JetBlue

[Flyboi]

I followed you here from the majors board...do not do it...as i said u have a good stable job and your company is making money and growing...and a great contract...STAY where u are...personally i think JB or any pax carrier is a crapshoot the way the airline pax business is...i hope it gets better but now it blows

This from an arrogant dip flying boxes around. . .

CRJdude, listen to those who've posted that have similar experiences to yours. There's some good information here. Not from this guy, who's clueless about the pros/cons of passenger carrier operations.

 

[Ultra Grump]

The only jobs I'd leave NJA for would be FedEx and UPS. People are always gonna need to ship the Xmas presents to Granny at the last minute.

 

[crjdude]

Thanks for all the great advice.
I've decided I'm happy where I am.I would have never imagined that just 6 months ago.....

The thoughts of going back to commuting and only being home 2-3 days at a time has lost it's appeal to me. Being home every other weekend for 7 straight days is great for the kids and I just can't see giving that up now. Maybe when the kids are older (?)......

I tried to politely decline and I've crossed my fingers they didn't close the door on me forever. I'll revisit the issue in a couple of years.

Again thanks for all the input. Really opened my eyes to see things other than big, shiny Blue airbuses.

crjdude

 

[BusDriver2]

If it helps..most of them aren't too shiny anymore

 

[On Your Six]

Thanks for all the great advice.
I've decided I'm happy where I am.I would have never imagined that just 6 months ago.....

The thoughts of going back to commuting and only being home 2-3 days at a time has lost it's appeal to me. Being home every other weekend for 7 straight days is great for the kids and I just can't see giving that up now. Maybe when the kids are older (?)......

I tried to politely decline and I've crossed my fingers they didn't close the door on me forever. I'll revisit the issue in a couple of years.

Again thanks for all the input. Really opened my eyes to see things other than big, shiny Blue airbuses.

crjdude

That's the right decision in my opinion.

 

[CaptainMark]

This from an arrogant dip flying boxes around. . .

CRJdude, listen to those who've posted that have similar experiences to yours. There's some good information here. Not from this guy, who's clueless about the pros/cons of passenger carrier operations.

yeah listen to this guy...he looks like a REAL WINNER...what a dork...4 posts..all negative....nice profile...most all ratings huh....go preflight your cessna LOSERBOI !!!!

 

[G4dude]

I believe staying at NetJets was the good call! Congrats, and I bet you lost some sleep over the decision.

 

[Lake Alice]

I left, best descision I made.

More money, flexible schedule, more days off, better life style.

To each his own.

 

[BengalsFan]

NetJet peeps

Just 2 questions

1. Is NetJets making money?

2 I hear all the time that the X pilots are flying 12-13 hour days... can anyone provide a breakdown of the planes from a who works the least, to who works the hardest standpoint?

Thanks

 

[johnsonrod]

I left, best descision I made.

More money, flexible schedule, more days off, better life style.

To each his own.

You're right - it comes down to a personal decision. However, you left before the new contract. I think it would be difficult to justify leaving Netjets now given Jet Blue's slower growth going forward (slower than the last few years). If you are a Captain earning $100K+ and you live in a domicile of your choice and have a schedule you enjoy, an offer from Jet Blue or any other 121 looks less appealing. To each his own I guess...

 

[Anis]

not more money. you should have waited. now you lose. no variety for you.

(out)

 

[cgmason1]

not more money. you should have waited. now you lose. no variety for you.

(out)

Anis
Have you done either job-NJA Pilot or JB Pilot?
I have done both-and agree with Lake Alice.
I am not here to bash NJA-I enjoyed my time there but for a 30 year career its about preferences.
Just not having to call the screen readers alone is worth it(just kidding).

Fly Safe
Chuck
Ps I do miss the crew food though.

 

[DO-82 driver]

The crew food AIN"t what it used to be...then again..neither in NetJets!!!!!

 

[gutshotdraw]

Just 2 questions

1. Is NetJets making money?

2 I hear all the time that the X pilots are flying 12-13 hour days... can anyone provide a breakdown of the planes from a who works the least, to who works the hardest standpoint?

Thanks

Bungles....I mean BengalsFan.

Answer 1: It depends. Netjets Sales: Making piles of money. Netjets Services (Dispatch Center): Making money. Executive Jet Management: Making Money. Netjets International (Flight Operations): Making money. Netjets Europe (Flight Operations): Losing money. Netjets Aviation (Flight Operations): Losing piles of money. Total: Only Berkshire Hathaway company with negative cash flow.

Answer 2: It depends. Duty time? Pretty much all the fleets do 10 + duty days every day. Most legs? Most flight time? Everybody thinks their plane works the hardest. I expect someone out there has a computer program proving their airplane works the most.

PS I hope CP has a full recovery in time for next year.

 

[wolfpackpilot]

can anyone provide a breakdown of the planes from a who works the least

Im down in Esquel, Argentina for 5 days. Weŕe going fly fishing tom. if that helps