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They’ve been calling candidates from the fall 2018 pool.
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You're right.
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indieadventurer wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:40 pm
bob99 wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:31 pm Is there currently a bond at Sunwing?
From their CBA: 13.1.2 Newly hired FCMs will be required to sign a training bond.
A Letter of Understanding was signed rescinding the training bond. So there is not one
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bythenumbers wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:00 pm Any word on upcoming hiring this spring?
The job ad is up on Pilot Career Centre:

https://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Pilot ... g-Airlines

From the notes on the job ad:

Classes begin in June 2019 and will be recurring consistently Every Month for the foreseeable future. We are growing fast!
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Are they hiring Captains or First Officers ?
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iNCApacitated wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:51 pm Are they hiring Captains or First Officers ?
Just FOs at the moment. Still some upgradable FOs waiting.
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I see the ad is up now. What is the general time to upgrade? I'd come from corporate 604 world ~10,000 hours with 1500 PIC on a classic Boeing from another life. Still have 20+ years of flying left in me if I fly until 60.

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CL-Skadoo! wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:37 pm I see the ad is up now. What is the general time to upgrade? I'd come from corporate 604 world ~10,000 hours with 1500 PIC on a classic Boeing from another life. Still have 20+ years of flying left in me if I fly until 60.

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With that experience probably pretty quick. I’m pretty sure there will be DEC’s hired and then many more hired with quick upgrades in mind.
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Anyone got the call yet for the last add that came out last week or are they still looking through resumes?
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FOD_Vacuum wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:00 pm Anyone got the call yet for the last add that came out last week or are they still looking through resumes?
Nothing so far. I guess they will probably begin interview in April since they say it was for June GS. Anyway good luck all and fingers crossed for me. 😜
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Sooooooo.....any calls yet?
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No call here.
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Crickets on my end...
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What's the latest on the significant fail rates with the upgrades? Last I heard 60% fail rate on upgrades. That seems like a high percentage of failures likely not consistent with actual skill/attitude related failures, rather politics. Is there a "game" one has to play to upgrade at Sunwing? Or is it a fair shot for everyone and that 60% of your FO's aren't ready a year or two into it?
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Duukar wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:11 pm No call here.

B757 type. 5000 hours. tons of +12.5 multi turbine pic. 450 hours jet. ATPL. I'm baffled.

Must be a pretty deep pool.
Everyone I know who has been hired has come from an internal referral. If you know someone working there, push for that recommend.
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I received an offer and didn't have an internal reference but I interviewed way back june last year. Just be patient.
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When will they start news ground school?
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mollok wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:15 am When will they start news ground school?
It's the very first line of the job ad: "Classes begin in June 2019 and will be recurring consistently Every Month for the foreseeable future."
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Now let's fire up the rumor mill.

What about the possible permanent YVR base ? What are the odds of that happening ?
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daedalusx wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:25 am What about the possible permanent YVR base ? What are the odds of that happening ?
Good, they’ve been talking about it quite a bit lately.
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