How is avant air?

[corpflunkie]

Wow, seven whole months on the road and you are already going to retire from the place. Give us a call when you can put years behind the number.

Well, I've been here for 3yrs. there have been constant inprovements since I started. That being said, we still have a bit to go. Considering we don't have the deep pockets of Bombardier, Cessna, or uncle Warren backing us, pay is not bad. Upgrades are running at 8-10 months due to growth right now.

 

[learflyer]

Wow, seven whole months on the road and you are already going to retire from the place. Give us a call when you can put years behind the number.

don't be a NJA dick. You're making the good ones look bad! aftcg182 helped me and tons of other guys get an interview with Avantair.

 

[RNObased]

don't be a NJA dick. You're making the good ones look bad! aftcg182 helped me and tons of other guys get an interview with Avantair.

7 months in the span of a career is nothing. Believe it or not. I'm glad he got you a interview, good for you. But after ONLY 7 months and he is ready to retire from a place, well I guess time will tell and it won't be measured in months, more like years.

 

[learflyer]

"Starting my seventh month and still love coming to work every week"


I guess I missed where in this quote he is retiring?

 

[glasspilot]

Got some time on my hands here at TEB, so I'll address the original question. Things are great here. I plan to retire from Avantair (many years down the road, of course). Starting my seventh month and still love coming to work every week.

As far as what to expect in the interview, a Google search could give you a pretty good idea. We typically don't give out too many specifics, as requested by the powers-that-be.

Response time to a resume submission will vary, since Elizabeth is usually swamped.

Whole quote.


I plan to retire here as well. (2 years in now)

 

[NJT916]

Avantair is a sinking ship. The financials don't lie. People would be leaving there like crazy if anyone else was hiring.

Those Phenoms aren't going to ever see Avantair.

All you will ever hear at Avantair is how they are going to fix things, or that it's going to get better soon.

Avantair Definitions:
Transitioning to in house training = Can't pay Flight Safety Bill
Looking for pilots who fit our culture = Pilots who fly broken planes and fudge duty times
7 and 7 schedule = 7 days on and fly home on 8th day
Ops Check Good = We really need that plane out of MX to cover a trip

AftCG182 is brainwashed. The guy got fired for yelling at an IOE Captain at his previous job.

 

[johnsonrod]

Avantair is a sinking ship. The financials don't lie. People would be leaving there like crazy if anyone else was hiring.

Those Phenoms aren't going to ever see Avantair.

All you will ever hear at Avantair is how they are going to fix things, or that it's going to get better soon.

Avantair Definitions:
Transitioning to in house training = Can't pay Flight Safety Bill
Looking for pilots who fit our culture = Pilots who fly broken planes and fudge duty times
7 and 7 schedule = 7 days on and fly home on 8th day
Ops Check Good = We really need that plane out of MX to cover a trip

AftCG182 is brainwashed. The guy got fired for yelling at an IOE Captain at his previous job.

Nice negative post (your first). Perhaps you can explain why you are so negative? My understanding is that Avantair has needed that "critical number" of P180s to become profitable (the point at which they can minimize ferry flights). I would say it is very difficult to set up an effective infrastructure (training, scheduling, administration, etc.) during a growth spurt - Avantair won't be the first company to have growth-related issues.

I don't work there so I don't have a bone in this fight. That said, your comments seem pretty personal and mean-spirited (especially toward Aft). Perhaps you can let us know why you are so mad/negative?

You have to admit though, the P180 is very popular among owners - the company just needs to create an efficient operation so that it can grow its positive cash flow at some point.

 

[learflyer]

Avantair is a sinking ship. The financials don't lie. People would be leaving there like crazy if anyone else was hiring.

Those Phenoms aren't going to ever see Avantair.

All you will ever hear at Avantair is how they are going to fix things, or that it's going to get better soon.

Avantair Definitions:
Transitioning to in house training = so is NJA

Looking for pilots who fit our culture = So is NJA

7 and 7 schedule = so is NJA.

see above knucklebone.....

 

[wacoflyr]

Hey NJT916, the interview is tough, I'm sorry you didn't get the job. Sorry,..

Regards, Wacoflyr

 

[mainiac]

Boy, I really always have tried to stay completely positive on this forum, but all I can say is:
What a loser, mr njt916!

And, having flown quite a few days with Aft, couldn't find a more positive, hard working, Happy guy and an asset to have here!

 

[mainiac]

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[NJT916]

Alert!!!! New Avantair Definition

Hard Interview = Most Unprofessional interview I have ever been through

By the way I work at Avantair

I did not mean anything mean to AftCG it's just that he is happy to be in aviation. A true statement is not an insult.

 

[wacoflyr]

-----I almost ventured furthere down this negative vortex. Deleted

 

[mainiac]

You're a better man than me, Waco...

 

[myrealnameis]

By the way I work at Avantair

then do us all a favor at Avantair and kill yourself, I need to move up the seniority list anyway......smuck!

 

[glasspilot]

Okay,

For the record...most Avantair guys are stable. We don't want people to kill themselves for seniority sake.

Also, I get home on day seven 90% of the time. Very seldom do I get the call pleading me to stay on, and even then I'm asked...not told. At $500 for a day of OT I usually say, "yes" and it's no big deal. Again, most of the time I'm home on day 7 with no problem unless I ask for more.

I have NEVER EVER EVER "fudged" duty times. When I show up I show up and that time sticks.

Paying FSI? They get paid. Let's not forget who owns FlightSafety. 'nuff said.

I do not fly "broken" airplanes. I have NEVER EVER EVER been told to fly a broke plane. When it breaks I write it up and some guy in greasy clothes shows up and fixes it.

I'd question why someone as disgruntled as NJT916 would stay if he's really employed at such a "bad place". All I know is this is the best job I've ever had and I look forward to many years here.

Fly Safe.

 

[Takeoffroll]

holding my tongue, holding my tongue... why do these same guys keep coming back with new screen names but the same negativity. For years they hold a grudge, for years they just cant let it go. Fractional is not for everybody. Its harder than most flight jobs and some guys just cant handle all that it takes to be good at it. Get over it.

crap, i let go of my tongue, holding it again...

 

[NJT916]

then do us all a favor at Avantair and kill yourself, I need to move up the seniority list anyway......smuck!

Some of that wonderful Avantair Corporate Culture shining through!

Here are some Avantair positives to show you im not all negative.

95% of the owners are great
The Avanti II rocks especially with the new engines
Getting lots of Points from hotels and Airline miles is great

 

[johnsonrod]

Some of that wonderful Avantair Corporate Culture shining through!

Here are some Avantair positives to show you im not all negative.

95% of the owners are great
The Avanti II rocks especially with the new engines
Getting lots of Points from hotels and Airline miles is great

Well, those are certainly positive since you could be furloughed like so many other aviators these days. Time to look on the positive side of things... Sure, Avantair probably has a host of growth-related issues and it doesn't pay as well as Netjets, but it certainly could be a worse situation for many of us - the prospect of impending furlough... There are worse things than zipping around in an Avanti II.

 

[AftCG182]

Wow. I seem to be taking these breaks from flightinfo more frequently these days, and every time when I return, I browse the posts, only to be amazed and horrified by what I see.

Every day I say aloud how grateful I am for this gig. This week, I've enjoyed a couple of overnights courtesy of our neighbors to the North. Last night Toronto, tonight, Muskoka. Lots of great flying in between.

Reading NJT916's posts, one would be lead to believe that pilots are powerless, whining complainers. Well, we aren't. Some of us that were not satisfied with the professional arrangements in our careers made changes. We ended up at Avantair as a result. We didn't just sit around and complain about how bad things are, nitpicking at every opportunity.

NJT916, I didn't think that fvck$ticks of your caliber could ever work here. Somehow you must have slipped through the cracks. If you don't like it here... LEAVE. Or keep complaining. Try reading your posts some time. I'm embarrassed for you.

Thanks to the people that posted in my defense.