CitationAir To Cease Flight Operations On October 31

[outerfix]

My Pro Pilot mag just came in the mail. I had to chuckle at the irony of Textron being the featured flight department the same month they shut down CitationAir. Tailwinds to us all, we deserve it.

 

[gunfyter]

If NJ starts off the street hiring in a few months ... what kind of interest would you expect there would be from Citation Air pilots?

 

[outerfix]

I think that those of us that still wanted to stay with fractional flying are or will be working at Wheels Up. If i'm going to sit in the right seat for the next ten years, it's going to be at an airline.

 

[gunfyter]

Sounds good to me ... I was just wondering how easy it would be to find people that could quickly adapt to this business

 

[surveypilot]

I think that those of us that still wanted to stay with fractional flying are or will be working at Wheels Up. If i'm going to sit in the right seat for the next ten years, it's going to be at an airline.

There are plenty of guys at Gama (Wheels Up) that will have just completed their one year training contract about the time that NetJets starts hiring. The Wheels Up contract is still new enough that NetJets could decimate the workforce at Gama overnight.

 

[gunfyter]

There are plenty of guys at Gama (Wheels Up) that will have just completed their one year training contract about the time that NetJets starts hiring. The Wheels Up contract is still new enough that NetJets could decimate the workforce at Gama overnight.

Why yes ... all they have to do is up the SIC pay to comfortably above WU PIC pay

 

[surveypilot]

Why yes ... all they have to do is up the SIC pay to comfortably above WU PIC pay

They don't even have to do that. They just have to get SIC pay above WU SIC pay. The schedule improvement would do the rest.

 

[gunfyter]

They don't even have to do that. They just have to get SIC pay above WU SIC pay. The schedule improvement would do the rest.

What is the pay and schedule?

 

[surveypilot]

What is the pay and schedule?

The schedule is 6/3. King Air pay is $55k for FOs and $80k for captains. XL pay is $80k for FOs and $110k for captains.

 

[jonjuan]

They don't even have to do that. They just have to get SIC pay above WU SIC pay. The schedule improvement would do the rest.

What's the upgrade to WU vs nj?