No pilots have been let go. Growth has been pretty flat for the past year and a half. Supposed to hire around 25-30 before the end of the year. This is driven by four new deliveries scheduled before Jan 05 (2 G-400s and 2 G-550s). Starting pay is around 66-67K without a G rating, low 70K with.
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Is the 5000 total time a hard requirement? I've seen EJI ads quoting their pilots having a minimum of 5K or better. Wondering if it would exclude someone with low total time, but a couple of G-ratings and good time in type. Thanks.
I don't think anything posted is a hard requirement. There seem to be exceptions to every "rule". I've seen guys get hired here with no jet time and less than 4000 total, if you know the right people. For somebody who's not a special case, I think they look at the quality of experience more than a number. That's my opinion based on what I've seen. If you average the whole pilot groups flight time, I'm sure it's well above 5000 hours.
Hard to say right now about upgrade time. I wouldn't expect anything before 5 years for a new hire now, maybe longer. There are a lot of older guys at the top of the pack. We have around 230 pilots on staff right now and around 50 are over 60 yrs old. There will be a fair amount of turnover in the next 5 years I would imagine. This isn't the easiest kind of work for a young guy, let alone 60 plus. As for the G ratings, not a requirement.
Everyone remember, EJM is a "Management Company." If an aircraft comes onboard, they hire. No union, customer driven. They are a totally different entity than the fractional side.
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