It's a sady day for the Maritimes...
09-05-2006, 01:38 PM
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It's a sad day for the Maritimes...
It's official, Canjet is stopping all sked service as of September 10th, 2006. The airline is apparently going to continue operating as a charter service. The airline will refund all tickets purchesed for flights after the above date.
Airline management says the stoppage was due to high fuel prices and the inability to compete with the high frequency of flights by Air Canada and Westjet in their region. Everyone knows that it was really because Canjet pilots recently joined ALPA and management didn't like that, as well as their aircraft leases were up and they couldn't renew them.
Canjet currently operates 9 735s and 1 733 throughtout Eastern Canada as far west as Calgary, as well as Florida. Canjet employs 580 employees throughout Canada, as well as 110 pilots.
For more information on Canjet, please visit:
http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli...an/canjet.html
Airline management says the stoppage was due to high fuel prices and the inability to compete with the high frequency of flights by Air Canada and Westjet in their region. Everyone knows that it was really because Canjet pilots recently joined ALPA and management didn't like that, as well as their aircraft leases were up and they couldn't renew them.
Canjet currently operates 9 735s and 1 733 throughtout Eastern Canada as far west as Calgary, as well as Florida. Canjet employs 580 employees throughout Canada, as well as 110 pilots.
For more information on Canjet, please visit:
http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli...an/canjet.html
Last edited by flystraightin; 09-05-2006 at 02:00 PM.
09-06-2006, 06:42 AM
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Wasn't Canada down to just one airline within the past several years? I'm surprised they kept three going this long. Canadians will get by just fine with two - though your theory about the union is probably true too.
09-06-2006, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by flystraightin
Airline management says the stoppage was due to high fuel prices and the inability to compete with the high frequency of flights by Air Canada and Westjet in their region. Everyone knows that it was really because Canjet pilots recently joined ALPA and management didn't like that, as well as their aircraft leases were up and they couldn't renew them.
Yea, I'm sure that's it. The pilots vote to be represented by a union. No pay raises have been issued yet. Those must be negotiated, a process that sometimes takes years. In fact, they are currently flying for some of the lowest 737 wages in the industry. I'm sure the demise of scheduled service had nothing to do with high fuel prices, or better service from the competition.
Isn't it amazing, not only are the pilots responsible for flying the airplanes safely, they now have to be responsible for the health of the airline. I guess the pilots made all the decisions on route structure, aircraft leases, ticket prices, management salaries, purchasing, employee hiring, etc.
Give me a friggin' break...
