Yes, no pilot should join encore thinking they are going g to work in YYZ ( the base is closing, that is mo secret). And honestly EVERY COMPANY treats their pilots like shit, porter is NO different. They have no contract no union and no protections. Tbey are expanding at a hugely massive rate, and ...

Don't compare Porter to Encore. Encore treats it's pilots like shit. Sure, the current pay is more than Porter, but if you don't want to commute and you want to live in the Golden Horseshoe, Encore is not the right choice for you. First, the last YYZ Encore hire was mid-2022. Second, the last YYZ E...

Encore is not Porter competition. Haha as much as some might say a Q400 operator going from airport to airport in Canada is competition I wouldn’t touch encore You realize encore starting FOs make 35% higher pay then a starting porter pilot? And aswell, encore is socialized bidding, which means a g...

If you are married, Check to see if your wife has a job that is easier to sponsor. If you aren't married, marry a RN. Quite possibly the easiest realtively common career to get a Green Card for, only half joking..... Not a bad idea, but keep in mind some spousal visa's do not allow the spouse to be...

Has anybody here successfully converted TC to FAA and scored an airline job in the US? I recognize from the first post that it could be ~$6000 USD to convert, but would a single guy (who can move anywhere) with 1500+ hours and an ATPL have a shot realistically at sponsorship/a VISA and a job, or na...

Whether Sunwing is a “Major” or not doesn't matter in this context. Its a 705 scheduled airline. If they can train 250 hrs cadets so can the others. A 737 800 is a 737 800 paint scheme doesn’t change that.

I’m not terribly upset by it (more surprised given how pleasant and smooth the interview went), just more pointing out a lot of the “they can’t find anyone” is just rumour mill nonsense.

Back to the thread. The last ground school had 5 new hires in, the latest class has a grand total of ZERO. That's right. They had to cancel, sorry "postpone" the course. So now WJ can't find a single pilot willing to come here. All the while we lose 1 pilot every day on average. At this rate they w...

Possibly but right now lower end (1000 no atpl) gets pushed towards encore/ swoop from what I understand

I have 1500-1600 freshly minted atpl. Got called the day after I applied. Interview was 90 minutes, one pilot one HR rep. All the normal questions. Tell me about a time, etc. have you ever failed a ppc, why westjet, then they actually taoe a decent amount of time on their “checklist” where they tell...

Honestly it could be as simple as the US is currently using the latest AIM-9x Sidewinders and I’m not sure we’re not still on the AIM-9m’s of a generation or two ago. We have AIM-120 AMRAAM's - I'm sure they are more than capable of shooting one down. Oh probably. And realistically the US probably ...

So in theory, what would happen to new hires in training if the strike was to come before they’re rated? I assume they’re in probation so does training cease? Or are the let go?

Ouch. Hoping you guys can get the negotiations back on track without having to strike

I’m under the the understanding that many countries actually do exactly this because its a political grey area vs satellites or spy planes because these are not only unmanned but unguided. So we track them they track us, everyone says “sorry it got away from us” and its just an “understanding”

Honestly it could be as simple as the US is currently using the latest AIM-9x Sidewinders and I’m not sure we’re not still on the AIM-9m’s of a generation or two ago.

So what your saying is its probably bad to accept a GS offer right now….

6 with 3 others registered, and awaiting delivery.

Porter Benchmarks their wage against the competition every year. With the very recent increases at encore and sunwing flair etc it’s already been announced that new benchmarks will be run soon. So it’ll come up with the rest.

When I interviewed in 2022 it took 3-4 weeks to get my pfo. They’re a bit slow. No news is good news as you said

As Understand it those people knew they were frozen for two years but the bid system did not have them blocked out yet. When it was found out none of these people were eligible for the bid they were taken off.