Flex Furloughees: Another issue

[DirtyBeech]

The recalls would most likely be to the 300 and 45 fleets.

I don't see how we get through the next peak period without recalls or a ridiculous amount of charter. Where the balance for that is I don't know, and in the defense of our "leadership", they have to take into account a probable downturn due to the policies of the dear leader in Washington.

It's a tough nut, but that's why they're supposed to be the managers.

 

[gret]

Maybe Flex is busy, but they would be the exception.

Per ARG/US, frac flying has been down month over month for the past three months and is up less than 10% from 2009 levels. Most of that increase is from turbo props.

Overall flying has been flat for almost four months. Here is the site with the info-

http://www.traqpak.com/
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Go to their press releases on the home page, or Google, and you can get the breakdown for the monthly breakouts of Part 91, Part 135, and fracs.

 

[can99]

Maybe fractional flying is down but card sales are up it seems... there is a post on the marquis card program somewhere on this. I know I would rather buy a prepaid card from a Fractional like Flex or Netjets, CS than a charter company, of course I would have to figure out a way to earn a whole lot more to buy in myself..

I cant see that info though on that link, only the business aircraft flights as a whole(not that I don't doubt it as there has been lots of article about the change in the industry dynamics).

 

[gret]

The info is tracked by tail number so they don't care whether it is a card or a frac owner flight. They are combined as frac flights.


Here is a link to the current press release which I mentioned has additional data-

http://www.aviationresearch.com/Portals/0/files/PR%20TRAQPak%20Aircraft%20Activity%20June%202010.pdf
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[DirtyBeech]

We've been running consistently at 104-108% of projections for the year, though it's recently slowed down in the last month or so as the summer doldrums have hit. Even then, we're doing 97%+ of our projections.

As for cards, I've had several rotations lately where I didn't fly a single 91k leg.

 

[can99]

Wonder how they get the info if the flight is a 91/ 91k / 135 flight ? They would have to poll the owner wouldn't they... or is there another way to find this out easy....

 

[gret]

For Immediate Release

ARGUS Releases June Business Aircraft Activity

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 5, 2010[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]….ARGUS [/FONT][/FONT]TRAQPak [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]data is serial-number specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the US (including Alaska and Hawaii). The tables below reflect business aircraft activity data for June 1-30, 2010 vs. May 1-31, 2010 and June 1-30, 2010 vs. June 1-30, 2009 respectively. Note: Part 135 charter certificate flight activity reflects flights of aircraft on Part 135 charter certificates irrespective of the mission type. [/FONT][/FONT]

 

[can99]

So what its saying is its about as reliable as a politician's word..:erm:

 

[gret]

So what its saying is its about as reliable as a politician's word..:erm:

Perhaps...do you have anything better?

 

[can99]

optimism and hope... like all other furlough people from flex