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Lots of job postings I’ve seen lately, are they expanding?
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No, people are leaving. Every 705 out there is hiring and 703's will have to up their game to stay competitive.
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2112 wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:40 am No, people are leaving. Every 705 out there is hiring and 703's will have to up their game to stay competitive.
I heard a few rotary pilots left, that’s just third hand info tho.
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Some are going offshore or retiring.
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Rumour has it they're short staffed causing them to call in their on call pilots to the base so it's 4 or more days per month that you're actually working causing fatigue causing more people to quit...
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They are certainly short staffed on the FW side, airlines have scooped up lots of great gals and guys. I don’t blame them for leaving, night shifts aren’t great
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MOAB wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 3:35 pm They are certainly short staffed on the FW side, airlines have scooped up lots of great gals and guys. I don’t blame them for leaving, night shifts aren’t great
The pay doesn’t really look too hot there from what I’ve seen advertised
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Bede wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 1:37 pm Rumour has it they're short staffed causing them to call in their on call pilots to the base so it's 4 or more days per month that you're actually working causing fatigue causing more people to quit...
What’s the schedule like there?
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MOAB wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 11:13 am Some are going offshore or retiring.
Or back to military from what I’ve heard. Can anyone verify this? Doesn’t bode well for the state of things…
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I think 1 went back to military
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MOAB wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 2:56 pm I think 1 went back to military
Somethings definitely up, I think everyone is right from the comments above?
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It’s all due to money and lifestyle I’m sure…
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1% Raise Cap, schedule, and not every base is located in awesome towns.
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MOAB wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:05 pm 1% Raise Cap, schedule, and not every base is located in awesome towns.
Understandable. And yes that’s yucky sounding
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Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
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Tbayer2021 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:24 pm Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
Can they just do that? Won't that affect the travel times to the communities they serve? I'm sure there are some contractual requirements there.

Weird though, they used to be a top p(l)ayer. Seems like they aren't keeping up with pay raises in the medevac industry.

There are quite some pilots that are hesitant flying single engine airplanes in the middle of nowhere at night as well. Easier to find King Air people, especially if they can make more.
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digits_ wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:31 pm
Tbayer2021 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:24 pm Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
Can they just do that? Won't that affect the travel times to the communities they serve? I'm sure there are some contractual requirements there.

Weird though, they used to be a top p(l)ayer. Seems like they aren't keeping up with pay raises in the medevac industry.

There are quite some pilots that are hesitant flying single engine airplanes in the middle of nowhere at night as well. Easier to find King Air people, especially if they can make more.

I know lots of former employees that both flew and fixed there… all left on their own. I never really asked why, but I know where some are working now and That speaks for itself
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Tbayer2021 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:24 pm Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
Since some of the discussion above was about the rotary wing side, I will point out that they do in fact have several Southern Ontario bases. For a lot of helo pilots, Ornge was pretty much the top of the food chain.
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Col. Panic wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:21 pm
Tbayer2021 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:24 pm Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
Since some of the discussion above was about the rotary wing side, I will point out that they do in fact have several Southern Ontario bases. For a lot of helo pilots, Ornge was pretty much the top of the food chain.
Respectfully disagree, that would be hydro one.
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Bug_Stomper_01 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:54 pm
Col. Panic wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:21 pm
Tbayer2021 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:24 pm Wild speculation. Ornge will open a Southern Ontario base before improving pay and benefits.
Since some of the discussion above was about the rotary wing side, I will point out that they do in fact have several Southern Ontario bases. For a lot of helo pilots, Ornge was pretty much the top of the food chain.
Respectfully disagree, that would be hydro one.
Respectively disagree. That would be the Coast Guard.
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