Airborne Energy Soultions & Whitecourt Alberta

HighTime · Post by **HighTime** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:14 pm

Hello,
I was hoping to find someone who has either worked for AES or lived in Whitecourt. I would like to find out what it is like in Whitecourt, cost of living, housing, location, etc. Basically anything you know about it, good or bad please.

Thanks alot.

Fox 3 · Post by **Fox 3** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:53 am

I was wondering about this company as well. No one knows anything??
High Time, pm me if you find anything out.

Thanks.

~FOX~

P180 · Post by **P180** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:05 am

Fox 3 wrote:I was wondering about this company as well. No one knows anything??
High Time, pm me if you find anything out.

Thanks.

~FOX~

This is a big company that does not pay well.They have a good CP but he cannot do anything about the pay.But over all if you want to work for low wages this is the company for you.

superiorwhore · Post by **superiorwhore** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:14 am

LOL, sounds like the next sonic blue.

We're not going to pay you but if you wanna build time, come on down we're the company for you.

Fox 3 · Post by **Fox 3** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:16 am

I'm not sure about High Time, but I'm wondering about the maintenance side.

Thanks for the replys.

~FOX~

P180 · Post by **P180** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:38 am

superiorwhore wrote:LOL, sounds like the next sonic blue.

We're not going to pay you but if you wanna build time, come on down we're the company for you.

You got that right but it is to bad they are a good company.

Switchfoot · Post by **Switchfoot** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:14 am

P180 wrote:
Fox 3 wrote:I was wondering about this company as well. No one knows anything??
High Time, pm me if you find anything out.

Thanks.

~FOX~
This is a big company that does not pay well.They have a good CP but he cannot do anything about the pay

Not true. They pay pretty well and have a decent schedule. Good for time building as they fly a lot! New King Air 350 in CYYC. Caravan trying to be replaced by a King Air 200 in Whitecourt. Couple of Navajo's. CP is a good guy and will treat you fairly.

This from having worked there in the past and keeping in touch with folks who still work there. PM for more info.

Switchfoot.

low n over · Post by **low n over** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:27 am

Your joking right. This company is night and day compared with death-trap bagrun companies. Probably the highest paid fixed wing pilots in Canada for what there flying [single cessnas] My T4's there were always around 55K+ per diems on the Ho, working 20 on and 10 off. Only the odd survey company can beat them for $. They have just gotten into the King Air market with a YYC base, dont realy know what the pay is there. Airborne has a new CP and he's put everyone on salary. If the pilots at Airborne can show that other guys on similar eqiupment doing similar work are making more than the company will bump up there pay. So really the only problem is the stinking F#@$ing fixed wing industry.

Maintenance wise they are top notch. Housing is throught the roof in yzu.

Fox 3 · Post by **Fox 3** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:12 am

Is housing through the roof for any particular reason? I understand why YYC has jumped, but a small town like that is a bit different. What's it like living there?

Thanks again fellas.

~FOX~

HighTime · Post by **HighTime** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:25 am

I see there are some mixed reviews with this place, which is good. The pay doesn't sound to bad, as long as it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to live there...day to day stuff not necesarily housing.

FOX: I think housing everywhere is on the way up, likely cause of the energy sector boosting everything. Check your pm's.

thanks

HT

TopperHarley · Post by **TopperHarley** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:10 pm

I had an interview with them several months ago. It would have been for a Rainbow Lake 206 position, and the pay was $2300/month + $400/month northern living allowancs, plus, accomodations were provided. That's pretty high pay for a 206 job, if you ask me.

shitdisturber · Post by **shitdisturber** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:14 pm

From talking to the guys in our company based out of there, the price of housing has gone crazy lately; not quite as bad as YYC but getting there. The joys of the oil boom.

Out of Control · Post by **Out of Control** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:23 pm

P180- you must have had an interview with AES and did not get the job. AES is a top notch company. Don't start hacking a company that you do not know anything about. You make a complete ass of yourself, such as you just did.

g5 · Post by g5 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:45 pm

another vote for aerial recon, as is formerly known.

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:52 pm

Out of Control wrote:P180- you must have had an interview with AES and did not get the job. AES is a top notch company. Don't start hacking a company that you do not know anything about. You make a complete ass of yourself, such as you just did.

If that company taught you everything you know I'd steer clear!!

BOOOOOOOOYAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

w squared · Post by **w squared** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:57 pm

I've never worked for AES, but I've worked with a lot of AES pilots on the rotary-wing side of the house. The only complaint that I heard from any of them was the amount of time on the road. The one guy that was making that complaint wasn't upset about the company or the rotation shcedule, just about being away from home.

Every single AES fling-wing pilot that I talked to said that they were treated well by the company.

This is also a company going places. They've essentially created their own market in the area of heli-portable well servicing. Nobody did it until they came along, and nobody offers anywhere near the services that they do.

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:27 am

Just look out for the "combat soldiers" they are lible to get you in trouble.

bobcat18 · Post by **bobcat18** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:33 am

I have a buddy working there and he has no complaints about pay or accomodations. Says both rotary and fixed wing CP's are good guys. spends a lot of time on he road but he is single and doesn't mind too much.

greenwich · Post by **greenwich** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:11 am

Good company!

Specialize in oil-patch helicopter operations, so fixed-wing is secondary. Last time I was in Whitecourt they had 6 choppers on the ramp...and one C-208B.

Their base in Whitecourt looks great, and all of their equipment looks clean and well kept. The people there that I've chatted to over the years all seem nice and professional.

There's a rumour going around CYYC that a large drilling company bought-into AES and is supposed to be picking-up two KA 350's and putting them on the OC. Assuming that they'll be running those birds out of YEG and YYC. (believe it when I see it though!)

G

HighTime · Post by **HighTime** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:19 am

Interesting, thanks for the info guys, very helpful. I think I may go talk to the CP next week and see what's going on.

Regards,

HT

TopperHarley · Post by **TopperHarley** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:33 am

greenwich wrote:There's a rumour going around CYYC that a large drilling company bought-into AES and is supposed to be picking-up two KA 350's and putting them on the OC. Assuming that they'll be running those birds out of YEG and YYC. (believe it when I see it though!)
G

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=20657

They've probably already filled this position too.

Switchfoot · Post by **Switchfoot** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:53 am

greenwich wrote:Good company!

There's a rumour going around CYYC that a large drilling company bought-into AES and is supposed to be picking-up two KA 350's and putting them on the OC. Assuming that they'll be running those birds out of YEG and YYC. (believe it when I see it though!)

G

They already have one flying out of CYYC! AES is a good company and anyone who goes to work or fly there will learn a lot, make some money, and have a good time doing it.

Switchfoot.

low n over · Post by **low n over** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:31 pm

...and its a large company with many young employees in my demograph [20's] , very very social atmosphere.

HighTime · Post by **HighTime** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:35 pm

Dust Devil wrote:Just look out for the "combat soldiers" they are lible to get you in trouble.

do they do drug tests??

Fox 3 · Post by **Fox 3** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:37 pm

I would assume they do drug tests for both pilots and maintenance. Wouldn't that be part of your medical??