Transwest SAAB fire

Cranium · Post by **Cranium** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:34 am

What exactly happened this week with Transwest's Saab in YPA? Fire engines and sirens going off all over the place, but no one seems to know.

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:57 pm

Just spoke with an engineer "in the know" and he said that on take off, the crew heard a bang or bangs and the engine lost power, along with smoke. They rejected and had to evacuate pax off the runway. Engineers were working on it and thought they had the problem fixed but when they tried an high speed taxi, it did it again. Maintenance having a little trouble finding the problem and may have to change the engine. That's all i know.

trouble · Post by **trouble** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:21 pm

Nothing new for TWA. I heard that they scrimped and now they had to put in a new engine. so much for increasing wages or spending money on pilots. Maybe if they looked forward enough and spent some money planning they wouldn't have these problems.

Beacon Final · Post by **Beacon Final** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:59 pm

From PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

STAY THE HELL AWAY.....

They have kids in PA making less than min wage... they have yet to change there pay scales to reflect the new min wage of SK. Oh and go there if you like having a cell phone and not being paid to be on call 24/7!

STAY AWAY!

Riverat · Post by **Riverat** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:31 am

Transwest operates under federal jurisdiction not provincial. Therefore they can pay whatever the hell they want. Doesn't make low wages right, but that is the way is it. For the record though, apprentice engineers did receive a decent raise recently. Although senior engineers wages stayed the same. Probably not the smartest move mangement ever made. Just a few disgruntled senior guys.

grover · Post by **grover** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:19 pm

Beacon Final...get a new post...i've seen that response in half a dozen topics...and the kids there are making more than min wage now...

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:10 pm

Yeah, because they saw Beacon Final's post, and realized they better do something quick!

Rock on Duffman!

Vicstick · Post by **Vicstick** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:31 pm

This company is like a wounded animal.....some one please put them out of their misery!

BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:59 am

vicstick, just bite the curb so someone can put you out of YOUR misery

Vicstick · Post by **Vicstick** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:10 pm

Bite the Curb? You'll have to explain that one to me? My request for a "Saskie slang for dummies" book is still outstanding at Chapters. They tell me the guy who is supposed to author it, is busy finding out who published Saskatchewan's only known book "gone with the wind"!

teh_flyguy · Post by **teh_flyguy** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:54 pm

Vicstick wrote:Bite the Curb? You'll have to explain that one to me?

I think that is flatlander slang for "turn your back to us and lay down, 'cause that is the only way we can kick your a$$"

What blows me away is that the crew flying TWA's flagship does what they did to that engine (and yes, you TWA lurkers/supporters know exactly what I am talking about, turbines don't like when you push the levers back and forth like you are rowing a canoe, they tend to stall...) and are still permitted to fly the airplane, sounds to me like they are really hard up for pilots which isn't at all surprising considering what they offer as a wage. Extremely poor decision making on the part of the crew that day, makes me think it is a pre-requisite for employment there. Seen this before, wouldn't be surprising for history to repeat itself soon with the calibre of people they hire to fly.

ils09 · Post by **ils09** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:55 pm

Have you seen the movie American History X? Good movie but the bit the curb scene was brutal!

Transwest SAAB fire

Transwest SAAB fire

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