Executive Flightways on Long Island (ISP)

[johnsonrod]

Anyone know much about Executive Flightways on Long Island (ISP)? Good place to be? According to their website it looks like they operate a Legacy, a Gulfstream and a bunch of Hawkers and Lears. Have they downsized like a lot of the other 135 operators in the area? I hear Talon Air has been letting go of pilots. Not sure if they are hiring - want to get the scoop before I check into it. Any idea about FO pay/QOL?

Thanks for any info - PMs are welcome.

 

[landlover]

about a year ago i was invited to an interview with them. i ended up declining and never went, the chief acted like i was a moron for wasting his time. then they laid off a few guys 6 months after that conversation.

 

[gret]

I could be mistaken, but they had the Lehman a/c.

This was a big part of the fleet.

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

I could be mistaken, but they had the Lehman a/c.

This was a big part of the fleet.

Correct - Lehman fleet included 2 G-4's, a Falcon 50 and a S76. A G-550 was to deliver about one week after Lehman declared bankruptcy. Plane is still on the market. One of the ex Lehman birds was sold to a guy who kept it with EFI - the other was sold elsewhere.

They also lost a Hawker 800 and the Legacy they only had for about a year. Owner of that one sold his company and no longer needed the aircraft. It's been moved to VNY and is still being offered for charter by EFI, although I believe that'll come to an end very quickly. The Falcon 50 owner got hit bad by Bernie D-bag Madoff, so that airplane is probaly on very thin ice as well.

They're good people, but there are no new planes coming, only current ones leaving.

 

[Rerouted]

Definitely one of the better operators on the Island. My experience dealing with them was very positive. I completely agree with everything above. They got hit hard when Lehman failed. If they have something to offer, it's worth looking into, but I can't see much good coming their way for the time being.

 

[johnsonrod]

What's the latest with Executive Flightways? Still in a nosedive after losing a few airplanes?

I have a buddy who is dying to get back to Long Island and he would love to fly a Lear/Hawker/Falcon 50 after many years flying RJs in the Midwest. Any updates about this operator?

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

No changes to my above statements.