Westjet or Sunwing

[FOD_Vacuum]

If you got offer from both companies, which offer for First Officer would you take and why? Specifically wondering about upgrade times and pay etc.

[Handover]

Without a doubt Sunwing. Depending on experience upgrade times immediately to a couple of years.

WestJet I suspect somewhat more.

As a first year FO, I'm looking at about $90k this year all up.

[Dizzy D]

If you are looking for a faster upgrade time, sunwing is probably a better place to go. As far as a career airline, personally I would be apprehensive to go to sunwing. Sunwing is a hotel/resort company that happens to operate airplanes. To the best of my knowledge, they don’t operate airplanes as efficiently as most schedules service airlines. I wouldn’t be surprised if sunwing’s accounting team decided to farm out the charter work to another company. Obviously this will not happen unless we enter a rough recession, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility.

WestJet is not immune to this kind of thing either. Many “great” airlines have come and gone in the past, and I don’t think any job is 100% safe. All I’m saying is if I were in a position to choose between the two airlines, I wouldn’t choose sunwing.

[munzil]

If you are looking for a faster upgrade time, sunwing is probably a better place to go.

Probably?? What are the upgrade times at WestJet?

Sunwing is 49% owned by Tui. A company almost ten times the size of WestJet. I know where I'd place my bets as to who is going to last longer. WestJet seems like a gong show these days

[daedalusx]

Sunwing 100%

[snowcone]

West jet is much more diversified incase on an economic downturn.

Sunwing transports one type of passenger for one purpose to a limited set of destinations.

Think of where you want to be siting in the next down turn.

[Inverted2]

Sunwing. If you go to WJ you might get “Swooped”. Plus you’ll get perpetually bumped down the list by the Encore folks. I don’t know what the time to a left seat at WJ would be but I bet it’s a very long time.

[trey kule]

I think you should contact both HR departments and schedule a meeting between yourself and them. Clarify the benefits of them employing yourself, and open the bidding.

Remember. You are entitled to , and deserve everything you get.

[FOD_Vacuum]

Sunwing. If you go to WJ you might get “Swooped”. Plus you’ll get perpetually bumped down the list by the Encore folks. I don’t know what the time to a left seat at WJ would be but I bet it’s a very long time.

You are wrong. On the application is specifically asks would you go to Swoop, mainline or both. They respect your decision in the interview.