Yes, and it’s easy to operate both types…simply some of the operating crews will be locally based and others not, no different than currently in every base. I can see a Q base out of YHU and E2’s out of YUL…why? Because all the current YUL pilots are E2 while any future Q “Montreal” pilots will be o...

…in this business economy of scale is so tremendously important…Jetlines, Lynx, Flair and Porter all said they’d have 50 tails etc etc etc. J and L are gone, Porter is 44 or so and taking deliveries….Flair is down to 19 or 20…and with none on order from Boeing, massive competition from Ryanair, Easy...

….there’s this little thing called the Canada Labour Code and Canadian Industrial Relations Board that deals with all of this…and of course ALPA doesn’t want you to know about it because then they’d have to tell you that the CIRB is the actual one in charge of deciding who gets what, why, when and h...

…there hasn’t been any direct non-YYZ base hires because the “outbase” positions are offered to existing crew first…and awarded accordingly. They all chose to grab a number and commute until the base opened or expanded.

..not 100% sure, but most probably our lovely P&W GTF engines. Same for AC’s A220’s, Transats A321’s etc etc etc.

…IMHO..if anywhere might get DEC’s it’s YOW. The base expansion is expected to be very significant and other than FirstAir there’s not a lot of “homegrown” talent there at present. Lower housing prices than everywhere but YYC and YEG and an airport that has urban and rural close by giving lots of ch...

Those of you who are triggered by this video because you felt it was an insult to WJ pilots completely missed the point. Maybe watch the video again and leave your emotion out of it, because there's a very important point being made about the way AC management leverages their salaries against US ca...

Because 79% most likely are just using encore as a stepping stone and in a few years are off to AC/Porter/Overseas. So might as well get a slight pay bump while getting your ATPL. I love this Let's be really shitty unionists and capture some sweet Fort St John's flying so I can build some hours to ...

…the mix of pairings seems to be getting a little better..and with that there was a reduction in flying due to aircraft availability so, except on nice wx weekends, there is less of the previous chaos. Blocks are coming in at +-85.

Oct 1….19 Captains and 15 FO’s awarded. Some Captains are right seat qualified.

Unknown how many others, both CA and FO may have bid.

Given the axe? More likely he saw the writing is on the wall and got out before the music stopped. …admittedly never flown Flair but from what a couple of Flair pilots have told me, namely they don’t even buy printer paper or have ACARS in most aircraft, I’m wondering if they even play boarding and...

1.…on flightaware just search up Jazz live flight status and you can see each type and where it goes. Survey a morning, daytime and night to get an idea. 2. If you tell the Jazz interviewers you’re interested in the E175 they’ll probably think you’re trying to get into Porter, then maybe onto AC as ...

…and Porter is still offering Q400 DEC’s a $25000 signing bonus and YOS payscale. So If you want to stay in the GTA…or if out west, commute until the Q4 base out west is announced…and no, I don’t know when that’ll happen..but if WJE shuts down as threatened, it’ll be a lot sooner I’d bet.

[/quote] It is a massively complex issue, and I'm sure ALPA is waiting for the right moment to strike a deal with hopefully soon to be Canada's 3rd largest airline. IIRC the DECs significantly exceed the Dash pilots on the E2. Not sure who's pushing for the union currently as I'm just focused on tra...

Oct 1 YVR Base opening confirmed, 17 CA and 17 FO to start…seniority bid released.

…standing by for the announcement that, in addition to all the ex-Lynx 737’s..all the ex-Bonza 737’s will also be joining Flair’s fleet…

…including the ex-Flair 737’s that went to join Bonza…

..just as soon as someone pays the fuellers..they’ll be all on the way….

..any minute now…

Why wouldn’t ALPA in the States want to keep out Canadian pilots. Do you think letting Canadian pilots in would help them get better wages and working conditions? On a similar note do you think ALPA Canada should lobby to let in pilots from other countries to force are wages down? [/quote] ..absolut...

Thank you! This is exactly how it SHOULD be. We need to lift each other up. Leap frogging over each other's contracts (pattern bargaining) is exactly when we need to reverse the erosion of this profession. I literally want you all to be paid extremely well for your jobs as pilots no matter what colo...

So if someone else that is more senior gets the free jump seat, approx whats the total cost to get a seat home leaving yyz? I assume to what city doesn't really matter? Or do you end up having to by a standby seat on ID90? 1. Jumpseat on Porter is $0 2. Porter staff travel is $47 CAD. $0 ticket plu...

So if someone else that is more senior gets the free jump seat, approx whats the total cost to get a seat home leaving yyz? I assume to what city doesn't really matter? Or do you end up having to by a standby seat on ID90? 1. Jumpseat on Porter is $0 2. Porter staff travel is $47 CAD. $0 ticket plu...

….yes, Porter has RJP with, among others, AirCanada, Westjet, AirTransat, Flair, United, American, JetBlue, so sure, hop on the first available…. And so if there’s room and you get a jump seat, are there any costs at all like AIF or anything like that or is it 100% free? If you are a commuter you p...

….yes, Porter has RJP with, among others, AirCanada, Westjet, AirTransat, Flair, United, American, JetBlue, so sure, hop on the first available….

…usually it’s the 23rd, it has occasionally been delayed a couple of days due to either last minute commercial changes, training issues or Navblue issues, and it also has been early a couple of rare times.

…load means nothing. Yield is the true measure of profitability. Lynx could have sold 189 seats at $50 per ticket all in yielding $0 net revenue after AIF, NavCanada, fees etc. Porter can sell 77 to YYJ, mostly retirees, who clean out the buy on board, bring (and pay for) luggage and that flight is ...

Hi..first..welcome…and second..yes, the E2 training in Europe is supposed to follow the Porter SOP’s however the instructors are not Porter and have varying levels of success following them. About 2/3rds of your sim will be in Europe, the last bit in YYZ with Porter instructors to clean up and recom...