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by 5degrees
Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: CBC coverage- Pilot’s frustrated ATC rant
Replies: 46
Views: 4993

Re: CBC coverage- Pilot’s frustrated ATC rant

pelmet wrote: Sun Jun 01, 2025 10:12 am People really should just accept my arguments:


I didn't know the FAA governed hiring at Nav Can. We get it, you're triggered by the term DEI.
by 5degrees
Wed May 28, 2025 11:16 am
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

One was CP/CN rail. The only reason the union pursue a claim is because they have being ordered to because, quote "when the union lay in the same bed as the employer, the union is no longer a union and should not act as one", as they straight out, blatantly, refuse to file ANY grievance. Do you hav...
by 5degrees
Fri May 23, 2025 11:04 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Delta bought some of WJ because the pilots are so cheap?
Replies: 42
Views: 5467

Re: Delta bought some of WJ because the pilots are so cheap?

WJ aint hiring anyway, go enjoy the epic pay at big red.
by 5degrees
Wed Mar 26, 2025 10:56 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: If at First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again
Replies: 45
Views: 8514

Re: If at First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again

Is anyone aware of any other airline in the world that does this? if it is so important, I wonder if British Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, or any American carrier do this? Ours is more nuanced. Below 80 call Mayday if required. Above 80 it's a Mayday call because it's now in the highspeed ...
by 5degrees
Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:21 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Which European airline would you join if Canada joins the European Union?
Replies: 51
Views: 11652

Re: Which European airline would you join if Canada joins the European Union?

Wizz in Hungary. No income taxes on families with 4 kids or more. Based PM. Booming economy. Beautiful clean cities. Centrally located. Cheap cost of living compared to the West LOL Wizz is a greasy operator, post covid "yea we will hire you back but back to the bottom of the pay scale". Hungary is...
by 5degrees
Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:52 pm
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Encore hiring Foreign Workers??
Replies: 74
Views: 14272

Re: Encore hiring Foreign Workers??

Jesus Christ, that's embarrassing.
by 5degrees
Sat Mar 15, 2025 1:41 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Trump threatens immediate 25% tariffs on Canada
Replies: 352
Views: 126090

Re: Trump threatens immediate 25% tariffs on Canada

Inverted2 wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:49 am At this point I would welcome annexation. Taxes, crime, food bank use at an all time high. Immigration out of control. People can’t get a family doctor. Carney has the same imbeciles in his cabinet. Nothings going to change here for the better.
What a cuck thing to say.
by 5degrees
Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

This isn't an Encore situation. At Encore they aren't going from the left from the Q to the left seat of the 737/87 - Encore is a loss of seat, loss of seniority, and/or an outright refusal to flow. Quite a bit more of a toxic situation there. A lot of complaints you see here are coming from Dash C...
by 5degrees
Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

What’s wrong with wanting to go from left to left? Flow is the reason they started these as separate operations, non of the other bs they’ve spewed matters, this is a problem! If you have seniority, you should be able to hold whatever seat your seniority can hold, that’s what a union would do, with...
by 5degrees
Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

What’s wrong with wanting to go from left to left? Flow is the reason they started these as separate operations, non of the other bs they’ve spewed matters, this is a problem! If you have seniority, you should be able to hold whatever seat your seniority can hold, that’s what a union would do, with...
by 5degrees
Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

What’s wrong with wanting to go from left to left? Flow is the reason they started these as separate operations, non of the other bs they’ve spewed matters, this is a problem! If you have seniority, you should be able to hold whatever seat your seniority can hold, that’s what a union would do, with...
by 5degrees
Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: It’s Time - Back on track
Replies: 137
Views: 34316

Re: It’s Time - Back on track

Even if this benchmark is relatively "good", why shouldn't we unionize as well. Why are some people treating this like it's one or the other. Personally, I'm not expecting much (I'm on the dash), but I'm hoping for a good benchmark. And if it is a good benchmark, then great, let's get the union goi...
by 5degrees
Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR
Replies: 93
Views: 22031

Re: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR

‘Bob’ wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:08 am Why not avail yourself of 08R with 2000 more feet of runway?
Says it was closed for overnight work in the avherald article.
by 5degrees
Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Encore Pilots Lose Reserved Seniority
Replies: 26
Views: 7359

Re: Encore Pilots Lose Reserved Seniority

My first take on reading it. Any pilot that was on the PTA prior to its cancellation holds their DOH. Anyone after, its to the bottom of the list like it has been since it was cancelled.
by 5degrees
Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Play The Long Game
Replies: 100
Views: 19166

Re: Play The Long Game

Raises start at the top and trickle down. That’s how she goes. 250k vs 58k wasn't enough of a difference that it needed to become 350k vs 87k? :roll: You’re looking at it in the wrong light. A 12+yr pilot only benefits from 1 raise. A new hire will benefit from 12 years of raises and beyond. You wi...
by 5degrees
Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Support Westjet AME's
Replies: 102
Views: 19578

Re: Support Westjet AME's

Not enough guys. You should have held out and bled them a bit. :roll: :roll: Blah, blah, blah…..hold the line….ask for more while doing less…..cause more to eventually get outsourced….raise prices for your customer……someone doesn’t like it, go somewhere else!!! Get out with your negativity. Your un...
by 5degrees
Fri Jul 05, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: AME strike: the truth
Replies: 39
Views: 9321

Re: AME strike: the truth

Best article I have read in a while: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-westjet-mechanics-strike-delays/ Need to remember that it’s 2 years of technical school, not a University Diploma or an MBA here. Followed by 4 years of apprenticeship. 4 years?!!?! You must be a WestJe...
by 5degrees
Fri Jul 05, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do Encore pilots feel ashamed?
Replies: 25
Views: 4234

Re: Do Encore pilots feel ashamed?

Delta. I left the country LOL so you ain't doin shit. Riding on the coat tails of the hard fought contracts in the US. Why you even posting on a Canadian forum then? Pathetic. Of course I left...its a basic math exercise. Do you think I'm stupid? As a 3rd year FO I make more than any airline pilot ...
by 5degrees
Fri Jul 05, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do Encore pilots feel ashamed?
Replies: 25
Views: 4234

Re: Do Encore pilots feel ashamed?

shame on a shameless collapse Are these pilots now going to just let other pilots groups do the Lion's share of the work and jump on those coat tails by submitting applications when this happens? Which airline do you work for? Other than being a troll on an aviation message board, what is the “Lion...
by 5degrees
Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: CEO throwing Mechanics/Union under the bus
Replies: 80
Views: 16937

Re: CEO throwing Mechanics/Union under the bus

Appreciate the support for people like me with opposite views. I’ll exit this thread if it’s hurting the card carriers feelings that didn’t get their way. As it was said, you should have known this would happen…..the card doesn’t mate you invisible! Later. More like "Justanidiot". Such edgy takes f...
by 5degrees
Thu Jun 27, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Is WestJet an essential service, where the government can mandate striking pilots back to work?
Replies: 78
Views: 19312

Re: Is WestJet an essential service, where the government can mandate striking pilots back to work?

The British Columbia Labour Relations Code prohibits employers from using replacement workers , whether paid or not. In British Columbia, a replacement worker is anyone who is assigned to do the work of an employee who is on strike or locked out and who: • is hired after the union and employer star...
by 5degrees
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Support Westjet AME's
Replies: 102
Views: 19578

Re: Support Westjet AME's

Solidarity from the side that breaks the planes. High time the AMEs get the recognition and compensation they deserve :!:
by 5degrees
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
Replies: 197
Views: 56846

Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority

Early contract renegotiation opportunity Here is an idea for the WS side of the house. The CIRB ruling on common employer keeps getting delayed while the WG and WS pilot's lawyers keep talking. At some point we will be declared common employer and one union to represent all. Back when WS pilots wer...
by 5degrees
Thu May 25, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Me too clause?
Replies: 14
Views: 3932

Re: Me too clause?

I have a question for Flair pilots. Do you guys have a me too clause? Westjet alpa is about to release their payscales. I think the type of money Westjet is offering is really good . So good that i dont think anyone is going to wait 2 years for a new contract. So I’m curious if Flair has something ...
by 5degrees
Sat May 20, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Agreement in Principle reached
Replies: 237
Views: 61645

Re: Agreement in Principle reached

That's exactly what would happen. I'm not someone who is affected by this move one way or another. But if I put myself in their shoes, they filled positions that everyone else refused to fill. Why should they be punished for doing work all the other captain elegible FO's refused to do? If they had ...

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