2000flyer
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FlyFlyFly said:I hear that CCE is going to an all Citation Excel fleet. I heard that from a fairly reliable source, though no confirmation. I do not know whether this will mean more or less pilots. I do know that the CFO of the company has been there a long time, has a lot of clout with big Coke and is no real fan of the flight department.
Just talked to a guy from ATL the other day. Word on the street is all but one, maybe two a/c are to be sold. I think 5 pilot's have moved on already.
I don't know about today, but in the past CCE has been a very goofy operation. About 8 years ago when they were flying G2's and 3's, one would take the CEO home to FL, the other would take the president home to CO nearly every weekend. A buddy of mine flew for them. I've seen them do multiple hop days where the longest leg was 150 NM in a G2! I've also seen them do multi-day midwest trips in a helicopter.
In one instance, the helicopter was ferried to Denver. The crew hopped an airline back to ATL, went to FTY, got on the Gulfstream and flew the pax to Denver, then shuttled them around the area in the helicopter.
On the bright side, they used to offer the opportunity to get your rotary rating on their (former) B206. However, that ended in when a training accident killed one pilot in Florida.
Finally, when my friend worked there he was averaging 24 days a month flying! He left after about the fifth month in a row, giving up over six years with the company.
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