Brucelee:

Was wondering if any "off the streeters" have been called or is it only guys from the last pool have got the word.

lownslow200.
Not sure if anyone not on the previous shortlist has been called. I suspect they are preparing a new shortlist for the rest. I think there were 70 or more on the previous list. If that's the case, the Sep or Oct course will be the first of many for the rest. It would be good to hear from those who have been called. Anyone with more info?

brucelee,
I heard them from a friend who is in the pool awaiting his course date. I normally trust him to be supremely "in the know" regarding these things, but had also heard/read from other sources that the first 2 years probation salary was untouched. Just trying to get the most current info! Cheers.

Dockjock.
Sounds like your source is pretty reliable. At the same time I will endevour to put this very important question to rest once and for all. It may take a while.

Check this link http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/content/view/96/11/

numbers pretty accurate 1st yr C$42.9K 2nd C$48.7K

Has anyone not in the hiring pool been contacted for an interview yet? I havn't heard of anyone getting called yet.

I am curious about that, too. The first course is July 11 and apparently that is not even full yet. Not sure what constitutes a full course, but probably 20 pilots? That sounds like about enough new F/O's to crew 4 EMB 170's if there are 5 crews per. Does anyone know the delivery schedule of the new jets? The first is slated to go on line in August, but with a new course of 20 I would think more pilots would be needed within at least a month after that, and so that would mean a mid-August course as well for September deliveries. Assuming AC is going to give people at least 3 weeks notice to leave their current job it would seem interviews would have to start sometime in early July, and so calls should be going out as we speak I would think (but haven't heard of anyone getting one yet either).

don't quote me on that, but I think, there were 5 coming in july, and about 3 every month for 5 months after that.

But honestly, it doesn't look like there is much going on for a company that was suppose to hire guys yesterday???

I saw, I mean we , we saw an emb 170 or 190 not sure, with the Emb colors in YYZ for about a week now.
Didn't see the Reg.. was, mean ,we were wondering if it was an AC one??
Can anyone comment? If it was I thought it would have been painted?

Hopefully things will be happening soon, moral needs it.
Good luck to you all.

I believe that was a demonstrator on loan from Embraer to AC to use for ground crew, flight attendant, catering, and other logistics-type training issues in advance of getting their first actual delivery.

They have been interviewing guys from Jazz for a couple weeks now. Not sure about off the street though.

Mikey21.
"But honestly, it doesn't look like there is much going on for a company that was suppose to hire guys yesterday???"

The Emb in the manufacturer's colors is a lowner from Emb. It is being used to do initial line indoc and line checks on our first batch of Emb pilots on some rapidair routes. First AC Emb to arrive third week in July. A rate of 3 per month after that. Last of A340-300 just arrived. That's it for now from Airbus. Two more 767-300s coming later this summer. First course of new hires starts Mon Jul 11. Next one tentatively sched for Aug 1st. Not sure what the numbers are, but hiring is supposed to continue for the next two years. Not much has changed since this thread was started. We will probably have more info once this course starts.

bruce

any chance of a bit more detail on the last arriving 340s - AC says 10 as of June 05, is the one arrived now the only one since then or is the final total more than 11? Was this the ex Air Jamaica 343-311 or was that a previous one?

Are all the AC 767s in MHV now back out that will ever come out or are there a few aircraft that could still be retrieved?

thanks

MarkD.

Fin 983, A340 came from Bordeaux and I believe that it is our tenth but not sure. The 67s are coming from Europe and S. America but again I will have to verify that from a more reliable source.