Companies Laying off.

[TWSC]

Float operators not immune either. Atleo in tofino shut down (temp) and wilderness seaplanes in port hardy is damn near. Layoffs for both obviously

[Zaibatsu]

Air Canada

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/03/19 ... -covid-19/

Doesn’t say pilots but how could it not with those numbers.

Because its not the pilots

I see that now but what are the pilots going to do? Fly positioning and test flights with no FAs? They aren’t going to sit at home and collect pay forever.

[bcflyer]

Do you have any idea how many flight attendants A/C has? There will be plenty of F/A’s left to do the flying. No need to fly around empty. Think before you post.

[Zaibatsu]

Do you have any idea how many flight attendants A/C has? There will be plenty of F/A’s left to do the flying. No need to fly around empty. Think before you post.

No, I have no idea.

But you don’t need to know with words like this:

That represents about half of the 10,000 crew members currently employed at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge.

all 1,549 of its members who work for the airline's Rouge subsidiary

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.5504051

[bcflyer]

So if you knew there would be approx 5000 F/A’s left why would you post this?

I see that now but what are the pilots going to do? Fly positioning and test flights with no FAs? They aren’t going to sit at home and collect pay forever.

[Gear Jerker]

Well with an 80% schedule cut, despite all the cost and complexity of the training/retraining/equipment move costs for your most valuable and expensive employee group, at some point you reach that number, where it does in fact save money to do some layoffs. I have no idea what it is and won't speculate. But I would be very impressed, and surprised if there aren't, at a minimum reduced blocks at AC.

[Localizer]

Air Canada's war chest is to save Air Canada .. not the pilots. Layoffs will come .. inevitable.

[Daniel Cooper]

Air Transat has laid off all it's flight attendants but not the pilots (so far).

[iamthecaptainnow13]

Air Transat has laid off all it's flight attendants but not the pilots (so far).

Do you have a source?

Sky just released out of 284 pilots they only will keep 127. Ouch.....

[digits_]

A summary from the other posts and other sources as an overview

Layoffs:

Sunwing
Porter
Thunder
Wasaya
PasCo
Pascan
Moncton Flight College - Moncton and Fredericton closed
PASCO
Perimeter
Sky Regional
Atleo
Wilderness Seaplanes
Air Sprint
Fast Air


Permanent closures:

Compass

[rookiepilot]

From a private flyer, to all you in the industry affected, I sincerely hope this shutdown is short and sharp, and people quickly return to travelling again as they isolate this virus and find solutions.

There are a lot of very smart people working 24/7 on solutions on the treatment side and vaccine side as well.

I do believe we will get this under control, from my study of past outbreaks.

[AlonsoF1]

550 Jazz

[gustind]

All Transat pilots from April 19th onward.

[bbingham]

Perimeter

Where did you hear Perimeter was doing layoffs? Couple guys there I've talked to haven't heard anything about it.

[timeflies]

Every pilot at 65h until May and no layoffs.
New hires will continue the GS and get their PPC.

All Transat pilots from April 19th onward.

so which info is correct ?

[iflyroads]

Company didn't sign the new LOU. Flights now only going till April 1st.

[iamthecaptainnow13]

Company didn't sign the new LOU. Flights now only going till April 1st.

What company does this refer to? Transat?

[notwhoyouthinkIam]

Perimeter

Where did you hear Perimeter was doing layoffs? Couple guys there I've talked to haven't heard anything about it.

Probably safer to get Covid-19 than to get on an aging Metroliner...

[FL320]

Every pilot at 65h until May and no layoffs.
New hires will continue the GS and get their PPC.

All Transat pilots from April 19th onward.

so which info is correct ?

This one: All Transat pilots will be layoff from April 19th onward.

[iflyroads]

Company didn't sign the new LOU. Flights now only going till April 1st.

What company does this refer to? Transat?

Whoops. Sorry, yes Transat

[Turboprops]

Perimeter

Where did you hear Perimeter was doing layoffs? Couple guys there I've talked to haven't heard anything about it.

Me, got a call this morning.
They're starting with all the new hire in training (me), probably going to the junior pilots soon

[bbingham]

Perimeter

Where did you hear Perimeter was doing layoffs? Couple guys there I've talked to haven't heard anything about it.

Me, got a call this morning.
They're starting with all the new hire in training (me), probably going to the junior pilots soon

Sounds like more of a hiring freeze than layoffs. Probably nitpicking things a little bit but there's a bit of a difference.

[Turboprops]

Where did you hear Perimeter was doing layoffs? Couple guys there I've talked to haven't heard anything about it.

Me, got a call this morning.
They're starting with all the new hire in training (me), probably going to the junior pilots soon

Sounds like more of a hiring freeze than layoffs. Probably nitpicking things a little bit but there's a bit of a difference.

Wouldn't hiring freeze mean they stop hiring "new" pilots?
or i guess you can call this a hiring freeze plus firing pilots in training, i don't know if that counts as lay off but me and a few others are out of jobs now

[Redwine]

I wouldn't worry about companies laying off. This virus will pretty much be the end of aviation as we know it. This virus is expanding exponentially and will kill off any remaining airlines. It's just a matter of time. Anyone who thinks this matter will go away in three to four months is out of touch with reality.

[dashtrash1]

I wouldn't worry about companies laying off. This virus will pretty much be the end of aviation as we know it. This virus is expanding exponentially and will kill off any remaining airlines. It's just a matter of time. Anyone who thinks this matter will go away in three to four months is out of touch with reality.

The current rate of doubling is ~ 4 days. Assuming 100% transmission (unlikely), the virus would infect nearly the entire Canadian population in 45-60 days, and the American population a little bit longer. There's still a lot we don't know about this virus, but your useless fear mongering isn't helping.