Air Canada Reviews in Montreal, QC Area

Pros

no more than 83hrs per month as regulation by ministry of transport canada.
Although 2 weeks of time off every month might seems fantastic to some ,,,You actually need the time off to recup from constant time zone change and from breathing recycled air from the aircraft generator pack's.
Very demanding for the body ,must be in excellent health condition.

Cons

constant war between unionised employees and management,,more chiefs than indians,,less than average relations with management.
Heavy constant pressure from management.

Advice to Senior Management

Unfortunately they just wont listen,,

Pros

- Airline industry
- Passionate colleagues
- Interesting work

Cons

Infighting rampant among senior managers
Too much concentration of decision making and budget management among senior managers

Advice to Senior Management

Make sure you don't tolerate infighting and empire building within the company. Discipline or remove those who do it

Pros

Travel privileges, good pension plan, good company to work for and good promotions if you want to grow. Salary is competitive.

Cons

Management should be more open to help employee consolidate work life and home life. More time off or management to be more accommodating towards employee.

Pros

The benefits at Air Canada are amazing. Full dental, 100% paid prescriptions, full pension, and of course travel. I have spent on average 2 months of every year for the last 10 years traveling the world. Usually 3-5 trips a year. Weekends in London, weekends in Barbados, quick runs to Australia or Thailand.... Hard to beat.
Advancement is very political, and all airlines are cyclical. So if you can move fast, make the right contacts, don't mind them cutting your salary every couple of years, and don't get laid off, you might find it easy to get ahead.

Cons

I have worked at Air Canada for 11 years and for the last 9 air canada senior management has made it very clear that they feel air canada would be a much better airline if they could just get rid of all their employees. The stress they put us through is often unbelievable and unrelenting.
Recognition and feedback is slim. Lower management usually is squeezed pretty hard from above and below, so they really don't have much to do with you if you do your job well. There is no recognition for a good job. I have not had a performance review in 6 years.
Unionized jobs are of course based on seniority, so new employees get the worst ride, lowest pay, worst shifts, and first out the door when there is a downturn. There is a lot of bumping around as higher ups cut here and there making it hard to even have a regular schedule. New employees also are often part time working shifts such as 8pm to 2am or 430am to 930am (or both). This, with frequent schedule changes and forced overtime, makes it very hard to have a second job or go to school.

Advice to Senior Management

Find a way to value your employees better. Find a way to make your employees job experience more plesant. Happier employees will lead to happier customers.
Employees should receive recurrent training sessions in interpersonal and communication skills.
There is a culture at Air Canada that minimizes operational problems as they get reported up the management chain. Because managers are so squeezed and worried about getting cut or blasted they seem to minimize very real problems on the ground. There needs to be a change in environment where it becomes safe for managers and middle management to do their jobs and allow for real innovation.
Try a little more carrot.

Pros

Travel benefits, Buddy Passes, Group Insurance
Time Off To Travel Able to exchange shifts
Fun Workplace

Cons

Increasing Cuts
Lack Of Job Security
Employyes always last to know
Increasing bad airline business, losing out to cross border airports offering flights at a quater of the price.
When a flight is 878 from Montreal to LA or 329 from Burlington to LA folks are going to drive two hours to burlington.
Air Canada needs to get more competive.

Advice to Senior Management

Work with the employyes and make them partners
They are your front line persoanle with knowledge you may not have