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by Donald
Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Picking up opentime
Replies: 62
Views: 25347

Re: Picking up opentime

I'm a little surprised that your scheduling rules allow this. You've never had crew sched call you asking you to take a trip that would make you illegal for your next scheduled pairing? They'll worry about that next pairing later, they have fires to put out at that moment. You cannot pick up pairin...
by Donald
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Picking up opentime
Replies: 62
Views: 25347

Re: Picking up opentime

This hustle culture needs to die. How sad that pilots feels like they need to buy a bot in order to work more. As if working 16 days isn’t enough already. You may not necessarily be working more and you may actually end up working less while earning more. If you're able to pick up a trip that pays ...
by Donald
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?
Replies: 38
Views: 8041

Re: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?

Eric Janson wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:27 am I have now flown 5 Types of Jet with no First Officer Experience on Type. In order - 757/767/A320/A330/A340.
But what was your experience prior to this? That's the difference.
by Donald
Sat Nov 25, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Impossible lifestyle?
Replies: 37
Views: 7001

Re: Impossible lifestyle?

Northern airlines have that type of lifestyle.
by Donald
Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: That was a close one...
Replies: 69
Views: 15983

Re: That was a close one...

Putting a T7 on 24L (shortest runway at that Airport) is outrageous. 9000 ft runway is short for a B777! :roll: It's not exactly a long runway for a tripple. I bet Air France 358 pilots wish they'd insisted on runway 23 that day, although with the mistakes they made, a trip into Etobiko Creek may h...
by Donald
Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: Crew Base Expression of Interest Email
Replies: 16
Views: 4055

Re: Crew Base Expression of Interest Email

YEG/YYC would be popular.
by Donald
Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Runway Excursion Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 3271

Re: Runway Excursion Thread

No, it is not on the website and there is no link to it. It is from the daily email they send out. There is no more to read, that is the entirety of it (at this point, at least). https://forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/id/2 Select the Air (Daily) option at the bottom in the Notifications section....
by Donald
Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Runway Excursion Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 3271

Re: Runway Excursion Thread

Was this actually from the TSB, or is it the preliminary info from a CADORS report? I'd be curious if the left main was indeed flat prior to landing, or was caused by a groundloop during the landing. Either way, this particular airframe has led a hard life with North Star. Sigh.... I went through m...
by Donald
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Runway Excursion Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 3271

Re: Runway Excursion Thread

Was this actually from the TSB, or is it the preliminary info from a CADORS report?

I'd be curious if the left main was indeed flat prior to landing, or was caused by a groundloop during the landing.

Either way, this particular airframe has led a hard life with North Star.
by Donald
Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Timing the cycle
Replies: 230
Views: 183217

Re: Timing the cycle

Honest question:

Have AC pilots EVER negotiated when the economy wasn't in a downturn?
by Donald
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Will this affect everything...
Replies: 48
Views: 8432

Re: Will this affect everything...

Struggling with mental health, scared to do something about it due to worries about his career/licence/job,takes some ill-advised action …[/b] I’ll advised .. albeit legal? Bad as this is, the PIC’s decision to land in Oregon may have been better for this individual’s defence if mushrooms are again...
by Donald
Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Help looking for historic merger data
Replies: 7
Views: 1088

Re: Help with Historic Merger Data

You could look up the recent Canadian North/First Air ALPA ALPA merger. It has similarities to the WS/WG situation.
by Donald
Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
Replies: 170
Views: 32677

Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority

That's not the same. At all. WJ doesn't hire 250hrs. It's like if suddenly Jazz and AC seniority merged with Jazz FO with just 500hrs bypassing AC FO with 3000hrs. These 2 FOs were recruited by different companies with different requirements, no one can say it's fair that way. Many things about avi...
by Donald
Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?
Replies: 24
Views: 3360

Re: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?

“You are offered terms of employment including salary prior to taking the job.” … Until the expiration of the collective agreement, at which time the employee group can attempt to negotiate anything they want. Same goes for the “You knew about flat pay when you got hired..” argument. Yes, we did. N...
by Donald
Mon Oct 16, 2023 3:25 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
Replies: 170
Views: 32677

Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority

dontcallmeshirley wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:32 pm I could see them merging based on DOH with a freeze of position.
This is much more likely than "BOTL".
by Donald
Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:12 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?
Replies: 24
Views: 3360

Re: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?

This discussion is dumb. You are offered terms of employment including salary prior to taking the job. “You are offered terms of employment including salary prior to taking the job.” … Until the expiration of the collective agreement, at which time the employee group can attempt to negotiate anythi...
by Donald
Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
Replies: 170
Views: 32677

Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority

Canadaflyer46 wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:56 pm It won’t be BOTL. We have a merger committee working on it. But obviously when SWG has 4 year upgrades and WestJet is 10-12 years there are gonna be people losing their left seat.
So you've done extensive research on previous mergers to substantiate your thoughts?
by Donald
Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?
Replies: 24
Views: 3360

Re: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?

This discussion is dumb. You are offered terms of employment including salary prior to taking the job. That's the stupidest comment I've ever heard. You win the prize! A lot of us are in negotiations, or will be, so that's a dumb thing to say. FWIW, leave it as it is, and crank the hourly rates up ...
by Donald
Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?
Replies: 24
Views: 3360

Re: Should pilots be paid full hourly rates for every hour at airport on duty & ALPA MEC negotiate this?

This discussion is dumb.

You are offered terms of employment including salary prior to taking the job.

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