Interesting Blog on Netjets

[FLYLOW22]

NJ already announced wi-fi on select a/c so what is your new technological news?

Well, let's stick with this for a second.

Why would NJ spend one dime on anything like WiFi if the goal was to slash and burn?

WiFi itself is a significant expense, and a necessary one to be competitive as an air carrier of any type.

It's far from free to install and maintain though...

 

[DAS at 10/250]

I hear all the haters out there.

I hear them loud and clear and while I have not an single ounce of optimism left in me regarding aviation I do see very interesting, selective and strategic business announcements being made regarding the services that NetJets will soon be providing onboard QS tails (new technology), certain real estate projects being given the green light that have been shelved for some time, etc.

These are not decisions made by a corporate team looking to simply package and process to "tie off".

I guess the upcoming aircraft order announcement won't be proof enough for the critics either... they'll not only need the aircraft in service but they'll need to see a few quarters of profits as well.

That's fine.

To each their own...

I'll pass on the big gulp of Bridgeway Kool-Aid until I'm sitting in company initial.

Again.

 

[NJAowner]

Wy would NJ add it -- FLOPs, Flex, CitationAir and XOJet have been adding it to various jets (or adding it to new purchases) for a while. One must keep up with the Jones'. Let' see how long it takes to actually add it to the most of the fleet. My guess is that 1/2 the jets they plan to put it on will be sold off before installation. When you are no longer the industry leader you at least have to be the last one to catch up. Impression is much more important than fact.

 

[jonjuan]

Wy would NJ add it -- FLOPs, Flex, CitationAir and XOJet have been adding it to various jets (or adding it to new purchases) for a while. One must keep up with the Jones'. Let' see how long it takes to actually add it to the most of the fleet. My guess is that 1/2 the jets they plan to put it on will be sold off before installation. When you are no longer the industry leader you at least have to be the last one to catch up. Impression is much more important than fact.

flylow is quickly running out of material. she's hoping her ride lasts through bj f/o.

 

[FLYLOW22]

Man, you are all a tough crowd.

Let's just see what happens.

 

[Jack Campbell]

I guess the upcoming aircraft order announcement won't be proof enough for the critics either... they'll not only need the aircraft in service but they'll need to see a few quarters of profits as well.

What aircraft order???

 

[gutshotdraw]

Let's just say it will be easier to read the manuals if you speak Portuguese...

 

[jonjuan]

450, 500? GD might not be too happy

 

[Jack Campbell]

Let's just say it will be easier to read the manuals if you speak Portuguese...

First I've heard of this rumor anywhere. I knew they looked at them....will believe it when I see them in QS numbers on the ramp somewhere. Hopefully its more than a rumor. Have any numbers been thrown out there by the Company or is this just another pilot-generated BS rumor?

 

[FLYLOW22]

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[CRJFlyer]

The plane was on the ramp....it must be a signed deal

I think I would wait until it's in QS numbers before I start brushing up on any language.

 

[RNObased]

Wy would NJ add it -- FLOPs, Flex, CitationAir and XOJet have been adding it to various jets (or adding it to new purchases) for a while. One must keep up with the Jones'. Let' see how long it takes to actually add it to the most of the fleet. My guess is that 1/2 the jets they plan to put it on will be sold off before installation. When you are no longer the industry leader you at least have to be the last one to catch up. Impression is much more important than fact.

Owner,
It looks like just that, a guess and a whacky one at that. So what jets are they going to sell off before they install the Wi-Fi, I'm dying to hear this theory/guess.

 

[gret]

Owner,
It looks like just that, a guess and a whacky one at that. So what jets are they going to sell off before they install the Wi-Fi, I'm dying to hear this theory/guess.

This is a very good question and there haven't been many thoughts put forward lately on the matter.

How many excess aircraft are there in the fleet? 50, 100, 150, 200?

 

[netjetwife]

As long as the ratio of pilots to planes is contract compliant (an issue that surely only has direct bearing on NJ folks) it seems to me that the definition of excess is best left to NJ management.

Gret, this isn't the first time you have shown what some would describe as excessive curiosity in specific info regarding NJ. That indicates that you're not affiliated with the company and in turn begs the question....
Why do you want to know? :erm:

I have a question of my own. What is your connection to the fractional industry?

 

[gret]

NJW

A little paranoid aren't we?

You seem to believe you have all the answers and that life will go on just peachy because that is the way it is suppose to be.

Open you mind and hear what is going on all around you. The industry is in the tank and the company is as well. Your continuous pretentious comments of your "blind faith" in a document only limits your acquisition of knowledge that will help you deal with more difficult times ahead.

We are not needed if we don't have customers and too many of them have headed out the door. Doesn't matter what a piece of paper says, without somebody paying the bills, we get nothing and need to move on.