Flexjet/Jet Solutions

[Flex-ible]

Is Jet Solutions a better, worse, or about equal as far as pay, benefits, qol, etc. in comparison to FlexJet? Never heard of them until reading this post.

If you work for Flexjet, you work for Jet Solutions. All pilot pay comes from Flexjet - although Jet Solutions technically assigns crews to Part 135 flights.

Flexjet owns 49% of the stock of Jet Solutions, and has a 25% voting interest. That's the maximum allowed by law.

Recently, the FAA noted that Jet Solutions did not have exclusive use of at least one aircraft, a requirement of Part 135. I heard that they purchased a Cessna 172 - and parked it - to meet the requirement.

Some owners want all flights operated under Part 135 for life insurance purposes; policies sometimes do not cover travel on private aircraft but 135 would be considered commercial.

I wish we would get a call sign for Jet Solutions (perhaps "Blue Bely") instead of Tango November call signs.

 

[gret]

Doesn't Flex operate most of their flights Part 135? If so, wouldn't Jet Solutions have to be in "operational control" of them as Flex doesn't possess a Part 135 certificate?

 

[GSXR600]

Doesn't Flex operate most of their flights Part 135? If so, wouldn't Jet Solutions have to be in "operational control" of them as Flex doesn't possess a Part 135 certificate?

60% to 70% of our flights are 91K on which the owner has operational control (call sign Flex Jet XXX). The other 30% to 40% of our flights are 135 on which Jet Solutions has operational control (call sign TNXXXFX).

 

[EdAtTheAirport]

Call sign should be "EffJay." It's still Flexjet, only less so.

 

[CL300Pilot]

Oh but Ed, the FAA would see right through that.

Call sign should be "EffJay." It's still Flexjet, only less so.

 

[gret]

According to the FAA website, Jet Solutions has 98 aircraft on their certififcate. Yet it doesn't appear they have pilots, dispatchers, etc. on the payroll. Nor an exclusive use a/c and a foreign owner holding 49% and calling the shots. Just doesn't seem to wash with all the A008 requirements.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

How does SkyJet fit into that equation? I used to fly for a company that had airplanes on contract with SkyJet. Our POC was Richardson, TX and we sometimes did Flex recovery and Bombardier AOG runs.

 

[gret]

Were you on Jet Solution's certificate? If not, probably not an issue.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

No. We were contract lift for Bombardier SkyJet. I just wasn't ever sure how it fit into the Bombardier family.

 

[GSXR600]

According to the FAA website, Jet Solutions has 98 aircraft on their certififcate. Yet it doesn't appear they have pilots, dispatchers, etc. on the payroll. Nor an exclusive use a/c and a foreign owner holding 49% and calling the shots. Just doesn't seem to wash with all the A008 requirements.

It is amazing how much I learn from all you aviation experts with PhD's on Flight Info!!:laugh:

keep it up guys!!