Earthjet?

[GEORGE DUBYA]

Has anyone come across this? www.earthjet.com ? Now they want up to buy the airplanes we fly. This is getting ridiculous.

 

[Soverytired]

Another VLJ? (very light jet). Add that to Eclipse 500, the Adam A700, the citation mustang, atg javelin (sweet!), and the honda jet, to name a few.

This MIGHT reduce some flying with the regular carriers. Lots of problems though. No lavatory on the Eclipse, for example. Not so great range, so short hops only (no coast to coast). And you better like satellite airports.

Oh, and who's gonna fly these for 30k per year when the regionals are falling all over themselves to hire pilots?

 

[Captain Morgan]

Don't cabbies own their own cars and look at them. They work like dogs and smell like cabbage. Seriously, this is a bad idea!

 

[AeroDMB]

This operation is a joke, they have no footing.

 

[Flybywire44]

Looks like a hoax, don't fill ou the application.

 

[xjlifer]

Has anyone come across this? www.earthjet.com ? Now they want up to buy the airplanes we fly. This is getting ridiculous.

Hell I will let up buy me a airplane!

 

[Smacktard]

Hell I will let up buy me a airplane!

Send us up the bomb!

 

[JPAustin]

Another VLJ? (very light jet). Add that to Eclipse 500, the Adam A700, the citation mustang, atg javelin (sweet!), and the honda jet, to name a few.

This MIGHT reduce some flying with the regular carriers. Lots of problems though. No lavatory on the Eclipse, for example. Not so great range, so short hops only (no coast to coast). And you better like satellite airports.

Oh, and who's gonna fly these for 30k per year when the regionals are falling all over themselves to hire pilots?

The point-point stuff is after a different demographic than regular carriers, so you are right to imply that there will be little impact on regular carriers.

I think there will be plenty of people willing to fly for 30K per year, especially since the routes most likely keep you closer to home and live in base. Granted, you have to WANT to live in the base first. Regardless, if its between that or flying freight for less pay, I think there will be relatively low-timers lined up around the corner for the job. The only problem is the insurance rates and hour requirments have to go down before these carriers can bring the pay down (which will attract the lower time pilots).

 

[COOPERVANE]

Send us up the bomb!

All your base are belong to us.

Make your time

 

[JPAustin]

I researched some more. The Earthjet is a conglomeration of aerospace firms producing a single aircraft that is purpose built for light-jet air-taxi "rugged" operations. The company Earthjet will franchise the aircraft to owner/operators through financing and the owner/operators will fly based upon the scheduling needs sent down the supply chain, charging a set rate based on miles (kind of like zoning for ground-freight charges). Earthjet is paired with another company "BusinessJetSeats" which already has an infrastructure in place for a common chain of single-type aircraft and their corresponding owner/operators.

The thing is legit, and with pretty talented leadership. I guess it might appeal to some pilots who would like to own and operate their own aircraft, but you will be at the whim of the 135 regs and the demands of the mother company (Earthjet). Too bad you have to be a pilot to be an owner/operator though. I think it would be nice if you could own a handful and hire your own pilots. But I may have missed that point on the website.