rudder wrote:
It's a shame that the TC contract didn't go to one of the Canadian operators that use foreign pilots for seasonal work so that there wouldn't have to be some inane debate about 'travel policy' for Canadian pilots as the foreign pilots who were performing Canadian jobs would have confirmed tickets back and forth to the foreign countries that they live in when they are not taking jobs away from Canadian pilots.
As for D/H, the Jazz crews travel under similar terms as Transat and Canjet crews on AC flights (corporate travel rates). I too am shocked that AC accepts $$ to fill seats from companies that AC competes with.
AC has convinced ACPA and apparently many AC pilots that a part time gig for 6 aircraft is the cause of all of its competitive woes. Must be true and WJ is not even on the radar screen. Or perhaps revisiting the reciprocal jump seat agreement with WJ is also an area that would improve the bottom line at AC? Perhaps if AC can make it more difficult for WJ pilots to get to work, then WJ will fold?
I certainly hope that more important topics than this are the subject matter at the MEC meeting today.
1.) The use of foreign pilots is a completely different discussion - I would bet that we would agree 100% on that topic.
2.) You do understand the difference between commuters and D/H right? Seems like you are using the two terms at random.
3.) Of course there are more important things going on at the MEC meeting - this is just a place for people like you and I to fling anonymous insults at each other.
