chockalicious Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 If any of you folks are on here hope you land on your feet into something good. WS is contracting out their catering for those who don't know what Air Supply is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Who's going to do the catering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Gate Gourmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 38 minutes ago, conehead said: Who's going to do the catering? Whoever is the cheapest! PS - not a slam against Westjet (it's a slam against capitalism!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I doubt very many people are going to take the package and opportunity to transition to Gate Gourmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FA@AC Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I'm surprised that WestJet kept the work in-house for as long as they did. Southwest is the only North American carrier I'm aware of that doesn't outsource its cabin provisioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I think that dry goods made sense to having your own catering. But now that hot meals will be increasing for the 767, Max and -800, it may make sense to have a provider that deals with this. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Outsourcing glaringly simple high-volume tasks is often not cost effective. Other than the cooler of sandwiches all WestJet has been doing up to this point on the 737 is unrefrigerated shelf-stable snacks and beverages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I think someone is supposed to say "jinx" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Being that they are non union, I wonder what will offered to the former WestJet employees. The news story says Quote Employees with the in-house service will be allowed either to stay on with the company in another role, or take a severance package and apply for a job with a third-party food service. I guess if you are non union the best you can hope for is to be "allowed" but perhaps that is not a direct quote from WestJet, if it is it will add fuel to any unionization drive. In any event I wish the displace workers the best of luck in a rather bleak Calgary Job Market. I do see from WestJet's web site that Calgary is not the only base. Any idea of how many employees will be displaced? Does it only effect those who handle the food or? Reason I ask is that they web site shows the following for AirSupply http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/logistics/pdfs/transop/Air Supply Agent.pdf 1 Quote In a busy and dynamic role, our air supply agents assure that each WestJet aircraft is stocked and fully serviced with supplies. Operating at WestJet's busiest airports, our air supply agents provide a vital service to our operation, taking care of many aspects of the buy-on-board service including cart stocking, warehousing, and transportation. Each aircraft has a different route with different needs, managing this complex planning is the work of our dedicated air supply team. The products that they deliver help guests enjoy their trip whether it is a bachelor party heading to Las Vegas or a family reunion in Regina. https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-us/jobs/roles/air-supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chockalicious Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 I would imagine that all of the agents in YYC will be offered spots on the ramp. All of the other bases may he able to absorb agents in to a CSA role if needed but not sure the same skill set lines up. There will be a handful of managers displaced, hopefully spots found for them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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