Any Suggestions

[iluvetops]

Hello

Need some suggestions and advices or an ideas here.

My situations are,
A wife and 2 young sons( 4.5yrs and a 5 months )
Due to upgrade to B777 in the desert.
Wife have said she would return to US when the little one turns 5 and I personally would like to return home in the future.

My original plan was to get as much PIC times(min 1300) as possible so that I can apply to SWA. I know things can change and the job may not be available after 3 years. Now, I think for me would be better to go home now and to have a good career with Netjets, and the stability/ QOL for the family.

Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

 

[pilot370]

The day I had mt SWA interview I got called for the NJA interview. I thought about it a lot and I said I would take NJA over SWA. I did not get a job offer from SWA but did from NJA. I am now just waiting to do my A/C training.
I come from a corporate background and I would miss the interaction I had with the pax, wont get that lock up front in a 737. Also I really didnt want to be tied to one airplane type until I retire. I dont regret at all getting the 737 type and throughly enjoyed the interview experience at SWA.
NJA offered to me more of a set schedule and only a short commute to CMH. Not to mention flying various types of a/c too.
Just my .02
Good Luck

 

[bailey3083]

Hello

Need some suggestions and advices or an ideas here.

My situations are,
A wife and 2 young sons( 4.5yrs and a 5 months )
Due to upgrade to B777 in the desert.
Wife have said she would return to US when the little one turns 5 and I personally would like to return home in the future.

My original plan was to get as much PIC times(min 1300) as possible so that I can apply to SWA. I know things can change and the job may not be available after 3 years. Now, I think for me would be better to go home now and to have a good career with Netjets, and the stability/ QOL for the family.

Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

None of the airlines are safe as they use to be and even SWA will sooner or later feel the pinch that the rest of the majors are feeling. The fractionals are the safest place since most the people who sign contracts have more then enough money to ride thru most economic burps.

Bailey

 

[Guitar Guy]

With any job you look at, be sure to consider starting pay and benefits in order to keep your family covered.

I've been at NetJets for about 2 years, so if you've got some questions I might be able to help with, please feel free to PM me.

 

[netjetwife]

My husband advises those interested in NJ to make the move sooner, rather than later. Seniority makes a big difference in almost everything. Upgrades already take (safe estimate) 3-5 yrs. We all know the FOs are still underpaid so you don't want to get stuck at that level any longer than you have to. Lots of things could happen in the next 3 yrs--hiring and upgrading could slow. Tell your wife, it's smarter to make the move sooner. Granted we don't know the family situation, but the above advice is sound for a career decision. Just look at the Domicile Debacle to see what a difference hiring date can make.

Good luck with the all-important decision!
Best Wishes whatever you decide,
Netjetwife

 

[notaNJApilot]

hiring will slow, and it won't take 3 years for it to happen.
from what i read on here, the recruiters have enough applications to fill the openings for the rest of this year. i sure wouldn't count on next year being a hiring spree like this year was.

 

[Buddro]

hiring will slow, and it won't take 3 years for it to happen.
from what i read on here, the recruiters have enough applications to fill the openings for the rest of this year. i sure wouldn't count on next year being a hiring spree like this year was.

Not true at all. Word right out of RTS mouth during recurrent groundschool was 350-400 pilots hired per year through 2010 minimum. He has told previous recurrent classes he wants 5000 pilots and 1000 aircraft. Only time will tell.

Latest company seniority list as of 9/14/06 shows 2530 (8/28/06 DOH). This guy should upgrade when we have aprox. 3900 pilots on the seniority list or aproximately 3.5 - 4 years.

What makes you think hiring will slow? We have people beating down the door to become owners (or card holders).

 

[notaNJApilot]

I was assuming that hiring is due to fleet growth, and that it increases evenly each year. The hiring this past year was due largely to a pilot shortage. So there were more pilots hired this year than only the amount required due to fleet growth. Next year, if you assume the pilot shortage is fixed, then the only hiring would be due to fleet growth.

Ultimately you are correct in that "only time will tell". There are also arguments for limiting the number of owners to make NetJets a more prestigious company.

 

[notaNJApilot]

Plus, with 375+ pilots hired to date and another 100 or so on the way, 475 is still more than Santulli's estimate of 350-400. That's what I meant by my statement about next year not being a hiring spree.

 

[freeflyer14]

Not to hijack, but this goes along the original poster's lines I think, and this is my first post in the fracs forum for which I am a little nervous about getting flamed to death , but for those of you with families, kids, etc., how is the being gone for 7 straight days every other week on your personal life? I am pretty comfortable doing 2 and 4 day trips for the most part, but feel entirely burned out on day 4 and am ready to come home, even if it's only for a few days. I am not sure about leaving a family for 7 days all the time, granted the 7 off has to be great, I am just wondering if it is worth the tradeoff. Kinda hard to determine having never lived it.