Flight Dept. CLOSED/CLOSING/SHRINKING?

[Secret Squirrel]

Or maybe their greed has finally come back to hurt them and is taking a valuable company tool (to some) away.

 

[JJET44]

Or maybe their greed has finally come back to hurt them and is taking a valuable company tool (to some) away.

Or maybe you're stereo-typing corporate jet users just like the media?

I would have to say that only a small percentage of trips we do at my company is personal and those are for the CEO only and when that does happen, he pays for the direct operating cost out of his own pockets.

 

[BlueandWhite]

Just curious if anyone knows how JP Morgan Chase's flt dept has managed. I know they were one of the healthier banking companies

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

Just curious if anyone knows how JP Morgan Chase's flt dept has managed. I know they were one of the healthier banking companies

Another G550 is on order to replace the G5 still in the fleet, and 2 G650's are on order as well.

The current fleet consists of 1 G550, 1 G5, and 2 G450's.

 

[Valkyrie]

My company just informed me today that they are buying another G-550, chief pilot said that they got a price on it that was unbelievable, owner could not pass it up. I wonder who owned it?

Which s/n?

 

[siucavflight]

Which s/n?

Seems like the kind of information that I would be unwise for posting.

 

[GEXDriver]

Or maybe you're stereo-typing corporate jet users just like the media?

I would have to say that only a small percentage of trips we do at my company is personal and those are for the CEO only and when that does happen, he pays for the direct operating cost out of his own pockets.

My company aircraft make no personal trips. Our aircraft are business tools that support our domestic and international operations.

 

[GEXDriver]

It's on the news right now that Bank of America is having a jet sale.

 

[jonjuan]

Charlie Gasparino, CNBC, saying how "Lewis Air" has a fleet of 8 aircraft. He said it costs $10,000 an hour to operate the G-550. Said an airline ticket from CLT-NYC is $350. He prides himself on being a "tough reporter."
Guy is out of touch.

 

[BoilerUP]

Charlie Gasparino, CNBC, saying how "Lewis Air" has a fleet of 8 aircraft. He said it costs $10,000 an hour to operate the G-550. Said an airline ticket from CLT-NYC is $350. He prides himself on being a "tough reporter."
Guy is out of touch.

I saw that...guy isn't out of touch, he's a dumbass.