Originally Posted by
CZAMFlyer
Do you mean 'not' one of your trip reports has been sponsored?
I'm not sure why jaysona has come out guns blazing against the bloggers and especially against the A220 itself, given his history with its development. Although I'll be among those to state that not FAs bidding the type due to crew seating near a lav is one of the more frivolous complaints an employee could conjure up.
When reading/viewing the various frequent flyer trip reports and videos, the discerning observer applies a hefty grain of salt to the usually-lavish praise heaped upon the product. Air Canada may not pay trip reporters in dollars, but some receive in-kind perks. Nobody gets an invite to a hangar reveal or is assigned a cockpit seat during an air-to-air marketing photo shoot unless deemed by the company as a reliable advocate (or a high-rev customer). AC's PR department is more than able to produce their own glossy videos and photographs absent of any meaningful critique. Internet and social media influencers belong to an unofficial advertising body that doesn't appear on payroll or in budgets.
Granted some many perceive it as perks, although being payed is definitely not the case especially if you consider that I take my own time to go on an event, pay for my own expenses out of my own pocket, film and edit on my own dime and yes, other than for one J class flight for Signature Class, all my other J Class reviews whether AC or any other airlines are full revenue flights. Would I like comped flights all over the world or get paid for these vids, Absolutely but for the time being, they are there for anyone who wants to have a look at what the product is like without it being a slideshow. The air-to-air was no easy feat, that's a case of persistence mixed with luck and it didn't hurt to be a high-rev customer
