DayJet can't get pilots???

[TWA]

This is what I saw on avweb about a month ago. I know it's not the best article for eclipse, but it talks a little about their production.

The 100 to 150 employees recently laid off by Eclipse, almost all serving in positions necessary to begin production, were mostly temporary employees and only a handful of "direct" employees were affected, according to Eclipse spokesman Andrew Broom. The staff reduction amounts to roughly 10 percent of Eclipse's near-1,500 person workforce that is currently churning out about one aircraft each day, a local NBC affiliate reported.
Speaking for Albuquerque, which offered Eclipse incentives to set up shop and bring jobs to the area and holds Eclipse as an example of the city's high-tech industry, Mayor Martin Chavez told NBC, "They are contractors and it's what they do for a living." He added, "The job base in Albuquerque is really rich right now, so they'll be fine." Eclipse had initially hoped to have production levels up to two jets per day by now. Certain developmental and certification issues have caused delays.

 

[Guitar Guy]

It will be interesting to see what production and delivery stats are like at the end of the year and throughout 2008. No doubt that Eclipse is facing a lot of hurdles.

 

[Bugsmasher Plus]

It will be interesting to see what production and delivery stats are like at the end of the year and throughout 2008. No doubt that Eclipse is facing a lot of hurdles.

They'll figure it out, too much money at stake not to. POGO has dropped the original idea of using the Adams and has chosen the Eclipse also.

 

[gunfyter]

I hate to see this work... by paying pilots (with the qualifications demanded) only $50K to fly a jet ... as PIC!

 

[Headfake14]

Attention fellow Riddle rats...

Hey, that article mentioned the spokesperson as "Andrew Broom"....any of you guys know if this was a guy from Riddle back around 1998ish. He would've been in the career/co-op intern office.

 

[Headfake14]

I hate to see this work... by paying pilots (with the qualifications demanded) only $50K to fly a jet ... as PIC!

I know man...but what kind of revenue are they expecting to get and how is the demand.


...like our skies aren't crowded enough already. I still get holds now and then caues JAX ctr is saturated...

I won't even talk about JFK.

 

[Publishers]

As said before, this is an entry level jet job, period. You are flying one of the least expensive jets made,in a service designed to be a real air taxi, and with two pilots. Yes it is a jet, but in many ways, a simpler aircraft than your average Baron.
This whole thing is in an infancy period. It is not designed to be some big airline flying out of big cities. One of my friends is there. She was with a major carrier and was furloughed. She has two kids and a husband with a good job. She got on with Dayjet and now has a weekday job flying the Eclipse. No she is not making the big bucks but this fits her fine. I am sure there are more out there like her.

 

[Galaxy]

Thats funny you mention a Baron. Thats what the pilot of Dayjet called it Baron on Steroids. I see them coming and going a lot. Mostly they are empty. All the employees have been real nice and eager to show the airplane to everyone.
I called the sales dept to see if we could use them as a supplement to our dept. but unless you go from dayport to dayport it was actually cheaper to charter a larger jet than use them.
I wish them good luck.. it is a tough market..