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Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2013, 11:31
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,577
Posted By Montrealguy

That was precisely the Airbus philosophy when it...

That was precisely the Airbus philosophy when it created the Airbus 320. But before a pilot ends up on such an aircraft, he must first learn to fly on a "real" aircraft. Can a cadet who is hired in...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 13:29
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,577
Posted By Montrealguy

I guess there were "cultural" issues here too ? ...

I guess there were "cultural" issues here too ?

The flight crew and five commuting pilots riding as passengers all tossed out their luggage and Christmas gifts out the window as they were...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2013, 23:00
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,577
Posted By Montrealguy

Where the fuselage came to final rest

http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130706&t=2&i=748236077&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=700&pl=390&r=CBRE9651TS900
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2013, 20:09
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,577
Posted By Montrealguy

HL-7742 ? 06-Jul-2013 ? RKSI / ICN - KSFO ?...

HL-7742 ? 06-Jul-2013 ? RKSI / ICN - KSFO ? FlightAware (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/HL7742/history/20130706/0730Z/RKSI/KSFO)

The aircraft began at FL340 (roughly four hours), then climbed...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2013, 14:57
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Many are fixated with the term "accordion fleet",...

Many are fixated with the term "accordion fleet", which I didn't invent. I merely read it in a newspaper article. Maybe you should write a letter to the editor to straighten him out.

The purpose...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2013, 18:20
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Well if what goes on in the world as far as...

Well if what goes on in the world as far as accordion fleets go is what was depicted in North Korea and Norway, I can pretty much come to the conclusion that the version we have in Canada is unique....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2013, 16:51
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Yes, I noticed that Sun Country and Transavia...

Yes, I noticed that Sun Country and Transavia swapped 3 aircraft this year. Nothing in such high proportions as what I described though.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2013, 16:40
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Thank you. I just checked their numbers. This...

Thank you. I just checked their numbers. This spring for example, they added 9 aircraft to their fleet, increasing it to 49. So they went from 40 to 49. A significant increase, but nothing close...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2013, 03:13
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Also, on this side of the Atlantic, it's spelled...

Also, on this side of the Atlantic, it's spelled accordion, with an "o".

Now that we settled what it all means, where the term might have originated and how it is properly spelled on either side...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2013, 22:49
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

canberra97, provide a link to that post please...

canberra97, provide a link to that post please for everyone to see.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2013, 00:43
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Sunwing Airlines from Canada has a minimum of 10...

Sunwing Airlines from Canada has a minimum of 10 aircraft in its fleet year around. Last fall, between Oct 2012 and Dec 2012, it dry-leased 15 additional aircraft from Europe (from Thomson, TUIfly,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2013, 13:24
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

I don't mean swapping a couple aircraft here and...

I don't mean swapping a couple aircraft here and there. A company such as Sunwing Airlines annually increases it's fleet size by 200%. It went from 10 aircraft in the summer of 2012 (only six of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2013, 22:23
Replies: 30
Views: 6,326
Posted By Montrealguy

Airlines with accordion fleets

There is a fairly recent trend in Canada for certain airlines to have accordion fleets of aircraft to quickly adjust for seasonal demands. Canjet, a 737 operator, operates just 5 B-737s from June to...
Forum: Canada
17th Feb 2013, 12:54
Replies: 12
Views: 7,810
Posted By Montrealguy

It says on the HRSDC website that if any...

It says on the HRSDC website that if any temporary foreign workers have any complaints about their wages or work conditions, they should file a complaint with the Ministry of Labour of the Province...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jan 2013, 23:02
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

Earlier, someone posted that the Sea Fury...

Earlier, someone posted that the Sea Fury displayed at the museum of the revolution in Havana did not have its original engine:

This is a picture of a B-26 in a museum in Cuba (Although I fail to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2012, 21:35
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

I found a small book, in Spanish, written by one...

I found a small book, in Spanish, written by one of the nine Cuban pilots, Rafael Del Pino. It's called "Amanecer en Giron" and it's 102 pages long. I'll post some info after reading it. He flew...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Oct 2012, 17:55
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

Do not forget that the Cubans also had their own...

Do not forget that the Cubans also had their own B-26s.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2012, 19:45
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

The book "Hawker aircraft since 1920" by Francis...

The book "Hawker aircraft since 1920" by Francis K. Mason states:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2012, 18:56
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

The other surviving Sea Fury

This is a picture of the other surviving Sea Fury, located at the Playa Giron Museum, if that can help any expert indentify the exact model and engine.

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Oct 2012, 02:01
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

The Rage of the Furies...

The Rage of the Furies (http://www.urrib2000.narod.ru/ArticGiron1-e.html)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2012, 22:28
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Montrealguy

The nine pilots that saved Castro's Cuba

So years ago I came across a very interesting article on the web about an aviation historical event I had never heard about, or rather I had vaguely heard about but not to the extent and with the new...
Forum: Canada
14th Jun 2012, 00:47
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Wetleasing from whom? A foreign airline? ...

Wetleasing from whom? A foreign airline?
When a Tour operator Wet-Leases a foreign carrier, that is called Fifth Freedom and local airlines can and will oppose it, as Sunwing Vacations has...
Forum: Canada
11th Jun 2012, 19:20
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Posted on AVCANADA on June 8th 2012: ...

Posted on AVCANADA on June 8th 2012:

AVCANADA • View topic - Canadian North fires boozing Dash 8 pilot (http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=81956&p=764307#p764307)

But...
Forum: Canada
10th Jun 2012, 14:36
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

You wrote the above post I think. In the past 3...

You wrote the above post I think. In the past 3 years, you have claimed to be on the ATR, on the 320 and on the 737NG, and you go to Canada every year...... but it's ok. I submit argument to...
Forum: Canada
10th Jun 2012, 12:12
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Yes that is positive, for the time it will last....

Yes that is positive, for the time it will last. Expect that to be temporary though. It's a fifth freedom charter. These are never allowed for very long, unless you have an aircraft no other local...
Forum: Canada
9th Jun 2012, 23:49
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Ten years ago Sunwing didn't exist nor did...

Ten years ago Sunwing didn't exist nor did today's version of Canjet. In those days it was Skyservice doing the reciprocal deal that no one in Canada complained about because they played by the...
Forum: Canada
8th Jun 2012, 22:38
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

On October 26 2011, Captain Paul Strachan,...

On October 26 2011, Captain Paul Strachan, President, Air Canada Pilots Association, spoke against the use of Foreign pilots as temporary workers in front of of the Standing Senate Committee on...
Forum: Canada
7th Jun 2012, 16:29
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Let's not mix apples and oranges. We are not...

Let's not mix apples and oranges. We are not talking here about Foreigners who come to Canada with a Canadian Residence, obtain a Canadian Licence and get a job in Canada. There are tons of those...
Forum: Canada
3rd Jun 2012, 18:10
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Are you going to make me prove everything I say ?...

Are you going to make me prove everything I say ?

OK-TVK arrrived in Canada, became C-FGVK for Sunwing this last winter and left for home as OK-TVK for Travel Service.
...
Forum: Canada
3rd Jun 2012, 13:24
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

For many years, a Canadian company, Skylink has...

For many years, a Canadian company, Skylink has had a contract with the Canadian Military to haul military vehicles and gear to Afghanistan and back. This required a large ramped airlifter larger...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jun 2012, 18:48
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

My quote was about those water-bomber pilots who...

My quote was about those water-bomber pilots who are on UI in the winter. Obviously the Quebec Government water-bomber pilots who have an annual salary and do nil flying in the winter and spend it...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jun 2012, 18:16
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Yes the same email they would have gotten from...

Yes the same email they would have gotten from the Indian Civil Aviation had you been an Indian pilot and had purchased your licence and ratings in that country, like many Indians did. Checking the...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jun 2012, 18:07
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Some government employed water-bomber pilots...

Some government employed water-bomber pilots (Province of Ontario, Quebec etc) have annual salaries. It does not mean that they do much flying in the winter. And I think that even the provincial...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jun 2012, 16:03
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

Do not start Trolling please, stay on subject. TC...

Do not start Trolling please, stay on subject. TC will ask to see a foreign carrier's pilot licence and make sure the pilot is rated and current on paper. It does not check if he is really...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jun 2012, 15:51
Replies: 57
Views: 13,110
Posted By Montrealguy

But it is sensible for the Canadian government to...

But it is sensible for the Canadian government to pay un-employment insurance to HUNDREDS of waterbomber pilots evey winter ?

There are in Canada 60 CL-214 and CL-415, 2 PBY Cansos, 12 Gruman...
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