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by hithere
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 143
Views: 16532

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

Cndnaviator….. I would you call you out for being the ultimate hypocrite except it wouldn’t be fair as you probably weren’t around when the race to the bottom started. And who started it? The predecessor to Jazz who was constantly offering to fly the CRJ chesper than AC. Whise pilots had to give up...
by hithere
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 143
Views: 16532

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

Well none of these “virtual” positions would/could be left seat, because one would have to pass the command course, which is by no means guaranteed. But 777 FO is still a hell of a lot more more money than one would ever make at Jazz so that salary alone would make AC management wish they’d better h...
by hithere
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 143
Views: 16532

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

Yes the CIRB, has made decisions in the past that affected SL(seniority lists) but that was generally when they were asked to arbitrate on mergers etc(think AC/CDN). This is different. At the end of the day, someone(AC) did not honour their end of the deal(flow). Were they in bed with Jazz managemen...
by hithere
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: PayScale/Deductions
Replies: 12
Views: 2047

Re: PayScale/Deductions

Make sure you are comparing YUL based TRZ and YUL based AC pilots(or YYZ TRZ with YYZ AC) with each other. Provincial tax rates in Quebec are much higher than Ontario so this will clearly affect take home pay. Another factor is that AC pay 100% of all benefit(health/dental/Disability) benefit while ...
by hithere
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: Status of YHZ base
Replies: 3
Views: 1152

Status of YHZ base

What is the status/plan for the YHZ base? How many Dash pilots are based there?
by hithere
Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: DEC Jazz
Replies: 86
Views: 19834

Re: DEC Jazz

Why would anyone, with any amount of experience( enough to be DEC at least) sign up for $110/hr to fly 18 days a month(or be on reserve for 18 days a month) and live in the most expensive cities in Canada? Actually the reserve scenario is more realistic because you will constantly have senior FOs pa...
by hithere
Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: Pairings at Porter
Replies: 19
Views: 3645

Re: Pairings at Porter

Does the jet have layovers in all the destinations it goes to or are there some places that’s just a turn? Also are there any commuting benefits? Thank you. There are layovers at most destinations but some are also turns. If you are commuting pilot you get RPJ from day 1. Passes for your family at ...
by hithere
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65
Replies: 35
Views: 4081

Re: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65

Flying airplanes, has been, and always will be, fun. It’s why most of us got into it as a career. The airline industry, however, will suck the life out of you. Even post 60, the longer one waits to retire, the shorter one’s life expectancy. There are myriad studies on this .If you really want to fly...
by hithere
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65
Replies: 35
Views: 4081

Re: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65

On the contrary, I’d argue that once you stop working, you start living. Unless you are broke, and miserable from poor decisions during your working years. How about seeing the grandkids more often and traveling, golfing all the time, not having to commute… the list goes on
by hithere
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65
Replies: 35
Views: 4081

Re: Pilot Employment Beyond Age 65

Jazz has status pay. So if the 65 year old E175 and CRJ Captains in YYZ and YUL want to do a full initial course to go back on the Dash8-400 to keep flying(as crazy as that sounds to me) I guess at least they won’t be losing any pay. But at AC, the vast, vast majority of age 65 pilots are widebody C...
by hithere
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Can you get approved for a cat 3 medical if you take a psychostimulant to treat ADHD?
Replies: 3
Views: 1430

Re: Can you get approved for a cat 3 medical if you take a psychostimulant to treat ADHD?

I'm not sure what you mean by a "neuropsych exam". I think the FAA may require that for ADHD applicants. But TC usually only requires those of applicants with TBI(Traumatic Brain Injuries). For ADHD all TC really want to know is the applicant has been off meds for at least 6 months and shows no sign...
by hithere
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Is the ACPA Motto: "We will get'em next time" gone?
Replies: 76
Views: 10988

Re: Is the ACPA Motto: "We will get'em next time" gone?

So is the consensus that AC management blinked here with this agreement to mediation? Or do they have some machiavellian card up their sleeve? I'm sure Calin( rob and fist you) Rovinescu taught Rousseau well(and might still be providing guidance to him for all anyone knows)
by hithere
Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New hire bids
Replies: 1604
Views: 739687

Re: New hire bids

How many pilots per aircraft does Jazz generally carry? What kind of fleet does this represent?
by hithere
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New hire bids
Replies: 1604
Views: 739687

Re: New hire bids

Rudder, Just curious why you think that if AC were to buy Jazz back from Chorus, that they would close the YYC base? I get that under CHR ownership, Jazz management fears that closing the YYC base would result in tenured pilots walking next door to WestJet. Why would AC not care about that if they b...
by hithere
Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: ACA starting position
Replies: 45
Views: 22056

Re: ACA starting position

TFTMB heavy wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:42 am Who's downloading a PDF in a forum, embed that please.
It’s friggin 15 pages long ffs. So no, I won’t embed it. You can search my posts, I’m neither a troll nor a nutjob so if you still don’t want to download it here, find it elsewhere
by hithere
Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: ACA starting position
Replies: 45
Views: 22056

ACA starting position

Opener_Document_ENG.pdf
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by hithere
Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New hire bids
Replies: 1604
Views: 739687

Re: New hire bids

In which base are FA’s being told of hiring next year? Any FA I’ve flown with just says status quo since they are still offering low blocks and LOAs
by hithere
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New hire bids
Replies: 1604
Views: 739687

Re: New hire bids

Porter just announced they will be replacing the Dash8-400 with the Embraer on their YHZ-YYT, YHZ-YOW and YHZ-YUL routes starting in April 2024. I’d be very surprised if AC does not start putting some type of jet on those city pairs in response. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/porter-airlines-...
by hithere
Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: New hire bids
Replies: 1604
Views: 739687

Re: New hire bids

Rudder,
Yet despite your obvious disdain for all things Jazz, you continue to work here. You could even avail of the very generous ERP. Yet you are still here. To what end? Criticizing union and management to the bitter end?

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