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Glad to see you “managed” to get around the poor starting pay.

Believe me they hate you. But you are insignificant now so they’ll just deal with with you while they have to. It’s called being professional. Professional like not being a scab.
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aerobod wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:54 pm
Telling everyone sensitive business material ahead of time became problematic about 5 years ago, with several leaks from different groups (especially middle management and pilot groups). These leaks had the potential to cause the company to be in breach of trading laws if they had spread too far and caused the stock price to change. From a risk assessment, a lot of the information released to a wide employee group in the past was often insider information, but most employees receiving that info were not controlled as insiders (appropriate and specific NDAs and trading restrictions, amongst other things). Over the past number of years anyone receiving sensitive business info has so on a need to know basis and under a signed NDA for that particular project to avoid the risk situation the company had previously been placed in. Any detailed knowledge on Swoop, 787, new loyalty initiatives and other recent projects were controlled in this way, with the majority of employees learning about the project at the same time a press release went out.

From the perspective of using lease returns directly into Swoop, this was definitely a possibility early on, but the economics of the -700 could not hit the business case requirements and there weren't enough -800 lease returns soon enough to meet the business case timelines. The details had to change a lot to make the project viable, after the initial socialisation of the project with key groups early on.
Yeah... except if that were sensitive business material, they would not have told us that the lease returns were the planes going to Swoop in the first place so you can't hide behind that argument in this case. This lie was not told during the early phases of the development of the plan, it was told to us right up to the day they put pink paint on the newest 800 in the fleet.

"I can't discuss that for reason X, Y or Z..." is a perfectly acceptable answer when asked a question. A much better answer than a lie.
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Hangry wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:53 am Glad to see you “managed” to get around the poor starting pay.

Believe me they hate you. But you are insignificant now so they’ll just deal with with you while they have to. It’s called being professional. Professional like not being a scab.
I feel sorry for you and the rest of those that go to work hating others. I’m pretty comfortable with the decisions I’ve made and my level of professionalism..especially when compared to a few posters on avcanada.
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tbaylx wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:34 am
Hangry wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:53 am Glad to see you “managed” to get around the poor starting pay.

Believe me they hate you. But you are insignificant now so they’ll just deal with with you while they have to. It’s called being professional. Professional like not being a scab.
I feel sorry for you and the rest of those that go to work hating others. I’m pretty comfortable with the decisions I’ve made and my level of professionalism..especially when compared to a few posters on avcanada.
Although I completely disagree with your decision to take advantage of a labour dispute to further your own career, the rest of your statement is bang on. It seems a lot of WestJet pilots forget this is a public forum. The overall impression of the level of professionalism at WestJet has taken a serious hit lately. The general public view airline pilots as highly paid individuals who get to do an exciting job that they love. Right or wrong that is the general perception. There is very little, if any sympathy for pilots moaning about their lot in life and anyone reading this forum will end up with a whole new opinion of pilots. Some of you guys seriously need to grow up and step away from the computer. You are doing yourselves, your company and your profession a major disservice.
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DropTanks wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:26 am
tbaylx wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:24 am
.80@410 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:05 pm The Scabs are too new to understand that the company will tell them whatever is in the companys best interests.
Of course WJ will tell them all is roses and daffodils .

Reality is Kaplan and / or the Dec 31 contract will spell it all out. We can all hope they eat humble pie, but time will tell. Watching them squirm in the right seat is a start. They’ve got 1000 WJ FOs and Encore Captains + FOs ahead of them, some waiting 9 years for a Captains seat. They will never see a LS at WJ before their retirement.
Love + it .

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Like I said previously, the OTS hires are the first pilots at WJ to get hired at captain wages from day 1 while they wait 9 years or whatever for an upgrade. The entry level pay at WJ and AC is a barrier to many, the OTS guys have managed to get around that issue. They can afford to be patient for however long it takes. Those that aren't interested in such an arrangement will simply leave and find work elsewhere, there are plenty of operators that are happy to have the level of experience that the OTS pilots bring with them.

Thankfully the pilots coming over from WJ to Swoop are a heck of a lot more professional than the crap we see on Avcanada and are a pleasure to work with.
Yeah 9yr upgrade for WestJetters is like a 15-20yr wait time for OTS Swoopsters with 1000 people above them. Possibly never. Don’t kid yourself dude. There’s absolutely no way management is going to pay 20 or so F/O’s full blown Captain pay for their entire tenure. As I’m sure you’ve heard before from the higher ups it just “doesn’t fit the Swoop business model”. Everything, absolutely everything they’ve done has been to make Swoop the cheapest airline they could and right now the narrative of paying you guys full Captain wage works for them. They can’t have you all quitting overnight. I’ll guarantee that once the dust settles the pay protection will be clarified at $103/hr. Still a massive coup d’etat for you guys and congrats on “managing” to avoid the low starting pay. You’re an inspiration to us all.
This right here. I don’t care about the OTS guys anymore. I’m happy with where they are. If they continue to get paid what they originally signed on for, doesn’t matter to me. This was about being out of position on a list. This was about flying with eight year FO’s who never even got a shot at that seat.

But back to the pay. From what I hear, they make the Swoop pilots pay for a can of pop. And you think they are going to keep paying FO’s as captains. Just my opinion, but yeah right.

Hosnestly I wish u luck with that. Like I said it doesn’t matter anymore. The main wrong was corrected.
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True North wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:00 am Although I completely disagree with your decision to take advantage of a labour dispute to further your own career, the rest of your statement is bang on. It seems a lot of WestJet pilots forget this is a public forum. The overall impression of the level of professionalism at WestJet has taken a serious hit lately. The general public view airline pilots as highly paid individuals who get to do an exciting job that they love. Right or wrong that is the general perception. There is very little, if any sympathy for pilots moaning about their lot in life and anyone reading this forum will end up with a whole new opinion of pilots. Some of you guys seriously need to grow up and step away from the computer. You are doing yourselves, your company and your profession a major disservice.
I have to echo these sentiments that the image of WestJet pilots, at whatever level it was before, has taken a hit in light of their continued attacks on a few individuals who have set-up a safe operation. Now granted a lot of these ramblings come from other people, including Encore and Jazz, which is another interesting point and simply a case of "do as I say not as I do"! At any rate, it is understandable to disagree with certain decisions and professionally and legally fight it, but cyber bullying only denigrates the individual and the group he represents.

And the problem simply remains. If what they say is true, the source of the problem is in the breakdown of the relationship between WestJet pilots and their leaders. Vilifying a few pilots who responded to an ad and took a legal job does not solve their problems. Much like someone's spouse having an affair. The person can focus all his/her attention on the other person,vilify them and spout profanities, but it does not take away from the fact that their relationship is broken down and even if the other person is removed, the marriage is still not restored. Worse yet, no amount of court-sanctioned ruling is going to restore that marriage either. It takes hard work, and it starts by looking within and being less judgmental and pointing out others' possible shortcomings....otherwise for WestJet pilots the problem lingers on!

On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?
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Cloak, I'd disagree.

The general canadian populace does not care. They are almost completely and belligerently uninformed on whats happened. Most that I've spoken to that aren't in the industry don't even know swoop exists.

The ones that do know, are usually union members(non aviation), and they now perceive WJ management and the scabs that took the swoops positions poorly. I don't know a single person who views the westjet pilots in a poor light. Most are sympathetic, especially when informed on what happened. They are however not sympathetic to those that tried to cut the line so to speak.
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cloak wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:12 am
True North wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:00 am Although I completely disagree with your decision to take advantage of a labour dispute to further your own career, the rest of your statement is bang on. It seems a lot of WestJet pilots forget this is a public forum. The overall impression of the level of professionalism at WestJet has taken a serious hit lately. The general public view airline pilots as highly paid individuals who get to do an exciting job that they love. Right or wrong that is the general perception. There is very little, if any sympathy for pilots moaning about their lot in life and anyone reading this forum will end up with a whole new opinion of pilots. Some of you guys seriously need to grow up and step away from the computer. You are doing yourselves, your company and your profession a major disservice.
I have to echo these sentiments that the image of WestJet pilots, at whatever level it was before, has taken a hit in light of their continued attacks on a few individuals who have set-up a safe operation. Now granted a lot of these ramblings come from other people, including Encore and Jazz, which is another interesting point and simply a case of "do as I say not as I do"! At any rate, it is understandable to disagree with certain decisions and professionally and legally fight it, but cyber bullying only denigrates the individual and the group he represents.

And the problem simply remains. If what they say is true, the source of the problem is in the breakdown of the relationship between WestJet pilots and their leaders. Vilifying a few pilots who responded to an ad and took a legal job does not solve their problems. Much like someone's spouse having an affair. The person can focus all his/her attention on the other person,vilify them and spout profanities, but it does not take away from the fact that their relationship is broken down and even if the other person is removed, the marriage is still not restored. Worse yet, no amount of court-sanctioned ruling is going to restore that marriage either. It takes hard work, and it starts by looking within and being less judgmental and pointing out others' possible shortcomings....otherwise for WestJet pilots the problem lingers on!

On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?
I do like to point out hypocrisy when I see it, you say cyber bullying only denigrates the individual and the group he represents just after taking a shot against Encore and Jazz pilots. Which group do you represent and please enlighten me how Jazz pilots took OTS jobs away from another group of pilots, please. The history of Jazz goes back a long way and starting a new operation to go around the union is not part of it, perhaps contemplated by management I’m sure.
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mbav8r wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:55 pm [LWhich group do you represent and please enlighten me how Jazz pilots took OTS jobs away from another group of pilots, please. The history of Jazz goes back a long way and starting a new operation to go around the union is not part of it, perhaps contemplated by management I’m sure.
Give it a rest. This subject is all over a Canada. Don't be so defensive
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cloak wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:12 am
On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?
Unfortunately it’s number two, which is what makes the Swoop OTS pilots scabs
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cloak wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:12 am
On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?

Don't bother cloak, there are too many self depreciating pilots on here who for whatever reason want to argue that our job is unskilled and we are not worthy at all.

Worked all over the world, and will never understand this mentality that seems to thrive here.
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eyebrow737 wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:35 am
cloak wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:12 am
On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?

Don't bother cloak, there are too many self depreciating pilots on here who for whatever reason want to argue that our job is unskilled and we are not worthy at all.

Worked all over the world, and will never understand this mentality that seems to thrive here.
I have never met a reasonable pilot who would argue that our job is unskilled and that we are not worthy, whatever that means. However, in my own opinion, airline jobs are structured to such a degree that after a few years of experience in the right seat one is, most of the time, ready for the left seat. Any time longer is usually unnecessary in terms on preparation and because of this, experience past this minimum counts for very little and there's no need for it to be recognized from one company to another. This, in contrast to law or medicine, which have countless specialties and one may spend their entire life working and researching in a particular area.
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tbaylx wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:24 am
.80@410 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:05 pm .
Love + it .

.80
Like I said previously, the OTS hires are the first pilots at WJ to get hired at captain wages from day 1 while they wait 9 years or whatever for an upgrade.

Thankfully the pilots coming over from WJ to Swoop are a heck of a lot more professional than the crap we see on Avcanada and are a pleasure to work with.
News flash : 103$ / hour isn’t a Captain wage despite your attempts to screw our industry and drag it down to that. Regardless, you guys have been dealt with appropriately, you are in the correct seat ( 33 days ) and for most of us professionals who don’t like to use the back door to get ahead are content justice has been served . End of story. Enjoy the career FO position. I’m done with this subject. ✌️
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.80@410 wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:28 am
tbaylx wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:24 am
.80@410 wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:05 pm .
Love + it .

.80
Like I said previously, the OTS hires are the first pilots at WJ to get hired at captain wages from day 1 while they wait 9 years or whatever for an upgrade.

Thankfully the pilots coming over from WJ to Swoop are a heck of a lot more professional than the crap we see on Avcanada and are a pleasure to work with.
News flash : 103$ / hour isn’t a Captain wage despite your attempts to screw our industry and drag it down to that. Regardless, you guys have been dealt with appropriately, you are in the correct seat ( 33 days ) and for most of us professionals who don’t like to use the back door to get ahead are content justice has been served . End of story. Enjoy the career FO position. I’m done with this subject. ✌️
Don't worry Canada Jetlines is opening it's doors next summer and I'm sure those shiny new 37 ratings will be converted them to A320 ratings in a matter of months.

That and Flair is hiring. It may be the end of the Swoopsters at WS but likely not the end of them altogether.

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"However, in my own opinion, airline jobs are structured to such a degree that after a few years of experience in the right seat one is, most of the time, ready for the left seat. Any time longer is usually unnecessary in terms on preparation and because of this, experience past this minimum counts for very little ...."

indieadventurer....That is what the management at my airline assumed for the last few years. They are now finding out that it is not the case to the point that we are having to limit our flight operations in some areas and provide significantly increased training in others. We have also seen increasing numbers of FO's failing to upgrade. They are now recognizing that there is value in hiring a person with 5000 hours in multiple types with some multi crew command time. Right about the time that those individuals are a little thin on the ground.
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Clearly use of words like "scab" indicates lack of impartiality and objectivity, to render discussions a moot point.

However, if the point is defending the piloting profession against degradation, it could be easily argued that Encore and Jazz have done far more damage than Swoop ever can. The former by accepting far lower standards than the rest of the industry and the latter by introducing B scale for new hires. Jazz under the watchful eyes of ALPA no less!!
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cloak wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:54 am Clearly use of words like "scab" indicates lack of impartiality and objectivity, to render discussions a moot point.

However, if the point is defending the piloting profession against degradation, it could be easily argued that Encore and Jazz have done far more damage than Swoop ever can. The former by accepting far lower standards than the rest of the industry and the latter by introducing B scale for new hires. Jazz under the watchful eyes of ALPA no less!!
I don’t like to resort to this, but @#$! Off douchebag!
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eyebrow737 wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:35 am
cloak wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:12 am
On a larger scale this poses the question: Is piloting a profession like lawyers, doctors, or nurses whereby one is recognised for one's previous experience from one company to another; or is it a union-shop-job whereby one progresses based on one's seniority not necessarily merit?

Don't bother cloak, there are too many self depreciating pilots on here who for whatever reason want to argue that our job is unskilled and we are not worthy at all.

Worked all over the world, and will never understand this mentality that seems to thrive here.

The present system creates winners and losers. There are many who have received upgrades at AC and WS in their 30s. This is no different than other careers. You choose your own path.

Your remarks would sound similar to ex Lycos programmers lamenting how they should get those newly minted VP positions at Google; over all those junior gogglers!
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sportingrifle wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:18 am "However, in my own opinion, airline jobs are structured to such a degree that after a few years of experience in the right seat one is, most of the time, ready for the left seat. Any time longer is usually unnecessary in terms on preparation and because of this, experience past this minimum counts for very little ...."

indieadventurer....That is what the management at my airline assumed for the last few years. They are now finding out that it is not the case to the point that we are having to limit our flight operations in some areas and provide significantly increased training in others. We have also seen increasing numbers of FO's failing to upgrade. They are now recognizing that there is value in hiring a person with 5000 hours in multiple types with some multi crew command time. Right about the time that those individuals are a little thin on the ground.
I think indieadventurer is referring to a career time span of 40 years vs the initial 5-10yrs of your example. Eyebrow737 argues that a mid 50 year old, 25 000hr ex pat captain should have the chance to apply for Year 12 WS 737 CA. He argues they add significant, measurable value over the upgrading late 30s, Year 9 WS FO with 12000hrs. I think most believe the difference in value is not too significant.

Whereas a 55 year old neurosurgeon adds significantly more value than they did when they were a 40 year old working in a general role in the ER.
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