Transport committee  The benefit, coming off a common type such as the 737 NG—or the 800, in our case—to the Max 8 is the commonality of the training, the commonality of the systems, and you train out the differences. I believe the point of your question was that Boeing was saying that certain trai

Transport committee  I'll start. We took a look at delivering the first aircraft in 2017 and then, at entry into service, we had a very easy entry into service. In our experience in operating the aircraft, up until a year ago we had no technical issues, no training issues and really no negative e

Transport committee  I believe you're talking about the angle-of-attack indicator.

Transport committee  One is the AOA alert, the “disagree” alert.

Transport committee  The disagree alert is common in the 737. We had it on the NG and were supposed to have it on the Max. I believe the issue you're most particularly speaking to is that the “AOA disagree” was an option—

Transport committee  —but it was an option on the NG as well. Ultimately, for that indication there is no checklist, there is no training associated with it. It's a bit of a red herring that it is itself being put forward as a safety option.

Transport committee  I concur with that. I was in the current position when the Max was brought into WestJet. Again, we're independent from the certification process, so once the aircraft has a validation and we have an operating certificate, we're able to basically move forward. The information

Transport committee  That's a complex question. When you look at the requirements concerning how a type is validated, from the basis of the 800 NG to the Max, the whole point of many of the items they've talked about, including MCAS, was to ensure that they basically met the certification requirement

Transport committee  I am.

Transport committee  With the detail not fully and readily available to me on what you're actually probing into, sir, I can't effectively answer.

Transport committee  Issue papers and concern papers are a normal process, going back and forth. We have been transparently included now with the process we're going through, as far as the recertification of the MCAS software, the flight control software, is concerned We understand and we see that c

Transport committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members. Thank you for the invitation to appear before you today, proudly representing more than 14,000 WestJetters who every day commit to the safety and success of our airline in service of the travelling public. The grounding of the B

Transport committee  I'd be aligned with Mr. Strom that way, in terms of offering an opinion in an area that's not my expertise. However, I will strongly point out that we've talked about both the very strong level of capital investment in airframes and engines that produce the lowest level of nois

Transport committee  I would concur.

Transport committee  Are you asking what the input is from a pilot's perspective?