Flexjet Info?

[CL300Pilot]

OK. I just misread your message.

Uh well, when our daily activities on the line depend on the backbone and structure of people in the office, no we are not in the same boat. When you are not flying an airplane, someone else is. When the D.O. is on vacation, no one fills that position. When there are dispatchers and schedulers on vacation during peak time, there are not sufficient staffing to fill those spots; the people that ARE working have to work twice as hard to make up for it so, to answer your question, no we are not in the same boat.

 

[jonjuan]

Uh well, when our daily activities on the line depend on the backbone and structure of people in the office, no we are not in the same boat. When you are not flying an airplane, someone else is. When the D.O. is on vacation, no one fills that position. When there are dispatchers and schedulers on vacation during peak time, there are not sufficient staffing to fill those spots; the people that ARE working have to work twice as hard to make up for it so, to answer your question, no we are not in the same boat.

Does the D.O., dispatchers, and schedulers work 208 days a year or do they work more/less?

 

[DirtyBeech]

I don't know, but I don't think we've increased their staffing to keep up with our growing fleet and pilot group.

 

[justmeinmsp]

Does the D.O., dispatchers, and schedulers work 208 days a year or do they work more/less?

What difference does that make? I am sure they work more days, but they are also home everyday. Bottom line is no one is filling their shoes right now. It takes no less than 30 minutes to get a text response and good luck getting through on the phone. That is too long when turns are scheduled at 1 hour.

 

[doylehargraves]

What difference does that make? I am sure they work more days, but they are also home everyday. Bottom line is no one is filling their shoes right now. It takes no less than 30 minutes to get a text response and good luck getting through on the phone. That is too long when turns are scheduled at 1 hour.

This is a huge problem right now. We keep growing but the office stays the same. There was a day around Christmas where we had almost 600 hours of flying and there was only one scheduler working. This is why we are being compared to the likes of Mesa.

 

[bailey3083]

I spent my whole New Years rotation sitting Home RSV. Scheduling was slammed because they only had one scheduler working per shift and as each one came on I was forgotten. In fact on New Year's Eve ( peak day) I was sent a text asking where I was at.

 

[bailey3083]

It will be announced as soon as all the management people get back from vacation during our busiest time of the year. What a joke, taking vacation during Christmas week when there are 500+ hours per day. What leadership! Oh wait a minute, we have no leadership, only ACP's.

Doyle I do not know any Airline or Fractional management that works from Thanksgiving to Christmas. My last job most of the middle to upper managers were on vacation for Thanksgiving then a week for Christmas and a week for New Years. Kinda sucks when the sh*t hits the fan and there is no one who can make the decisions.

 

[doylehargraves]

Bailey,
Try Fedex and UPS. No vacations allowed after Thanksgiving at both places because, they are smart enough to recognize that it tends to get a little busy around that time of year! But, what do I know?

 

[slaabpilot]

YUP YUP......we couldn't get a hold of an ACP, FODM, Team lead, or any decision makers on the days between christmas and new years. Caused major havoc, and now all hell is breaking loose!! Go figure!

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