They are an absolute operational disaster and the only reason WestJet allowed it to continue this long is because Encore is desperately short of pilots.
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Does that come at the expense of frequency though?
Lethbridge goes from a peak of 3 Saab flights down to just a single Encore flight. So... yes.
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They are an absolute operational disaster and the only reason WestJet allowed it to continue this long is because Encore is desperately short of pilots.
Who would have thought paying 40% less than the competition plus telling your pilots it'll be over a decade to progress to mainline WJ, while then hiring less experienced pilots above you, would lead to a shortage!
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I've read on another forum that they're often grounded for repairs resulting in cancelled flights.
They're old and well-used, and they show it. There's no doubt about that.
I just have a soft spot for them
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Seeing on twitter right now that Canada will host the 2025 G7 meeting in Kananaskis again.
It's gonna be some avgeek goodness with all the arrivals into YYC.
Not to mention the airspace restrictions messing with all the westbound departures and arrivals. Last time it even affected Cranbrook's instrument approach IIRC.
Not to mention the airspace restrictions messing with all the westbound departures and arrivals. Last time it even affected Cranbrook's instrument approach IIRC.
2002 was pretty fresh post 9/11, I wonder if it will be as restrictive as then? We were flying out of YYC at the one flight school, and we could only go east, you didn't dare go west...