It will depend on where the 777s fit into the scheme of things. If they become the new flagships of AC's fleet (and I think they would because I remember reading somewhere that they seat more people than the A340) then the pilots with the most seniority will get first crack at them and they can potentially bump people down the line onto smaller aircraft. My boss is a retired AC captain and when they got rid of the 747s, he got first crack at the A340 because it was now the largest plane in Air Canada's fleet. Some A340/330 guys got bumped down to the 767 to make room for the 747 guys, etc. New hires would depend on how many new aircraft they acquire in relation to how many old ones they retire. Mark Quoting "Michael A. Burris" <yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx>: > AIRLINE: > > With respect to pilot hiring, I'm assuming the new > equipment purchases don't require a significant line > of new hires, but upgrades from the present Airbus > fleets with present crew with recurrent or new school > training. Correct? > > I wonder too, if this will leave openings in the Air > Canada ranks for new hires? > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > ------------------------------------------------------- > --- Alireza Alivandivafa <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well, this deal includes refurbishment of the 763ER > > fleet, including possible > > addition of APB winglets (the first for the type). > > They should fly for AC > > for a while longer, especially as they try to build > > up 787 capacity. > > Additionally, they have 18 options for more 777s as > > well as something like 46 options > > for more 787s. The 787s will be a combination of > > 788s and 789s, the latter of > > which are almost a direct replacement for the A343, > > with much more range. It > > is likely that AC will exercise at least 10-20 of > > their 787 options in the > > course of this. > > > > Additionally, the 77Ws will be larger than anything > > AC flies (their A346 > > orders now canceled) and have 8000nm of range, > > meaning they can reliably hit > > almost every AC destination. Add to that 772LRs and > > AC will probably end up doing > > more than just YYZ-DEL. > > > > It is no secret that Robert Milton is no fan of the > > under powered A343 and > > that they were mostly ordered because of political > > pressure. Now, that issue can > > be solved. > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2005 10:31:34 PM Central > > Daylight Time, > > mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > Any idea what AC's unhappiness has been wit the > > A343? They've used them > > longer than almost anyone else, and even got rid of > > a few very > > long-in-the-tooth models. > > > > Is the expectation that the older 762 and 762ERs > > would be retired? > > (Some like, C-GAUN would be 25 years old!) > > > > Is the complete 763 fleet going as well? > > > > The quantity to be ordered I don't think would > > replace their extensive > > 767 fleet, and the numerous 343/345/333 examples... > > >