Where are they coming from?

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:23 pm

Anyone know where the newhires at WJet are coming from, and what kind of experience levels these folks have?

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:48 pm

The Walmart sporting goods section. Many years in the service industry. They can't wait to become owners. These are happy people looking to get happier.

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:13 am

What is this... does No one know?

WJ700 · Post by **WJ700** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:55 am

twinpratts wrote:What is this... does No one know?

I'll ask and post back, but don't be suprised at the lack of posters on this board from WestJet... the Troll known as Blastard is a bit of a virus and its annoying at the best of times to look on here... but kind of like a car wreck though.

Trickkles · Post by **Trickkles** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:43 am

Remember :

Westjet hires for attitude trains for skill.......

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:10 pm

OOOHHH MY!!!

Flightlevels · Post by **Flightlevels** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:19 pm

twinpratts wrote:What is this... does No one know?

cedar tree · Post by **cedar tree** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:30 am

We've seen a few guys leaving from the fire bombing business over the years, Airspray and Conair. Guys were 5000 hours.

WJ700 · Post by **WJ700** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:12 pm

I met a guy this week. He's a Turbo Prop Captain from the Westcoast, before that a PA31 pilot. I asked about his class mates and they had some corporate fellas, a Turboprop Captain from YYZ, sounded like a real mix and everyone had more than 4000 hours and from all over Canada. This guy also said the next groundschool had a mix too, mostly high time one was a former MD 80 Captain from SG.

You'll have to sqweeze me Amigo Flightlevels for more info, thats all I know.

DA900 · Post by **DA900** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:59 pm

Twin if you can fit the profile you too can work for Westjet...

http://www.cbc.ca/22minutes/videos/arch ... estJet.wmv

nightrunner · Post by **nightrunner** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:52 am

A guy with 2 yrs in at Canjet quit to go with Westjet

WJ700 · Post by **WJ700** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:24 am

Well I'm happy to hear we have another one that will bid for the Maritimes in the winter. I've met quite a few CanJet pilots and they seem like great people, just working a weee bit too hard lately and perhaps thats why they are looking elsewhere.

Flaps30Greenlight · Post by **Flaps30Greenlight** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:05 pm

WJ700 wrote:Well I'm happy to hear we have another one that will bid for the Maritimes in the winter. I've met quite a few CanJet pilots and they seem like great people, just working a weee bit too hard lately and perhaps thats why they are looking elsewhere.

Yep Fly Smart

leftyxl · Post by **leftyxl** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:11 pm

Comin' over to the Teal side Georgeeeeeee?

Kosiw · Post by **Kosiw** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:38 pm

How many new hires a month is WJ taking these days?

WJ700 · Post by **WJ700** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:05 pm

Kosiw wrote:How many new hires a month is WJ taking these days?

A groundschool every three weeks until the end of the year. 8 pilots per class but I think our 3rd simulator is coming online soon so perhaps more in the future; but that's a guess on my part.

At present, about 620 pilots now and 12 more confirmed birds on the way.

... · Post by **...** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:15 pm

WJ700 wrote:...one was a former MD 80 Captain from SG.

I heard about this guy. Before the interview started...he reached around in his back pocket for his cheque book!

Just kidding. I hope everyone does well @ Westjet.

AC only hires University grads anyway...I told AC during my interview that I had to leave university to GET an education!

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:27 pm

I guess the interview didn't go so well. You think???

... · Post by **...** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:48 pm

tonysoprano wrote:I guess the interview didn't go so well. You think???

Actually I did very well until I "cup-caked" the interview panel

PS: unless you have "expensive wall paper"..they won't ask you for an interview...why would you even believe me that I got the call?

Plus I heard the final exam is pledging allegiance to Celine Dion…I’m not comfortable with that even if I had the 4 year smarts!

Flightlevels · Post by **Flightlevels** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:51 am

Kosiw wrote:How many new hires a month is WJ taking these days?

the course at the end on March is 8 then going to courses of 10 pilots every 3 weeks due to extra flying from marketing....

DA900 · Post by **DA900** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:14 am

I am Birddog wrote:
tonysoprano wrote:I guess the interview didn't go so well. You think???
Actually I did very well until I "cup-caked" the interview panel

PS: unless you have "expensive wall paper"..they won't ask you for an interview...why would you even believe me that I got the call?

Plus I heard the final exam is pledging allegiance to Celine Dion…I’m not comfortable with that even if I had the 4 year smarts!

Apparently the psych exam is still working fine at AC.

... · Post by **...** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:29 pm

DA900 wrote:
Apparently the psych exam is still working fine at AC.

Yeah good one. Because everyone @ AC is normal.

I managed to hack into your computer...can you explain this?

Love ya!

DA900 · Post by **DA900** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:29 pm

Birddog I can’t explain anything you do. I can only imagine if I sat around the computer every waking hour make lame and childish threats to people I don’t know. I could too also could come up with weak, ineffectual, and unsatisfactory zingers. So keep them coming sparky I know you will....

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:57 pm

Birddog will someday be an owner. He's smart.

Clint23 · Post by **Clint23** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:01 pm

or he could one day become an OAC pilot.

Just kidding