Flexjet Changes Crew Meal Policy????

[Peter_Griffin]

**** was asked me to edit my post and take out any information that lead to any trouble **** Sorry dude...

Any flex guy out there have more info as to exactly what the policy is changing to?

Currently we get free crew meals 1 for 9 hours, 2 for 12hrs and 3 for over 14hrs, but it is never that consistent. I have worked 3 hrs and gotten 2 crew meals and over 12 and gotten just 1 on many occasions.

What is FLOPS policy? NJA? Avantair? CS? Do you get free meals, pay for meals etc... Is it taken out of perdiem or do you get a separate meal allowance on top of perdiem?

Do you get to choose your meal or is it selected for you? How often do you end up eating breakfast at lunchtime or chicken at 0600?

Thanks for the info...

 

[netjetwife]

NJ pilots can get crew meals basically whenever they need them. The free meals are provided to crews that are flying during a meal period, which is based on each pilot's duty schedule and not a set time. It does not affect the per diem. The pilots choose from a prearranged list of 7 selections per meal. The company realizes that it is in their own interest to provide a meal rather than to have the pilots taking time from the flying schedule to go get something to eat. Best of luck to you, Peter, and the other pilots at Flex.

 

[Diesel]

Netjets crew meals suck. They used to be good but now they suck so bad but guys are just happy to get scraps of food.

Pilots are so cheap they think they are saving themselves money with crewfood when infact they are saving the company millions by keeping the engines turing and shovling a L3 down.

The company doesn't provide catering to be nice they provide it to keep the wheels turning.

 

[guido411]

FLOPs policy is to buy a meal for the crew if we fly through a meal period.

0400-0800 breakfast
1100-1300 lunch
1600-1800 dinner

Meals are chosen for you. Most of the time they suck. Since the company doesn't specify WHAT the caterer is to bring, the caterer can bring whatever is cheapest. Powdered eggs and dried microwaved bacon for breakfast. Weed salad for lunch or turkey on white with no cheese. Something with chicken for dinner. 8 days in a row. Sometimes you get lucky and find a diamond in the rough but it's the exception not the rule. They do not deduct per diem for meals. They thought about it, then like NJAwife stated, they realized they'd have crews taking 2 hr meal breaks instead of turning in an hour or less.

 

[Peter_Griffin]

Update...

**** was asked me to edit my post and take out any information that lead to any trouble **** Sorry dude...

Stay tuned for further details as widespread knowledge takes off...

Hopefully some flex guys in the know will be able to post something...

 

[Diesel]

an improperly rested, and fed crew is against far's.

If you can't pick what you want to eat considering you're paying for it then go eat what you want.

They can make up any story they want but it all boils down with crew food being the low hanging fruit of cost savings.

Why is it that those that don't work on the road make the choices for those of us that have to live with these asinine policies?

 

[SafetyTheSeat]

I see nothing wrong with the crew meals at NetJets... The Menu is fine for me ... In fact I'm happy to see them limit the selections... They are well rounded choices based on the most requested items from the past 2 years or so...

Only the freak eaters bitch about the food.. Some guys would order the wildest stuff, it was a pain to order food for a crew member the night before sometimes... Additionally, the company has a good handle on moving food orders from one flight number to the other if -which will happen- your line changes..

It's free, it's great food, great selection, selections change every quarter, easy to order from the blackberry, and it's money well spent!

 

[Ultra Grump]

Man, FlexJet's new policy sucks!! You can bitch all you want about our crewfood program Diesel, but it's 1000 times better than Flex's.

Pilots are so cheap they think they are saving themselves money with crewfood when infact they are saving the company millions by keeping the engines turing and shovling a L3 down.

These are both true, and not mutually exclusive.

 

[Diesel]

and safety in the seat is the example of why we have the crew food policy we have now.

I'm just happy to have a meal and fly a jet crowd. He thinks it's free but doesn't understand the company is making money on him shovling it on a quick turn.

eeeech

heaven forbid you actually eat something you want to eat, that is of some sort of qualtiy.

 

[hydrarkt]

I see nothing wrong with the crew meals at NetJets... The Menu is fine for me ... In fact I'm happy to see them limit the selections... They are well rounded choices based on the most requested items from the past 2 years or so...

Only the freak eaters bitch about the food.. Some guys would order the wildest stuff, it was a pain to order food for a crew member the night before sometimes... Additionally, the company has a good handle on moving food orders from one flight number to the other if -which will happen- your line changes..

It's free, it's great food, great selection, selections change every quarter, easy to order from the blackberry, and it's money well spent!

That's because you probably wouldn't eat a healthy meal if it hit you on the head.. you're probably overweight and can't cook.