I'm a little confused because in the article they also say this:
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WestJet said it is participating in the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program and said the pilots will be placed on an inactive status and will remain on payroll while the program is in effect.
So are they laid off, or inactive? Or is that for a different group?
Possible they are doing what several companies including mine have done, layoffs but continuing to pay health insurance so people are not completely out in the wind.
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I'm a little confused because in the article they also say this:
So are they laid off, or inactive? Or is that for a different group?
They will be inactive until the wage subsidy program ends which will help them out financially, after than they will be layed off. That's my understanding. Unlike some other jobs there is a cost in keeping them after that and it would be more cost effective to rehire than to retain at that point. It's unfortunate. I foresee Air Canada doing the same in the near future as the dust begins to settle.
Currently all their pilots are on a reduced pay guarantee (hours) but even at that they are actually working way fewer hours than they are being paid for which is not sustainable
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This could have just as easily been posted in the What Makes Me Happy thread but there isn't a lot of good news in aviation these days so I'm putting it here. It also makes me happy.
Snowbirds will be working their way across the country this summer just because.
Nice to see the Cargolux 747 today. Really noticeable with few aircraft in the sky.
I assume it was delivering medical supplies?
I think it's on it's regular scheduled weekly run through YYC. Or at least it was here last Tuesday with a similar routing so I'm assuming this is just a normal flight.
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I think it's on it's regular scheduled weekly run through YYC. Or at least it was here last Tuesday with a similar routing so I'm assuming this is just a normal flight.
Yup regular service, sometimes we get lucky and the SEA-YYC portion comes in the day like today.
We also had the Nav Canada CRJ buzzing around a couple of hours ago doing work on the instrumentation at the airport.
I think it's on it's regular scheduled weekly run through YYC. Or at least it was here last Tuesday with a similar routing so I'm assuming this is just a normal flight.
Monday nights and Friday nights is their actual schedule but they are the most delinquent cargo airline maybe in the history of humanity so daytime visits are common.
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With all the covid stuff going on, this story has been largely ignored. Pretty terrible chain of events. That was a really good video explanation you included.
YEG saw the Antinov AN124 three times in the space of 24hours over the weekend. Also Fedex MD11’s have been regular visitors the past few days which is not typical.
YEG saw the Antinov AN124 three times in the space of 24hours over the weekend. Also Fedex MD11’s have been regular visitors the past few days which is not typical.
Must be a huge spike in online sweatpant sales.
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