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- Fri May 20, 2016 7:37 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Ex pilot sues Westjet
- Replies: 63
- Views: 34569
Re: Ex pilot sues Westjet
Court filed claim and response.
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:28 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Career options while facing a DUI charge.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 28786
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:29 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: WestJet operating Emirates Flights? CTA decision.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7656
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:24 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: DUI can I renew my RAIC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7594
Re: DUI can I renew my RAIC
. Should be ok, most straight impaired/over .08 are processed as summary offences rather than indictable. Think they're looking for heavier hitters. Transport Canada Part II - Standards CANCELLATION OR REFUSAL II.35 1. The Advisory Body may recommend to the Minister the cancellation or refusal of a...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:32 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Ottawa getting ready to order F-18's replacement ????
- Replies: 62
- Views: 6001
Re: Ottawa getting ready to order F-18's replacement ????
Canada needs to update its aging fleet of CF-18s, but when will Ottawa get around to it? Another pie in the sky? Friday, March 19, 2010 - National Post Adam McDowell "You can take a handful of paper clips and they're all going to break at about 16 bends," said Lt. Col. Allen, an asscociate professo...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: arrival routing - AC47 YVRHNL January 02
- Replies: 3
- Views: 948
Re: arrival routing - AC47 YVRHNL January 02
Conditions were night VMC, and we passed along the north shore at around 10000, then turned south at the northwest tip of Oahu, then a slant final to 8L that started around Barbers Point. All was over water until short final. Curiosity is getting the better of me. Anything to do with either militar...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:14 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: weather question for any Nav Canada people
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1074
Re: weather question for any Nav Canada people
Don't know if it might help with any future requirements, but Environment Canada maintains a searchable database for most stations here.
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Hey Air Canada Airbus pilots... are you next?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2888
Re: Hey Air Canada Airbus pilots... are you next?
Noise profiles and other 'good neighbour' characteristics?AMM wrote:What does this compatibility testing consist of? Does it have to do with the runway surface and support?
If it was just a matter of the 4400' runway length, I'd imagine they could test that somewhere else.
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:55 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Pilot wins Air Canada retirement case
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4870
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Pilot wins Air Canada retirement case
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4870
Re: Pilot wins Air Canada retirement case
Using the data presented in the ruling I calculated how many seniority numbers I will not gain as a result of this decision. 1. 88% of pilots who are employed by comparable airlines without a mandatory retirement age work past 60. I'm having difficulty locating that statistic in the decision, could...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:42 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Plane crash near Lake Muskoka
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24397
Re: Plane crash near Lake Muskoka
Bay St. heavweight dies in Muskoka crash Aug 04, 2009 - Toronto Star Daniel Dale - Staff Reporter. The man killed in a Muskoka plane crash yesterday afternoon was Bay St. luminary Jack Lawrence, founder and chief executive officer of the Toronto investments firm Lawrence and Co. Carol Richardson, a...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Hey Mr. Soprano, You Ready To Be Happy At All Cost?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4521
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:10 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: AC driver busted for still being drunk, hours later!
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6905
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: 'selective minority' best watch their six
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4397
Re: 'selective minority' best watch their six
jjj wrote:I think this discussion should remain internal until the agreement is hashed out.
This discussion does nothing positive.

- Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:44 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: 'selective minority' best watch their six
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4397
'selective minority' best watch their six
WestJet CEO sounds note of caution with pilots April 17, 2009 - Globe and Mail Brent Jang - Transportation Reporter WestJet Airlines Ltd. WJA chief executive officer Sean Durfy is urging pilots to find common ground with management as a three-year agreement is set to expire April 30. Mr. Durfy said...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:21 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada consider "C" Series purchase
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3087
Re: Air Canada consider "C" Series purchase
At the same time WestJet did.TAWS wrote:When?
Re: WTF!!!!!
Quite right. Apologies to mattedfred, my 'oops'.Arctic84 wrote:Durphy joined WJ on Dec. 1 2004. Before Sept. 2007 he was president, the date you show is when he became CEO. He did not take a paycut...

Re: WTF!!!!!
2007 - $1.23M/4 months (came aboard in Sep) = $307.5K/modecrease?
2008 - $2.72M/12 months = $226.7K/mo
Re: WTF!!!!!
Would expect they better hope not. Represents a 26% decrease in monthly salary year over year.is the percentage increase in the WJPA proposal even close to this percentage increase?
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:04 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: AC Q4 $727M loss
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4769
Re: AC Q4 $727M loss
WJ is unhedged I see. Are you suggesting they lied in their Q4/08 financial report released earlier this week when they stated: "During the year ended December 31, 2008, we began a more extensive fuel hedging program under a revised policy as approved by our Board of Directors. Our current objectiv...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:25 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: AC Q4 $727M loss
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4769
Re: AC Q4 $727M loss
30% for '09sportingrifle wrote:BTW, I know that we are fuel hedged in the 32-35 percent range for 2009. Does anyone know how much fuel WJ hedged for '09?
14% for '10
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Cash to passengers for delays
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3861
Re: Cash to passengers for delays
Airlines sound alarm over passenger rights bill February 10, 2009 - Globe and Mail Canada's airline industry is warning that a passenger bill of rights envisaged by a New Democratic Party MP threatens to send airfares soaring and throw flights into chaos. Winnipeg MP Jim Maloway introduced his priv...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: what will porter do now?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3180
Re: what will porter do now?
So now that Toronto is expecting a cold snap and the ferries said they wont be able to run, how will porter get their passengers over to the island? Walk them across the ice? Golly guy, there doesn't seem to be any mention of the airport ferry being impacted. Could you elaborate as to who "they" ar...