A.C.E.

Double Wasp · Post by **Double Wasp** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:38 pm

Can anyone tell me anything about All Canada Express. What their mins are, how they pay and so forth. I understand that they were in some financial trouble a little while ago but are they getting out of it. Any info would be great.
Thanks
DW

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:38 am

Busy right now. They have already run 2 ground schools for SO's this year. Upgrades seem to be a year or less. Contract work for AC, and lots of work down in the Carribean and Central America. They will soon have 7 727's. May well be adding something larger for longer haul work on the AC stuff. Pay is very respectable and no $30,000 bonds!

Pratt · Post by **Pratt** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:36 pm

The rumour going around regarding the larger A/C is that by this fall ACE will be operating 2 DC-10's for Air Canada doing flights to LHR and another destination, in France I believe. This is supposed to be for a 2 year period.

motherfokker · Post by **motherfokker** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:54 pm

ACE kicks ass over Canada 30,000 any day

yycflyguy · Post by **yycflyguy** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:59 pm

loopy wrote:Busy right now. They have already run 2 ground schools for SO's this year. Upgrades seem to be a year or less. Contract work for AC, and lots of work down in the Carribean and Central America. They will soon have 7 727's. May well be adding something larger for longer haul work on the AC stuff. Pay is very respectable and no $30,000 bonds!

Loopy: do they base in Central America/Caribbean or is it outta YYZ/YUL?

Double Wasp · Post by **Double Wasp** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:24 pm

Thanks for the replies guys but does anyone know what they require for mins? Are ya required to live in YHM? Thanks. DW

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:17 am

CanFlyBoy · Post by **CanFlyBoy** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:44 pm

Do you need to know someone to go into their 2nd officer course or can you apply somewhere to do it? I have tried looking in their website but it does not say much.

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:05 am

Look them up on http://www.pilotinterniews.com.

Phlyer · Post by **Phlyer** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:08 pm

Typo. I think you meant http://www.pilotinterviews.com

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 6:15 am

Woops. You are correct.

3Green · Post by **3Green** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:54 am

Upgrades in under a year? That sounds too good to be true. How many folks have been in the groundschools, and is it guaranteed that if you're in the class that you'll fly?

teacher · Post by **teacher** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:56 am

If you get hired you will fly and lately upgrades have been coming within a year.

aero-singidunum · Post by **aero-singidunum** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:36 pm

ACE lost domestic contract with Air Canada. CargoJet has that contract now.
Also there is a rumor going around that ACE will not get contract with Air Canada with DC 10. There is another company that will get that contract.
If you get in ACE count on flying Cuba and South America .
At least that is what i hear from many ...

teacher · Post by **teacher** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:38 am

As far as I know the only mins are an ATPL although a company reference doesn't hurt either.

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:26 pm

Not the greatest company. You fly 2 on, 2 off I think. They do crew swaps once or twice a week in YYZ. You'll be "hubbed" out of Havana. And I put quotes in hubbed becuase it's not an official hub or you'd have to move there.

They'll fly you to your max over the two weeks. I've dealt with ace as a line supervisor for horse charters they used to do. very un-organized.

apparently they're starting the horse chraters up again (they fly the horses out west) from yhm.

They'll bring parishables up from the caribbean especially during the winter months (flowers, seafood, cigars, etc). (I know...cigars aren't praishable...to most).

They basically went bankrupt a few years ago. They still owe thousands to my fbo, but they added an "inc." to their name, and got a new start down south...seems like they're trying to slowly come back. Arch-enemy of CargoJet though, FYI.

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:27 pm

Not the greatest company. You fly 2 on, 2 off I think. They do crew swaps once or twice a week in YYZ. You'll be "hubbed" out of Havana. And I put quotes in hubbed becuase it's not an official hub or you'd have to move there.

They'll fly you to your max over the two weeks. I've dealt with ace as a line supervisor for horse charters they used to do. very un-organized.

apparently they're starting the horse chraters up again (they fly the horses out west) from yhm.

They'll bring parishables up from the caribbean especially during the winter months (flowers, seafood, cigars, etc). (I know...cigars aren't praishable...to most).

They basically went bankrupt a few years ago. They still owe thousands to my fbo, but they added an "inc." to their name, and got a new start down south...seems like they're trying to slowly come back. Arch-enemy of CargoJet though, FYI.

Cool Rythms! · Post by **Cool Rythms!** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:16 am

I Applied there over and over, but not a peep from them. I've got over 1,400 hours as an S/O and they still didn't even give me the time of day. But whatever, I've got work now, so its no longer an issue. Off to Paris on Saturday.

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:53 pm

Need to know someone to get in there

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:04 am

Not always. There have been at least a couple of recent exceptions to the norm

that I know of @ ACE.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:50 pm

I know they have already trained some crew but have they taken delivery of the DC10 yet? Is this a Transport induced delay?

boeingboy · Post by **boeingboy** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:12 pm

IF - they have got one, it is certainly a TC delay. The DC-10 in freighter configuration has never been certified in this country (= major delays and headaches).

This is what is holding back most/all cargo carriers from going international.

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:56 pm

thought they weren't going to pick up the -10 because Air Canada wet leased a few MDs???

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:56 pm

The Gemini thing I heard is just temporary until ACE can get their DC10 online.

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:57 am

...sweet...