Hold on tight

[GooseHZ]

Aero

There are 2 MECs.....one for CA and another for FLOPS. They should have taught you that in CGF. Slackers...

 

[993_Pilot]

Praetorian, does the Flight Options MEC represent the Flight Options pilots or the CitationAir pilots? I still can't figure out which group it wants to represent. 1108 just can't represent opposing interests.

You may have some inside info on what KR is planning, but you obviously know nothing about union structure. The Flight Options MEC represents only the Flight Options Pilots. Kenn Didn't come to the Flight Options MEC, he went directly to the 1108 Executive Board, which runs the entire 1108 local, and oversees both the FO and CA MEC's. If he had really thought the LOA was a reasonable request, he could have gone directly to the CA MEC and asked them to sign the letter, yet he didn't, for obvious reasons. Even if the CA pilots were represented by another union, there is no way they would have signed that letter, so where is the real conflict?

 

[Newkem]

No menntionn of Kenn or Floptions?????

CITATION CONTINUES TO BE TOP CHOICE WITH FRACTIONAL OPERATIONS
Brad Thress, Cessna senior vice president of Business Jets, says: Businesses conducting fractional operations continue to choose Citation business jets more often than any other brand of jet. Stated another way, there are more Citations in the installed fleet of fractional operations than any other business jet. We believe this is a great reflection on not only the dispatch reliability, safety record, and comfort of the aircraft, but is also a strong testament to the superior direct operating costs of our fleet.

NetJets has the largest private jet fleet in the world and announced the largest private aviation order in history in August of 2012. As part of that record-setting $9.6 billion agreement, NetJets ordered 25 new Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft with options for 125 more, with deliveries expected to start in 2016.

We have a long-standing, successful relationship with Cessna and we are delighted to be working with them on the NetJets Signature Series Citation Latitudes,? said Adam Johnson, NetJets senior vice president of Global Sales, Marketing and Service. The features of the Latitudes will help differentiate our fleet and provide our customers with the safety, service, reliability and efficiency they require, as well as expand NetJets overall fleet capabilities.


NetJets holds the distinction for being the world?s largest Citation jet operator. The fractional company's installed base of aircraft includes more than 50 Citation X aircraft, making NetJets the world?s largest operator of the Citation X. Cessna Citation jets outnumber the closest competing manufacturer in the NetJets fleet by a two-to-one margin.

JetSuite is the fastest-growing private jet charter company in the U.S. Based in Irvine, Cal., JetSuite is currently operating six JetSuite Edition CJ3 aircraft and intends to acquire two more refurbished Citation CJ3 aircraft by the end of this year. JetSuite CEO Alex Wilcox says: The Citation CJ3 allows us to operate with an extremely high level of confidence and efficiency. The Citation CJ3 demonstrates amazing performance without sacrificing on cabin comforts. When we can count on 98% mechanical dispatch reliability across our fleet, we are able to offer private, efficient and safe air travel to more people than ever before.

Executive AirShare is a fractional jet ownership company based in Kansas City, Mo. The company has seen a 20 percent increase in fractional ownership over the past year. The company has introduced three Citation CJ2+ aircraft to their fleet of business jets, offering comprehensive jet service from hubs in the central U.S. and the Great Lakes region. ?The Citation CJ2+ aircraft fit perfectly within our offerings, and meets our customers? needs for range, seating and speed in an impressive fashion,? says Bob Taylor, Executive AirShare founder and chief executive. In addition to fractional packages, the company also offers share leasing, an equity-building jet card program, and aircraft management plans.
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[BlueNose]

No mention of Kenn or Floptions?????
CITATION CONTINUES TO BE TOP CHOICE WITH FRACTIONAL OPERATIONS
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Looks like this was a Cessna news release, and they're only interested in companies that buy new airplanes. Options is now the 'value product' in the frax industry and won't be signing any orders for new airplanes. Those will go to the 'luxury product' in Kenny's portfolio, Flex, and they'll all be Bombardier products for awhile (you can bet that's in the deal). Kenn's team even tried hard to get out of the existing Embraer purchase contract when they came back, even though it was the only growing fleet in sales. The closest thing Options guys will see to new are 'newly remanufactured' Beechjets from Nextant. 'Value product' means that he can offer his planes (and his pilots) to the market at a 25% discount.

 

[BlueNose]

Looks like this was a Cessna news release, and they're only interested in companies that buy new airplanes. Options is now the 'value product' in the frax industry and won't be signing any orders for new airplanes. Those will go to the 'luxury product' in Kenny's portfolio, Flex, and they'll all be Bombardier products for awhile (you can bet that's in the deal). Kenn's team even tried hard to get out of the existing Embraer purchase contract when they came back, even though it was the only growing fleet in sales. The closest thing Options guys will see to new are 'newly remanufactured' Beechjets from Nextant. 'Value product' means that he can offer his planes (and his pilots) to the market at a 25% discount.

Not usually one to reply to my own posts, but look what popped up on AIN show news today:

Flexjet Doubles Orders for Bombardier Learjets
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...21/flexjet-doubles-orders-bombardier-learjets

"Learjet aircraft is without a doubt an iconic product," said Ricci. "Significant customer demand has convinced us that increasing the size of the Learjet 85 fleet is not only necessary, but will give us a significant product advantage. With a modern interior, range capability and speed, the Learjet 85 will support our discerning clients and leave us uniquely positioned for our future needs."

Think we'll see an announcement that Options is buying 20 ragged-out XLs, or maybe the 'new' Nextant midsize product, bringing 'value' to the midsize market, a bit later in the week?

New ad campaign: Fractional value: Why pay full price when you can get the same plane (and crew) for 25% less

Remember, employees are the foundation of a service company.

 

[Newkem]

Read again.

Looks like this was a Cessna news release, and they're only interested in companies that buy new airplanes..

Jet Suite and Executive Airshares did not buy new Citations. Did you read it? The CJ2+s that EAshares got were used, and same with CJ3's @ Jetsweet.

No mention of Flops operating X's. The gist of the article was how popular and SUCCESSFUL Citations have been in the fractional marketplace. Perhapps Kennnny has not been successful in the marketplace with his tens which may explain why he was not mentioned. Just sayin'.

 

[BlueNose]

Jet Suite and Executive Airshares did not buy new Citations. Did you read it? The CJ2+s that EAshares got were used, and same with CJ3's @ Jetsweet.

No mention of Flops operating X's. The gist of the article was how popular and SUCCESSFUL Citations have been in the fractional marketplace. Perhapps Kennnny has not been successful in the marketplace with his tens which may explain why he was not mentioned. Just sayin'.

Yep, I did miss that part. But the article's about the growth of Citations in the frax, and the X's at Options haven't been a growing fleet for awhile. I think it was mostly a fluff piece to cover Cessna's just-announced crappy quarterly sales results, anyway.

But I think I did find the teaser for the next Options fleet

NBAA: Nextant Aerospace announces Beechcraft King Air C90 upgrade
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...unces-beechcraft-king-air-c90-upgrade-391974/

"The upgrade project will seek to duplicate the success of Nextant's remaking of the Hawker 400 light jet."

 

[johnsonrod]

Wow! 60 firm? That Lear 85 is gonna be a very capable airplane:

http://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/aircraft/learjet/learjet85.html#nb_aircraft_0

and

http://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/aircraft/learjet/learjet85.html#nb_aircraft_3

Can't wait to see it finally fly.... Long delays for both the C-Series and the Lear 85.