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by NewCommercialPilot
Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:24 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Swoop pilot hiring.
Replies: 190
Views: 51168

Re: Swoop pilot hiring.

If people don't want to work at Swoop, don't go to work at Swoop. This is basic economics and the right of citizens of a free society. WJ came along 21 years ago and brought sustainable competition to the airline market in Canada which provided consumers with choice, and in many, many cases brought ...
by NewCommercialPilot
Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:02 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: No guaranteed flow through?
Replies: 16
Views: 7212

Re: No guaranteed flow through?

Rudder, how could WJ use Swoop to fly all WJ planes? WJ is transforming itself into a higher level service provider to its business customers. Swoop is an ULCC where passengers will be charged for everything. How can one be the other?
by NewCommercialPilot
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Swoop pilot hiring.
Replies: 190
Views: 51168

Re: Swoop pilot hiring.

Well, if you decide to strike, it would be illegal and your union would be fined. You should know that prior to certification, a deal was almost completed that would have staffed SWOOP airplanes with WJ pilots, albeit at the reduced rate, and in exchange for every SWOOP tail one widebody would be br...
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:26 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Hiring off the street any time soon?
Replies: 25
Views: 9661

Re: Hiring off the street any time soon?

Hey NCP. I guess you won't have to worry about paying all that tax on that huge gross income you're making, due to a lot of OT. Just take a look at Jetstar and what happened to Qantas. All that juicy OT will be long gone. That Swoop skipper will soon be doing it for you. That way you'll have more t...
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:03 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Hiring off the street any time soon?
Replies: 25
Views: 9661

Re: Hiring off the street any time soon?

Just a stubborn, ignorant executive group.
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Why would you say that? Since when do pilots run companies or decide business strategy. Come to think of it, what do you know about running airlines?
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:29 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Hiring off the street any time soon?
Replies: 25
Views: 9661

Re: Hiring off the street any time soon?

https://career4.successfactors.com/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=WestJet&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItSE43VDBudHJlU3UwSGpKcUVacWFRQT09&career_job_req_id=63793&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=OCHQQ3SRmQVfvJ3wi0...
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:04 pm
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: No guaranteed flow through?
Replies: 16
Views: 7212

Re: No guaranteed flow through?

I think there is truth in what the interviewer said. With two ALPA CBA's to negotiate, everything is on the table.
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:10 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 10 year take home pay
Replies: 49
Views: 15791

Re: 10 year take home pay

I'm a guy who likes facts. Maybe there's others out there who like facts, and not just propaganda. One of the facts that I really like is the fact that my taxable gross income for the 14 day period that ended 5 January 2018 was $25,153.34. As a line pilot. For 14 days of work. Of course this was mon...
by NewCommercialPilot
Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: ALPA Now Provides Safe Places
Replies: 12
Views: 4353

ALPA Now Provides Safe Places

Now, I think some/many/none/most on this board realize that I wasn't a fan of ALPA intruding into the relationship between myself and my employer. Que sera, sera . That said, I don't think it unfair to be critical of ALPA for allowing the forces social justice to intrude upon their ranks. I understa...
by NewCommercialPilot
Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:27 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Re: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

Last night, I waded through a report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW): https://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/ They still maintain that despite influences by job choices by women that there are still nefarious forces at work that lead women to m...
by NewCommercialPilot
Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:22 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 10 year take home pay
Replies: 49
Views: 15791

Re: 10 year take home pay

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by NewCommercialPilot
Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:05 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: CBC: Pilot shortage
Replies: 41
Views: 11427

Re: CBC: Pilot shortage

I met an F-16 pilot from the USAF last year and he told me they are having problems recruiting pilots. Unbelievable. I'd having given my left nut to be an Air Force pilot. Apparently the job isn't attractive like it once was. I'm not sure what can change that. I love my job now, but it was a challen...
by NewCommercialPilot
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 10 year take home pay
Replies: 49
Views: 15791

Re: 10 year take home pay

I don't know what my average take home pay is as I rarely work my posted schedule, but as a 15 year employee and 13 year captain on the NG Flica says I worked (FACT) 739 hours and fifty nine minutes of hard time in 2017, and though I have a hard time deciphering my pay stub, it does state that I had...
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:21 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: WestJet and Sunwing ground collision - YYZ
Replies: 136
Views: 31469

Re: WestJet and Sunwing ground collision - YYZ

Edited, as I thought I someone had seen me with my pants down.
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:59 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: WestJet and Sunwing ground collision - YYZ
Replies: 136
Views: 31469

Re: WestJet and Sunwing ground collision - YYZ

I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with altiplano.
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:41 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Re: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-41805053 Apparently, at least in the UK, it will take 100 years to eliminate the gender based pay gap . If we refer to exhibit A, the EasyJet 52% pay disparity cited above, EasyJet has 100 years to either: (a) pay their FA's the same as pilots, (b) incentivize wome...
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:33 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: CBC: Pilot shortage
Replies: 41
Views: 11427

Re: CBC: Pilot shortage

Umm, why not start hiring women? That might solve the pilot shortage problem and close the gender based pay gap. I call that a twofer!
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:27 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Re: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

Altiplano, it had to happen sooner or later.
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:14 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Re: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

JBI, do you have a background in the STEM fields? I don't want to button hole you, but I'm trying to get a feel for where your biases (we all have them) may be.

And to correct you, I never mentioned anything about gender roles, only gender based pay gap illusions.
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:35 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Re: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

Correlation does not imply causation, and equality of opportunity does not imply equality of outcome. The feminist dogmatic narrative, firmly entrenched in the neo-Marxist, post-Modern illiberal leftwing that has taken control of western universities, is victorious. Trump touched a nerve in the USA ...
by NewCommercialPilot
Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report
Replies: 38
Views: 6785

Airline Gender Pay Gap: BBC Report

It is likely the same at airlines the world over, but here is the stat that the BBC is reporting: "Women's hourly pay rates are 52% lower than men's at Easyjet." http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42580194 This is a stain on all men in the airline industry. I hang my head in shame that we have all participa...
by NewCommercialPilot
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:07 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: ALPA Forum down?
Replies: 9
Views: 3434

Re: ALPA Forum down?

Might I be so bold as to ask why bother with the ALPA forum. I understand that your reps don't answer questions posed to them, unlike the WJPA reps, who, for the most part, went above and beyond to respond. Further, this policy of non-response on forum postings appears to be a directive from Herndon...
by NewCommercialPilot
Wed Dec 27, 2017 7:21 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Find the Missing Word
Replies: 17
Views: 6050

Re: Find the Missing Word

If you were unsuccessful, please read the following document for a clue:

https://decisia.lexum.com/cirb-ccri/cir ... ocument.do
by NewCommercialPilot
Wed Dec 27, 2017 7:18 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Find the Missing Word
Replies: 17
Views: 6050

Find the Missing Word

One word is missing from this press release. If you spot it, please don't divulge it just yet. Just ask yourself why it is missing. http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2017-11-29-encore-pilots-secure-alpa-representation Release #: 17.61 November 29, 2017 Encore Pilots Secure ALPA Represent...
by NewCommercialPilot
Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:49 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Swoop Blacklist
Replies: 290
Views: 93923

Re: Swoop Blacklist

GAF . I'm not actually working much OT these days, and haven't for the last two years. Ripping the skies in my wingsuit, and most recently I'm in the final stages of my wingsuit airspeed indicator design that I'm calling the WingNut. I'm not sure, but I don't recall any unionized shops going the no...

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