05 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Training
Replies: 7
Views: 1148

Re: Training

CCR wrote: You will have to know both the Captain's and the F/O's rolls....
...so best cap your coffee. :wink:


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by Lakelad
Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:47 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: PSP RNP
Replies: 15
Views: 2577

Re: PSP RNP

Smitty wrote:Where is Bob Hope's house? I'm usually too busy avoiding them thare hills to really be looking. :wink:
Good plan, it's smack dab on top of one of 'em. Under the 'A'. To the left and about 4 mi out on approach to 31 .
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by Lakelad
Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:46 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Age 65 Ruling
Replies: 107
Views: 15430

hithere wrote:ACPA's lawyers win again. Can someone tell me the last time they lost?
Dec28/06 - failed in injunction against AC for distribution of Aeroplan shares
Sep01/06 - CIRB dismissed ACPA challenge of Teplitsky seniority decision
by Lakelad
Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:11 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: How happy are the AC drivers with ACPA?
Replies: 41
Views: 7087

The arbitrator felt AC pilots are still better compensated that WJ pilots in his award, and I think you would very much regret a comparable schedule, perdiems, etc to our teal team cohorts. I'd like their vacation allowance and respect from management, that's all. From the ACPA submission in the sa...
by Lakelad
Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:06 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Porter's first day...
Replies: 31
Views: 11210

Worked in the upper flrs of one of those buildings under 24 and thought on more than one occasion 'Hope this guy is having a better day in his office than I am in mine.'
by Lakelad
Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:33 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Jumpseating
Replies: 14
Views: 2255

Big M.A.C. wrote: Let's just hope that there are seats available!!!!
If the flight's tight for space, who has control of the last seat in the cabin - the captain or the gate agent? e.g. Can a jumpseating OAL pilot bump a standby emp or does he just assume regular OAL priority for boarding status?

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