GM Flight Dept?

[WW24dude]

I heard they are hiring? Anybody know anything?

Thanks

 

[Correcting]

They may be hiring NJA after the debacle in front of Congress and the subsequent media hysteria.

 

[Capt1124]

Pentastar had some ads up awhile ago but I'm not sure if that's the GM flight department or some other auto company.

 

[sydeseet]

Didn't GM hire two pilots earlier this year?

 

[LJ45]

I heard they are hiring? Anybody know anything?

Thanks

You are joking !!!

You might want to think about job security.

 

[Rokit88]

CNBC just announced this morning (11/21) that GM is selling 2 of its jets.

 

[Sandhawk]

CNBC just announced this morning (11/21) that GM is selling 2 of its jets.

Which 2? They have 7 total according to NBAA........

2 G-Vs & 5 G-350s

Is it just the 2 that the reporters saw the executives getting out of at DCA?

 

[Rokit88]

CNBC didn't say. The headline was just "GM to sell 2 of its corporate jets"

 

[AbOvo]

Yeah sell them to a separate LLC and lease them back. Good way to fix the media problem.

 

[Raskal]

They were planning on selling the two for a while as I understand it-originally the plan was to do it without any personnel changes but last word was that may not work out.

Don't know where you heard they were hiring but I would check again.

As for security, it's still a very good job (even without the perks it used to have) and GM isn't going anywhere. The flight department is a very necessary part of their business-those planes fly their asses off.

 

[Sparse]

GM isn't going anywhere. The flight department is a very necessary part of their business-those planes fly their asses off.

I hope you are correct, but if they don't fix their business model, they will die. I presonally have sworn off American made cars. I have been burned by all three of them and it will never happen again. I just had to spend 500 dollars getting a power window fixed on a 2004 F-150 that has 44,000 miles. What really made me angry was when the service writer told me it was a common failure. I told her, it was costing Ford a customer for life.

 

[siucavflight]

As for security, it's still a very good job (even without the perks it used to have) and GM isn't going anywhere. The flight department is a very necessary part of their business-those planes fly their asses off.

I would not be so certain of that.

 

[o2bflyn]

I hear they are not selling any jets. They are simply turning 2 leased jets in. From what I read they were planning on doing this a while ago anyway. Either way they are down 2 jets so I don't think they will be hiring.

Someone asked before about Pentastar. That FBO was original started under that name by Chrysler. not sure if they atill own them or not, but I don't think they have anything to do with GM.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Why be ashamed of the benefits of aircraft usage?

While I know nothing of the operation - most public company aircraft are offices, they use them to have meetings (try that in coach, Mr Senator) they use them to sleep through the night to wake up and be productive for an Intl meeting/deal, and to assure that they will actually get there (Not get delayed at Heathrow) etc...etc...

No need to lease, no need to hide...These are not caviar barges - they are extensions of offices.

NOW - where those 3 faulted this week - they didn't have an explanation for the angry public. They should have been briefed on this. They could have thrown this right back at those morons. It was a childish attack from left field and it worked. Shame on the Big 3 for not being prepared.

Next time as a congressman how he got to the meeting that day? Not by train I bet.

 

[LJ45]

Why be ashamed of the benefits of aircraft usage?

While I know nothing of the operation - most public company aircraft are offices, they use them to have meetings (try that in coach, Mr Senator) they use them to sleep through the night to wake up and be productive for an Intl meeting/deal, and to assure that they will actually get there (Not get delayed at Heathrow) etc...etc...

No need to lease, no need to hide...These are not caviar barges - they are extensions of offices.

NOW - where those 3 faulted this week - they didn't have an explanation for the angry public. They should have been briefed on this. They could have thrown this right back at those morons. It was a childish attack from left field and it worked. Shame on the Big 3 for not being prepared.

Next time as a congressman how he got to the meeting that day? Not by train I bet.

Where is Howard Hughes when you need him :beer: