Latest at Flexjet?

[can99]

I would give up my 6 figure income to return to flex, anything to get back to a normal life not in this ********************hole of a country I am working in now!!!

 

[smartelephant]

Well, I'm reasonably close to the top, and found something that keeps me busy,,,but count me in if I get the call.

Hung

I recently found a temporary gig, which is nice considering I didn't fly for almost a year, but I would definately like a fulltime schedule and benefits, so you can count me in since I'm in the top 20.

All that aside, does anyone have any credible evidence of a forcasted recall in the future? I know some of what gets said here are just rumors from the road, but a few seem to have a bit more of a direct line to the waterview. I understand nothing is for certain until the phone rings and TC is on the other end, but I don't see how they could cover the fall schedule with the current staffing levels without a boat load of charter. Take today for example, a pretty busy day for a wednesday in April.

 

[Club ORD FO]

With all due respect, I think you guys are looking at it wrong. Flying long days has nothing to due with needing recalls. We have X number of planes and staff Y number of people per plane. They are still telling everyone in ground school that we are overstaffed based on that equation. The only way we will recall is if they add more planes back into the fleet, and they wont do that unless we sell more shares. So yeah our owners are flying more, but that does not create a need for more pilots, it just means 14 hour days for everyone here.

 

[flex*wife]

With all due respect, I think you guys are looking at it wrong. Flying long days has nothing to due with needing recalls. We have X number of planes and staff Y number of people per plane. They are still telling everyone in ground school that we are overstaffed based on that equation. The only way we will recall is if they add more planes back into the fleet, and they wont do that unless we sell more shares. So yeah our owners are flying more, but that does not create a need for more pilots, it just means 14 hour days for everyone here.

At hubby's last recurrent this was discussed amongst the group in great detail and while tc was confident the upturn in flying mitigated the need for more fleet reductions and furloughs made it clear it had nothing to do with recalls. Sorry.

That said my hubby recently got a "forced" day of OT and has been hearing more of it happening to others so that bodes well for the situation of OT grabbing... Maybe that will bring back a few.

 

[ArtVandalay]

I thought 300 deliveries were going to be cranking back up this year at some point?

 

[GSXR600]

Recalls??? jaaaa pliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzz. Does anyone ever heard the term " you are not looking at the big picture" I think you all forgetting who's in charge of the company, FR ring a bell?
I think the county national debt will be at zero before Flex will recall anyone with this man on board.

 

[Rouge Warrior]

I like my new gig and the pay is great but the location leaves a lot to be desired. I am in the middle of the list and could stay at my present job but it would be a tough choice if I were recalled. I really hate Afghanistan but the pay shuts me up!!

 

[Dooker]

I like my new gig and the pay is great but the location leaves a lot to be desired. I am in the middle of the list and could stay at my present job but it would be a tough choice if I were recalled. I really hate Afghanistan but the pay shuts me up!!

Any hotties over there?

 

[smartelephant]

Recalls??? jaaaa pliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzz. Does anyone ever heard the term " you are not looking at the big picture" I think you all forgetting who's in charge of the company, FR ring a bell?
I think the county national debt will be at zero before Flex will recall anyone with this man on board.

not to be slanderous, but is english your first language?

 

[can99]

where is your sense of humor smartelephant.

i would have spelled it pleeeeeeezzzzzz myself, but thats me

 

[DUATS]

Any hotties over there?

The longer you stay, the better the Army chicks look.

 

[FastJP4]

On another note...any speculation as to how many of the 85 want to come back a year after the second round of furloughs?

Tough call for me on that one. I'm doing a 30/30 schedule which sucks being gone for 30 - but is wonderful being home for 30. Thank goodness for skype. The commute is a pain in the arse - but flying from the left seat has doubled my pay from what it was at LXJ, and the accomodations and perdiem make LXJ's look like chump change.

Would be a tough call indeed - but one I don't think will be necessary to make for quite some time.

 

[CL300Pilot]

While yes, flying is up, the last I heard we are not taking any new deliveries this year. That unfortunately means we will not be recalling either. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. The no new deliveries info came from long recurrent.

 

[C604Pilot]

Heard from MX that our planes that are "sitting" around will be repainted and numbered for Flexjet Mexico. It will use Mexican pilots and so on just like Flexjet Canada.

So if FR is willing to expand Flex and use mexicans instead of furloughed pilots, its going to be a long time before we see our friends back.

 

[smartelephant]

Flexjet Mexico? Really, there's a market down there? Are you being serious?

 

[japhy]

No, he is serious. That is Fred Greed's big plan for Flexjet.

 

[jonjuan]

Flexjet Mexico? Really, there's a market down there? Are you being serious?

Ever hear about the drug violence in the border towns? There's not a lack of money down there.

 

[ArtVandalay]

Heard from MX that our planes that are "sitting" around will be repainted and numbered for Flexjet Mexico. It will use Mexican pilots and so on just like Flexjet Canada.

So if FR is willing to expand Flex and use mexicans instead of furloughed pilots, its going to be a long time before we see our friends back.

That's proprietary information, be careful what you say on here. Flex is trigger happy these days...

 

[John MClain]

That's proprietary information, be careful what you say on here. Flex is trigger happy these days...

Once again, "Chicken Little" just has to speak up and inform us of the ever looming and impending danger that awaits us all at Flex.

Get a life dude, have you ever had anything positive to post about your current employment situation? I feel sorry for your wife and family if you have one.

Define "Trigger Happy" please, they obviously haven't found you yet.

 

[Flyingdog1]

Heard from MX that our planes that are "sitting" around will be repainted and numbered for Flexjet Mexico. It will use Mexican pilots and so on just like Flexjet Canada.

So if FR is willing to expand Flex and use mexicans instead of furloughed pilots, its going to be a long time before we see our friends back.

If this exists, I hope it works. Used airplanes off our books, great! Wanna fly a Mexican registered airplane, go ahead. You need a FM3 Visa in your passport and a Mexican pilot license. Been there, done that; it sucks.

 

[ArtVandalay]

Once again, "Chicken Little" just has to speak up and inform us of the ever looming and impending danger that awaits us all at Flex.

Get a life dude, have you ever had anything positive to post about your current employment situation? I feel sorry for your wife and family if you have one.

Define "Trigger Happy" please, they obviously haven't found you yet.

I have a life, and it involves irritating your dumba$$. I can't help it you're not smart enough to know what trigger happy means, look it up. Now, I have to go and masturbate to the thought of how much kool-aid you drink in the training center. And, how do you know they haven't "found" me yet?

 

[CL300Pilot]

Because you are still here ? :laugh:

And, how do you know they haven't "found" me yet?

 

[John MClain]

I have a life, and it involves irritating your dumba$$.I can't help it you're not smart enough to know what trigger happy means, look it up. Now, I have to go and masturbate to the thought of how much kool-aid you drink in the training center.
And, how do you know they haven't "found" me yet?

Arthur, Georgie, Chicken Little, Negative Nell, whatever name you feel is appropriate. ( personally I think they all are ) Little buddy, you got me all wrong. You don't irritate me, you amuse me, you are a curiosity to me.

How does someone like you get out of bed every morning? You hate the company that employs you and most of the people you work with, everyone is out to get you, conspiracies abound at the Waterview, Cantabene and Gross are trigger happy and Fred Reid is the Anti-Christ. I'll just bet you're a real joy to be around when you're not at work, again condolences to the family and friends if you have any. And while your at work, Im sure you winning smile and positive attitude carries over into your interaction with our owners. Right?

It truly is a shame the market and economy doesn't allow angry little men like you to just move on and go do whatever it is that makes you happy. Then the rest of us can go about our jobs safely and professionally while trying to make Flexjet a viable and thriving company.


Ok, I looked it up.

trigger-happy adj. Slang Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm before adequately identifying the target.

So splain it to me again, who's got the firearm and who are they trying to shoot?


Once again you've made reference to the male genitalia. What is this fascination with all things phalic? Underlying homosexual tendencies perhaps? You, a handful of tissue, some lube and your reading glasses in a snooze room in the FBO trying to satisfy yourself with Rosie Palm and her five sisters while thinking of me really creeps me out, but Im glad I can help.

As far as drinking the kool-aid.

If by working 14 days a month, making well over 6 figures, flying what is considered by many to be one of the best airplanes ever built and receiving a 5% bonus and quite possibly a modest pay increase for the next year all during the worst economy since 1929, if that's what you consider drinking the kool-aid than you bet ya pal, fill my glass with some more please!

You have been weighed, and found wanting. Here endith the lesson.

 

[ArtVandalay]

I never said I hated my employer. I never said I hated the people I work with. I never said Fred was the anti-christ. These are YOUR thoughts that you fantasize about me, not mine. AND, the information he spouted about mexico IS proprietary information and I was trying to protect HIM not mouth off and rant like you do.

 

[DirtyBeech]

FR isn't the anti-Christ. Just a close approximation. And if FlexMex means I don't have to go to that third world sh*thole then I'm all for it.

 

[Rouge Warrior]

Any hotties over there?

Dooker, I hope you are kidding. If not HECK NO their is nothing and I mean nothing HOTTIE over here. Not even airport hot. All I've seen are ugly Army/Navy/Air Force chicks and smellies*












(*locals; some are tangy, some are spicy, but they are all smellies).

 

[GSXR600]

not to be slanderous, but is english your first language?

No Mr ex-Colgan, English is not my first language....

 

[smartelephant]

No Mr ex-Colgan, English is not my first language....

what does me being ex-colgan have to do with anything? that wasn't mentioned in anyone's statements.

 

[ArtVandalay]

Got a nice little raise today, thx flexjet.

 

[Nolife]

Got a nice little raise today, thx flexjet.

They start issuing step stools...