Gumbi Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You may have not heard of it just yet since its still in its infancy, but new content will be posted regularly and I know the people behind it are working very hard at it.So if you care about the Canadian pilot profession, I invite you to visit the site and register.Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Link doesn't work....Can you post the address?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex 9A Guy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Isn't this already being done under a different name?http://www.collegeofpilots.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 The Coalition has a different website:Coalition of Canadian Airline Pilotsorhttp://cocap.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbi Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Sorry about that and thanks CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaEH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Forgive my ignorance, but what is the intention of forming such a coalition/college? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Having taken advantage of contracts in many parts of the world, many times at the objection of local pilot groups, I have a hard time supporting this initiative.I think you would agree that those contracts are available only because there is no supply of qualified "local" pilots available to fill those positions. That is not the case here and I fail to understand why we have abandoned the one-for-one formula that was in use in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think you would agree that those contracts are available only because there is no supply of qualified "local" pilots available to fill those positions. That is not the case here and I fail to understand why we have abandoned the one-for-one formula that was in use in the past.True. And I do take issue with Canadian operators who say "there are no qualified pilots - we have to bring them in from away". The owner of City Express started this ball rolling in the 1980's and he was never called on it then. After 30 years, the "abnormal" has become the "normal", to steal from Don H's prase book. Since I've been out of that world for 4 years now, I must claim ignorance of the current situation so I think I'll just remove my previous post. It will live on in posterity though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 ......... The owner of City Express started this ball rolling in the 1980's and he was never called on it then. After 30 years, the "abnormal" has become the "normal", to steal from Don H's phrase.......I believe CALPA launched a protest against Victor after he brought a Dash 7 into YTZ crewed by foreign pilots. When the Dash 8's started arriving in 1985 it was only Canadians getting those jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st27 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 And some of those "foreign" pilots are still here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Sunwing's probably 70% foreign pilots, F/A's too and the joke is on Canadians. Does Canada even need a Sunwing type of operation? Can't the other airlines that employee Canadians provide the lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Forgive my ignorance, but what is the intention of forming such a coalition/college?The simplistic answer is for the same reason Laywers have a Bar association, and Accountants have their own association. Self regulating, holding it's members to a standard. Can't get a job unless you're a part of the organization, among other things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Some of us believed CALPA was their personal club whose purpose was to serve as a 'control' on the growth etc of all other member carriers.That group now goes it alone in isolation.Can you name the group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbi Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Forgive my ignorance, but what is the intention of forming such a coalition/college?The simplistic answer is for the same reason Laywers have a Bar association, and Accountants have their own association. Self regulating, holding it's members to a standard. Can't get a job unless you're a part of the organization, among other things...Pending an official mission statement release, I will say that the first intent of this Coalition is to protect and promote the employment of Canadian Airline Pilots on all Canadian registered aircrafts, for starters, thus limiting or altogether banning the use of foreign pilots until all qualifiable (not qualified, which is the wording some companies use to justify to MHR that there's no available candidates for the job posted) Canadian is rightfully employed, just like the way it's done in the US and in Europe. It could also eventually develop into what Miles said although there is a College of Pilots being worked on right now...Canada is the only member of the G8 where this practice is allowed...time to wake up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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