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gravelpapi
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2018 Pilot Hiring

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Historically what is Sunwing's typical seasons for hiring ?

Anyone have any insight into 2018 hiring? other than that they plan to hire "indefinitely for the next 12 to 24 months"

Does anyone know if they have hired below their 3000 TT ATPL threshold? If so what sort of experience did they have (excluding the cadets) ?

Can anyone confirm that their pilot group is unionized under Unifor?

Does Sunwing have a internal matrix time when it comes to upgrade? if so what is it?
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gravelpapi wrote:Historically what is Sunwing's typical seasons for hiring ?

Anyone have any insight into 2018 hiring? other than that they plan to hire "indefinitely for the next 12 to 24 months"

Does anyone know if they have hired below their 3000 TT ATPL threshold? If so what sort of experience did they have (excluding the cadets) ?

Can anyone confirm that their pilot group is unionized under Unifor?

Does Sunwing have a internal matrix time when it comes to upgrade? if so what is it?
Hired 42 around spring and around another 50 this fall. Interviews and hire are still going on. I'm not sure how many in 2018. I'm guessing around the same.

Sunwing usually hires in the months leading up to the winter season including all the way back to spring so that they are not overwhelmed when the winter schedules are in full effect.

Pilots are unionized. Unifor 7378

Upgrades are seniority and merit base and require 5,000 hours TT with 2,000 hours on jet of 100,000lbs or more. For every year at Sunwing you can reduce the time by 500 hours not to exceed 1,000 hours.
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Thanks for the info!
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Calls are going out for the Nov 20th groundschool.
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Re: 2018 Pilot Hiring

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Anyone have a payscale for sunwing? I feel like I saw one on here a few weeks ago but can't find it anywhere now. PM welcome
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The current Sunwing CPA....which includes pay rates, per diem etc.... Page 57-61

http://negotech.labour.gc.ca/eng/agreem ... 32402a.pdf
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Do they still hire alcoholics? ... just asking for a friend.
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Not sure about that. But if they were to start hiring f§£¥ing idiots I’m sure you’d be at the front of the line.
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Have the calls gone out for December interviews yet?
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richardhead wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:12 pm Not sure about that. But if they were to start hiring f§£¥ing idiots I’m sure you’d be at the front of the line.
Thanks, it's good to know you personally experienced that. See you soon!
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Anyone have any info on interview questions, the technical exam, and the cog test. Please PM me!
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Does anyone have any info on if Sunwing is still hiring? I can't find anywhere to apply... someone please PM me with some information. Thanks!
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landsky wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:46 pm Does anyone have any info on if Sunwing is still hiring? I can't find anywhere to apply... someone please PM me with some information. Thanks!
They are hiring via internal recommend.
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I can confirm for the time being hiring is done via internal recommend.

As per the internal memo; Interviews are being conducted this week and next week. First 2 weeks of December 2017.
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Is there a set date for any groundschool in January? Heard 737 Westjetters have recently interviewed..!
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JoeyBarton wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:22 pm Is there a set date for any groundschool in January? Heard 737 Westjetters have recently interviewed..!
I am legitimately curious why anyone sitting 737 WJ would interview at Sunwing?
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For a quicker upgrade ?
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Oh ok.

I'd be curious how a career at WJ compares to a career at Sunwing?
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Upgrades at WS are sitting around 7 years time on the one list. They have not budged much over the last 4-5 years since Encore started up. As per a recent communication, no upgrades are planned at the teal team until late next year.

I have a buddy at Sunwing. He figures upgrades are 2-3 years tops and dropping quickly. He likes to call Sunwing Canada's best kept secret. I think the pay package is probably better at WestJet but if you can get into a left seat in half the time, you'd certainly make up some of the difference.
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Something to consider as well as far as money goes is the ability to deploy.
You can make an extra 25k to 40k during the Summer, all perdiem not taxable.

I don't know if it is as good as WJ paycheck but it certainly helps.
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