Not going to outline my relationship with Sunwing Airlines, however i can tell you the situation:
- Sunwing has about 40+ 737 aircraft, in the summer months this drops to about 17 as majority of aircraft are wet leases and partnerships with TUIFLY, JETAIRFLY, THOMSON and TRAVELSERVICE. Majority of the pilots who work year round are permanent pilots, the rest are hired on contract and called back every fall/winter season, and many of these seasonal pilots are apart of those European Airlines themselves
- Lots of pilots come from 737 operators from India, Europe, South America and the States, as long as you have couple thousand hours on the 737, you'll be put forth in the interview line.
- Long term, not the place to be unless you are a permanent pilot which is extremely hard given the very slow summer months - no upgrades
- The pilots have their own union, get paid industry standard, no complaints
- I can't comment on pay and benefits or schedule but if you have the ability and really want to move to Canada, Westjet/AC would be far better options.