Imissmypilot
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Kenn Ricci claims his goal in 5 years is to be bigger than Netjets while also declaring the pilot shortage does not exist in the fractional world.
I'm willing to be fair. His plans for customer and airframe acquisition sound spectacular. I'm all for it.
The problem is in no world does more business mean less work for the pilots. If you think we are working out asses off now, how will his plan help us be fairly treated and safely operated?
To compete with NetJets we will need 1500 more pilots. That is impossible on many levels. How is it that Warren Buffet sees the reality but Kenn can't regarding the shortage? How can you train 1500 pilots in 5 years? Starting today, we would have to have 25 pilots start training every single day for the next 1825 days. We can't even fill a classroom once a month.
Know this: Kenn's plans to compete with NetJets are exciting. However, unchecked they will come at the expense of the pilot group unless we negotiate protections NOW.
With the right CBA there is no reason to not support Kenn's plan but I'll be damned if I am gonna to support it without protecting myself and my family first.
Kenn just gave every pilot at OneSky the reason and permission to support our Union. We don't have time to waste on these petty self sabotage tactics. It not only hurts the pilot group, but it sounds like it could hurt the plan.
Isn't that a strange turn of events.
I'm willing to be fair. His plans for customer and airframe acquisition sound spectacular. I'm all for it.
The problem is in no world does more business mean less work for the pilots. If you think we are working out asses off now, how will his plan help us be fairly treated and safely operated?
To compete with NetJets we will need 1500 more pilots. That is impossible on many levels. How is it that Warren Buffet sees the reality but Kenn can't regarding the shortage? How can you train 1500 pilots in 5 years? Starting today, we would have to have 25 pilots start training every single day for the next 1825 days. We can't even fill a classroom once a month.
Know this: Kenn's plans to compete with NetJets are exciting. However, unchecked they will come at the expense of the pilot group unless we negotiate protections NOW.
With the right CBA there is no reason to not support Kenn's plan but I'll be damned if I am gonna to support it without protecting myself and my family first.
Kenn just gave every pilot at OneSky the reason and permission to support our Union. We don't have time to waste on these petty self sabotage tactics. It not only hurts the pilot group, but it sounds like it could hurt the plan.
Isn't that a strange turn of events.