planemanofnz wrote:ZK-NBT wrote:I would think AC have other places to send their limited fleet for now.
Where?
Asia/India, you face the Russia airspace issue.
Europe - NW is low season.
Aviation Week has an article about Jazz and its fleet. According to the report, "Jazz the sole regional operator to fly for the national carrier under a capacity purchase agreement." Under what kind of arrangement is PAL operating flights on behalf of AC? https://aviationweek.com/special-...
Jump to postAviation Week has an article about Jazz and its fleet. According to the report, "Jazz the sole regional operator to fly for the national carrier under a capacity purchase agreement." Under what kind of arrangement is PAL operating flights on behalf of AC? https://aviationweek.com/special-...
Jump to postConsidering they run a mixed fleet flying program, I would think the A339 would be the front runner. That being said, it's hardly the end of the world if that doesn't continue. I have read on other forums that something was in the works including upgrades to the premium cabin offering, leaning more...
Jump to postSo looks like the CRJ-200’s are staying in the fleet until 2025 now?
Jump to postWhen the E175's going in for cabin refurbishment, will they also retrofit the winglets to the newer longer version? I've heard that this would eliminate some of the restrictions with flying them out west.
Jump to postTo me, this move would make a ton of sense. The max would allow for Rouge to compete nationwide including the potential return to YYC leisure markets. It would also streamline the mainline product and offer additional efficiencies and a consistent product. I’m failing to see the downside aside from ...
Jump to postAlso, the union has no say in what narrow bodies go to rouge. That is purely a company decision. Sure, but it’s the long term play at strengthening Rouge and weakening AC mainline, which would be sold under the PR guise of “better pax experience”. You are either shrinking AC’s fleet or saddling the...
Jump to postI guess airfares will be going up big time with a 30-40% salary increase for pilots. All other AC unions will obviously ask for more of the same. Ultimately the higher airfares will lessen demand and maybe layoffs will result? Economics 101. Can’t upload a pdf file on here, but the national bank di...
Jump to postI guess airfares will be going up big time with a 30-40% salary increase for pilots. All other AC unions will obviously ask for more of the same. Ultimately the higher airfares will lessen demand and maybe layoffs will result? Economics 101. Can’t upload a pdf file on here, but the national bank di...
Jump to postWhy did AC/QK order CRJ900’s (705’s originally) instead of the CRJ700? If Jazz is limited to 76 seats due to scope clauses, I don’t understand the benefit of the 900. Was it simply for the ability to insert a J cabin and keep the same capacity with the additional floor space? Additional range?
Jump to postA few days ago they also posted lower direct entry FO requirements (but they backtracked on that for some reason - maybe it was changed prematurely). Basically you’d be qualified as a DEFO with 1500 hours and 500 total hours + 250 pilot-in-command hours on an aircraft over 10T like a Q400. That comb...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to see the comparison isolated for transborder operations only.
Jump to postLast year, there was so much hiring that wide body FO positions were being awarded to new hires. I believe I read that only those with with jet time were allowed to bid those positions. However, this is second hand info and I’m not 100% sure about the specifics. That is true to a point. Theres a cl...
Jump to postI know hindside is 20/20. But AC did struggle with the Max grounding. If AC had taken any of the Max 9s, I would imagine those planes would have been grounded after what happened with Alaska Max 9. With so many used A320s around, they are also able to get them on the cheap. And I would imagine ther...
Jump to postCould CX pilots be dual typed on 78J/77X like they are with the 330/350 currently?
Jump to postIs AC planning any additional Express flying out of YYC for S24 aside from YEG, YMM, YQU, and YLW? Given their pull-down from YYC, likely not. Makes me wonder if this will be the end of the YYC CRJ pilot base. Seems weird to deadhead the crew for every pairing. Maybe the costs of closing the base o...
Jump to postIs AC planning any additional Express flying out of YYC for S24 aside from YEG, YMM, YQU, and YLW?
Jump to postFlight to ICN start mid May https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2023-12-14-WestJet-adds-direct-connectivity-between-Seoul-and-Calgary-to-summer-2024-schedule YYC-ICN is expected to be year round and shall eventually be a code share with KE too who would provide value able beyond feed via ICN to SE Asia. ...
Jump to postWhat is AC's plan with the QK E175's? Utilisation seems low. The pilot roster is sub-200 pilots, but used to be about 300 with 25 fins at normal rates of utilisation. Did Porter decimate pilot staffing on the E175 that badly? Almost all new hire courses have been assigned to CRJ/Q400 spots out west....
Jump to postWhy will AC never do a retro livery? Keep seeing that said on here.
Jump to postI wonder if that will mean the exit of TS on those routes. They seem satisfied with relying on PD for transcons out of YYZ. Could allow them to open up or bolster markets in Europe.
Jump to postPut differently, I think there is a higher likelihood the lessors bought into Porter’s glitzy sounding story and adventurous growth strategy without fully understanding the nuances of the Canadian market - hey, we have also seen this with foreign investors putting money into the two new ULCCs in Ca...
Jump to postI am definitely getting a feeling of running before being able to walk. I just don't see where they will be able to staff all 75 E2s while also staffing the Q400s. It has also been rumored that they were shopping around for even more Qs so that will strain the pilot pool even more. With the additio...
Jump to postOut of curiosity, which base typically flies the YYC-Europe flights if W Patterns are no longer assigned? I can’t remember if I read it further back in this thread or somewhere else, but I seem to recall it being YVR crews starting with a DH to YYC. Is that correct? Could YYC commuters skip the DH ...
Jump to postI'm curious: are there no more W six-day pairings (for pilots) at AC? Or for cabin crew? While we have some six day pairings, we don’t have any where you cross the Atlantic four times. We (pilots) don’t have access to cabin crew pairings. I’m honestly not sure if they do any W pairings. But as they...
Jump to postIf AC is experiencing seasonality issues with their 77W’s today, then why on earth would they go for something like the 778/9 for a replacement? That would just make the problem worse. It’s too much plane with the exception of a handful of routes in peak summer. The 35K is a much more reasonable cho...
Jump to postTransat to launch Montreal-Marrakech in S24.
https://cultmtl.com/2023/10/air-transat-to-launch-nonstop-flights-from-montreal-to-marrakech-summer-2024/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-porter-airlines-ceo-michael-deluce-expansion-plan/ As a private company, Porter doesn’t disclose its financials, but Deluce admits revenue this year is expected to come in between $600 million and $800 million—”hopefully on the high side...
Jump to postThe majority of those federal workers who work from home (hybrid) were never the ones travelling to begin with. Government travel is certainly down -- but probably less so than people realize. In fact work-from-home has stimulated some travel that didn't exist under the prior traditional work arran...
Jump to postres77W wrote:res77W wrote:Dominion301 wrote:
I wonder if it's going to Rouge?
According to Planespotters it's going to mainline AC: https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/ ... air/r1mlj1
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I love how every Canadian airline thread turns into attacks and numerous mod warnings..I don't think any other country's airline threads are at our level lol. Anyways, I think PD would be much better off adding more YOW routes rather than copying everyone else doing YYZ-Florida and YYZ-LAX/LAS. YOW...
Jump to postI wonder what the future will look like for CPH service now that SK is leaving Star and joining Skyteam. Will they still codeshare?
Jump to postLooks like the CFO has moved on. https://s23.q4cdn.com/371771841/files/doc_news/2023/09/chartwell-announces-new-cfo_sep-27-2023-final.pdf
Not sure if that really signifies anything, but it is curious timing.
The senior manager of in-flight entertainment at AC just posted on LinkedIn that the IFE/IFC teams are excited about some upcoming news. Sounds like an announcement is imminent. I wonder what that might entail..
Jump to posthttps://www.routesonline.com/airports/8720/airports-company-south-africa-acsa/news/299661729/airports-company-south-africa-traffic-performance-and-outlook/ Article from Routes Online lists YYZ as a target destination from JNB. Heck of a long way to go, triangle via CPT on the way home could be fasc...
Jump to postCouple of thoughts.. 1. Some 330’s are going into refurbishment. Are they really planning a 1 to 1 replacement of the 18 330’s despite significant investments in the fleet right now? Maybe it will be a replacement of the oldest 330 frames + growth, replacement of some 330’s and some frames from anot...
Jump to postI wonder how long the exit from YYC will last/if it will ever end. Jazz has pilots based out of YYC and the vast majority of them are starting and ending their pairings with a deadhead to another base and doing their flying out of there instead. Are there plans to close this base going forward? See...
Jump to postAnd improving OTP/CF can probably solve a lot of the "customer service"/passenger rights/compensation issues. So much for "revenue optimization". Plus, if there's such a big focus on 6F, wouldn't you want to have a better value proposition for those Americans who do have the cho...
Jump to postI wonder how long the exit from YYC will last/if it will ever end. Jazz has pilots based out of YYC and the vast majority of them are starting and ending their pairings with a deadhead to another base and doing their flying out of there instead. Are there plans to close this base going forward? Seem...
Jump to postIndeed, I'm curious if this is 5%,10%, 40%? of the market though. Are they feeding off the scraps or is there really a legitimate measurable demographic in these markets for a Canadian ULCC to stick long term. Depends on the market. In some locations like SXM for example, ABC traffic (people self-b...
Jump to posthttps://livewirecalgary.com/2023/09/07/new-calgary-airport-ceo-outlines-vision-for-future-at-chamber/
A few interesting tidbits from the new YYC CEO.
PD will match aeroplan status until September 26th. https://enjoy.flyporter.com/status-match/index.html?cmp=air_canada&fbclid=PAAaYjPa7bldzj98pwlb_PgWr-UECE5mJikEEBeh7sk6GbzAs1YyMwhh2MjCE_aem_AX9FgS5CoZJ2buuue1UMlhHsGlDXsdt6STSvwh9MwwQl2dkNnLI8oKdZiOOePFbk0Ys
Jump to postIs the YYC airport authority aware of their flaws/are there plans to do anything about them?
Jump to postI’m not sure what to make of the reduction in the XLR number from 30 to 28. My best guess would be that the performance engineering team took a look at the updated range with the latest XLR mods required for certification. Perhaps the decreased payload meant that a handful of potential routes were ...
Jump to postCX will be launching a new J class product named “Aria” in 2Q24.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/cathay-pacific-new-boeing-777-aria-business-class-suite
Travelling alone I would definitely pay to choose my seat. No point doing that on PD from my most recent experience. It will potentially get changed without you even knowing about it during boarding to accommodate a family that wants to sit together. More like “seat preference” vs selection. They m...
Jump to postmatthew11 wrote:Travelling alone I would definitely pay to choose my seat.