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- Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:25 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
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Re: Air Canada Pool
10% other carriers getting hired. Would you care to bring more info about this plz ? That was a rough number. There have been 8 or so non-express pilots hired in the last 4 classes of roughly 20 pilots each. I have heard there are non-express pilots in Jan and Feb courses too but I'm not sure how m...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:56 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Some of us from the old pool are still waiting for a call, I'm not sure how many remain but I can't imagine the list is that long now. Everything seems pretty status quo though, sky and Georgian do continue to take up a couple OTS spots on average each course, but non express guys are still tricklin...
- Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:01 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
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Re: Air Canada Pool
Any word on what the mix was for the Nov course? I'm assuming 80% Jazz, what about the others? Poolies, ggn or Sky?
Nice to see some sustained hiring.
Nice to see some sustained hiring.
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:18 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Email was sent to the pool a few days ago.
There's an October course starting on the 26th then another PIT course starting on Nov 23rd. Nothing more is finalized but she said they are expecting another 5-6 courses in the first half of 2016 of 20 pilots each.
There's an October course starting on the 26th then another PIT course starting on Nov 23rd. Nothing more is finalized but she said they are expecting another 5-6 courses in the first half of 2016 of 20 pilots each.
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:45 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
So what does that mean for hiring? 80% is coming from Jazz and 20% from other Express carriers?
What about people already in the pool? And does this now mean that anybody from outside the express system has no chance of being hired in the future?
What about people already in the pool? And does this now mean that anybody from outside the express system has no chance of being hired in the future?
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:44 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
An email to the pool went out Friday. She said 3 more courses this year, one each in Sept, Oct, and Nov of close to 20 candidates each course. Sept PIT course will start on the 21st and she said she would start making calls for medicals soon. She also mentionned the July course ended up entirely B78...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:23 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Rumours that poolies will be getting called this fall in ratios higher than 80/20 and not a peep here. The silence is surprising... Interestingly enough I heard something similar to this just in the past few days. Apparently Jazz is very short staffed and may have a hard time letting pilots go for ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:11 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
About 40 in the pool, but that number will drop by 3 due to July ground school. As far as a date goes, we do not know when the pool will be exhausted, but Air Canada has to hire approx 200 pilots before the current pool will be empty, so that's probably still a ways away. Maybe a year or more? Only ...
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:01 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Email to the pool today.
There is a PIT course scheduled for July 20th for 15 new hires, no specifics on how many would be coming out of the pool.
She said nothing is confirmed for the fall but they anticipate needing to do some hiring in the fall.
Some candidates have been contacted for medicals.
There is a PIT course scheduled for July 20th for 15 new hires, no specifics on how many would be coming out of the pool.
She said nothing is confirmed for the fall but they anticipate needing to do some hiring in the fall.
Some candidates have been contacted for medicals.
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:08 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
You guys have got me all confused. What's the rumour exactly? That the ground schools will be closer to 100% Jazz or 60% Jazz? The way I understood it was as others have mentioned, that it was a minimum 80% Jazz flowthrough, so a smaller number of Jazz was not possible under the contract... I should...
- Tue May 19, 2015 4:12 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: YYT Cancellations
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8130
- Fri May 08, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Probably going to be awhile... No emails to the pool recently have indicated that any PIT courses are planned, plus the last bid showed what, 3 pilot vacancies six months out? Judging from their fleet planning I would be surprised if there's another PIT course before October, but that's just an outs...
- Tue May 05, 2015 7:48 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Provincial Airlines
- Replies: 24
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- Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:19 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Flow
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15663
Re: Air Canada Flow
My impression was that pilots from the AC express carriers besides Jazz are considered the same thing as OTS pilots until the Jazz flowthrough is complete. Ie. They can be hired by AC right now, but they don't fill any sort of quota except for the 20% OTS. Basically, at this time there is no real di...
- Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:32 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
I've heard it was a flat bid with next to no vacancies for new hires, but I don't get those emails so I'm not 100% sure.
It would make sense since they're getting rid of Embraers starting with this bid though.
It would make sense since they're getting rid of Embraers starting with this bid though.
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:08 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
An update was sent to the pool today from AC. Nothing really groundbreaking, there are two courses in March (one already begun) of 19 new hires each, and another one of 10 planned to start April 13th for a total of 48 pilots. 9 non-Jazz pilots are on the courses, all of whom have been notified. They...
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:15 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
I guess one of the ground schools started yesterday, anybody know final numbers for the ground school, as well as how many came from Jazz? I realize something was posted a week or so back, but it always seems to be that numbers change in the last few days, I'm just curious as to what they ended up w...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:59 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Hey acpoolie.
Roughly 5500 hrs, captain on 705 turboprops for about 4 years, aviation college diploma, instructing background, can speak french.
Good luck to you!
Roughly 5500 hrs, captain on 705 turboprops for about 4 years, aviation college diploma, instructing background, can speak french.
Good luck to you!
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:28 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
How are people leaving the pool? Ie seniority based or cherry picked Slappy - you must be getting close?! Nobody holds seniority...not poolies...not jazz...not NASA until an offer of employment is made.... Frankly if I were running an airline I would prefer stronger candidates over weaker ones ever...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:00 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
How are people leaving the pool? Ie seniority based or cherry picked Slappy - you must be getting close?! Not really, I'm somewhere in the middle of the pack, probably closer to the front but I'm not expecting anything until 2016 if I'm lucky now. Interviewed spring 2013. They haven't told us how p...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:08 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
That number would make sense, if OTS candidates get 20% of the spots available then for a ground school of 20 four poolies would get jobs. I'm assuming those 3-4 who got a call are on the first course, and the next 4 will be called later on for the other course.
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:49 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Thanks for the info, Bingbong, that certainly clears things up. I can't say it's the news I was hoping for but at least I know what to expect now. Btw Jazz guys here is one poolie who doesn't hate you guys, we're all just caught up in this together as pawns, as others have said. Forgive the poolies ...
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:03 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Why would you resign your current job without having a bonafide offer of employment in your hand? You're misinterpreting what was said. They never resigned their positions, but Air Canada called some of the poolies chief pilots for reference checks, and at the same time they informed them that they...
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:17 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
Great, so even if I do get hired my seniority number is going to be hundreds of numbers lower than where I'm slotted into a ground school.
Alright, who's got the next piece of bad news?
Alright, who's got the next piece of bad news?
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:59 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 459429
Re: Air Canada Pool
It's funny how I'm happy with this deal, even though when I started waiting 2 years ago I needed AC to hire 90 pilots for me to get hired, now I'm pumped that I only have to wait for roughly 120 pilots to be hired before I get my shot. Somehow I've moved significantly further away after waiting two ...