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by 727driver
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: At least the Flight Attendants know what they are worth
Replies: 19
Views: 7002

Re: At least the Flight Attendants know what they are worth

A possibility is that the threat of a looming flight attendant strike during the busy winter southern holiday season in the media is having an impact on future bookings as people may be exercising other options in order to hedge their bets in case of a strike? Timing = leverage in negotiations. When...
by 727driver
Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:29 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”
Replies: 101
Views: 20492

Re: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”

Finally, A race to the top instead of the decades old race to the bottom. A concept we are finally starting to understand up here. Great job ALPA.
by 727driver
Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS
Replies: 127
Views: 18114

Re: BEWARE $30,000 BOND FOR 3 YRS

With all due respect to the Transat pilots here defending the use of bonds it has to be said that this is a massive strategic victory for management. I have said and always will that the existence of bonds are indicative of an underlying systemic problem in an organization, whether it be wawcon, lab...
by 727driver
Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Air Canada Pilots Pull Out
Replies: 89
Views: 26230

Re: Air Canada Pilots Pull Out

Most people applying are doing so to get a seniority number to hedge their bets that flat pay will all but be eliminated on the next contract within the next year and/or a quick upgrade after a year. I would suspect that both bargaining parties are aware that applicants will fall off a cliff once pe...
by 727driver
Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Delta Warns Air Canada
Replies: 20
Views: 5551

Re: Delta Warns Air Canada

Based on the weakness of the last MOA proposal that just was voted down overwhelmingly I would call BS that AC was advised by any US legacy carrier they were going to hire Canadian pilots anytime soon. Based on the perceived gains by Management and MEC there is no existential threat of a mass exodus...
by 727driver
Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:56 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Announcement.
Replies: 45
Views: 16762

Re: WestJet Announcement.

Anecdotal evidence to support your own personal opinion is common these days but highly inaccurate and bias. Seeing a captain sleeping on a couch in a crew room to save a buck or a ruff neck in his monster truck towing a bunch of quads down the highway and using that to support an opinion is weak at...
by 727driver
Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Updated Purchase Price at $5 per share

Saying Transat’s aircraft Is part of the brand is like saying the logistics division of Walmart is part of its brand. The Transat brand is all about the destination and price and has very little to do about the seat you sit in to get you there. Economies of scale will determine what and how much of ...
by 727driver
Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:56 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

[quote=727driver post_id=<a href="tel:1119917">1119917</a> time=<a href="tel:1592760513">1592760513</a> user_id=897] As far as the deal goes JME comments sound less confident about a done deal than he did two months ago and if he is so confident that TRZ could make a go of it on its own prior to th...
by 727driver
Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:28 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

321LR will be less expensive to run across to Europe but if there are blocked seats for passenger distancing there will be limited opportunity to make up the difference in lost revenue with cargo. 330s and 777s will have a distinct economies of scale advantage as they can make up a bigger difference...
by 727driver
Sun May 10, 2020 4:03 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

So let me get this straight. Your claim is that the airline industry recovery from the worst global economic recession since the Great Depression is going to be lead by discretionary international travel and discretionary spending. 🙄 I’m sorry but that’s a bit of a stretch.
by 727driver
Mon May 04, 2020 11:08 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

I thought you worked for Transat Fl320 because if you did you would know that the operation makes little if any profit on airfare only sales. It’s the tour or cruise package and hotel commissions that generates the profit for the company and has done so for the last 30 years. In case you missed the ...
by 727driver
Mon May 04, 2020 3:01 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

2 interesting news stories .. Greece is preparing for the return of tourists and the second is fall/winter travel bookings have risen 38%. Things are starting to open and optimism is rising .. there is light at the end of the tunnel. On the last webcast Transat said they had people who were making ...
by 727driver
Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

OMG 30 pages of back and forth. Enough already. Air Canada will do what’s best for Air Canada not Air Transat. Remember Air Canada’s initial strategy was to eliminate Transat as a competitor not buy it. That strategy only changed to prevent another competitor to acquire it and keeping its marketshar...
by 727driver
Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

I have one question, whether AC carved out the flight ops or not, when ac takes over transat as a whole, aren’t they legally bound to all the collective agreements in place? Yes. The above speculation is much in the same vain as Gilles. Not based on labor law. People keep trying to go down the rabb...
by 727driver
Sat Apr 04, 2020 6:11 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

CR has many options at his disposal and will use the one that has the greatest chance of success, will deliver the best value for investors and secure the corporation’s future success. I believe renegotiation of the terms of the agreement are highly likely if the deal proceeds forward. Right now bot...
by 727driver
Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:15 am
Forum: Air Transat
Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
Replies: 1687
Views: 267829

Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share

160 I suggest you tone it down and be careful about casting disparaging remarks about drunk pilots and crashed airbus’. You guys have your share of genius aviators too that have managed to slip through the cracks or did your forget about the hero Capt Piche who ran out fuel because he couldn’t ident...
by 727driver
Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:03 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Nature Air / Costa Rica
Replies: 6
Views: 2796

Re: Nature Air / Costa Rica

Nature Air used to really solid back when they ran twin otters. Few years back they switched to Let 410 soon after management change. Big mistake. Last year Bank repoed the Lets. They contracted out all flying to a third party contractor. Local charter outfit not really staffed for the extra work. P...
by 727driver
Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:39 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Westjet cabin incident, good thing it wasn't United or AC
Replies: 85
Views: 14316

Re: Westjet cabin incident, good thing it wasn't United or AC

I totally agree with you rookie however this is a directive from TC cabin safety division. All the FA was doing was enforcing a stupid rule. If you paid attention to the cabin safety briefing you would have heard the standard "only earbud devices connected to the aircraft entertainment system is all...
by 727driver
Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:09 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Government to Consider Random Alcohol testing for pilots
Replies: 203
Views: 26087

Re: Government to Consider Random Alcohol testing for pilots

With all due respect, security screening of air crew is a consequence of filling gaps in security and is more window dressing than anything else. Our liquids and gel exemption is proof of that. I even set off the alarm after a hand swab on one occasion . It was a non event, checked my RAIC noted the...
by 727driver
Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:28 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Government to Consider Random Alcohol testing for pilots
Replies: 203
Views: 26087

Re: Government to Consider Random Alcohol testing for pilots

It appears the Emirates brainwashing machine is really good at their work. Convincing a Canadian expat that mandatory breathalyser testing before each flight is a perfectly acceptable way of managing the issue. While I understand there is a cultural difference in that part of world and the way laws ...

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