More FLOPS CEO BS.

[ProFracPilot]

Frankly, Sheeringa is an embarrassement to our owners, his employees and to the fractional industry. I can't believe H.I.G. hasn't, at the very least, gagged him. Personally I think we're watching a CEO in the death throes of his tenure. Time will tell if he takes the whole company with him.

 

[netjetwife]

GG, you're right. Inquiring minds do want to know! And the Ohio tax payers have the right to ask. MS needs to put the money where his mouth is and concentrate on keeping the workers that are holding Options together before they, like others before them, depart for greener pastures.

Pro, you nailed it. Like minds think alike... Before I settled on the chickens roosting analogy I deleted one about embarrassing circus acts by the chief bumbler. I left that one to you guys closer to the action. Or should I say fall-out... That said, surely HIG won't let MS ruin their new investment and cause them additional embarrassment when a black boot and a fair contract will solve the problem to everyone's benefit.

 

[Hobbes]

I DEMAND that you go back and edit your post to spell my name correctly with the "E!"

Haha....I love your support NJW. I think our MEC and collective leadership and council are brilliant...I really do. In a different world, I would be so into fighting this fight as long as needed, but I think I will be pulling my E handle soon, like so many others.

 

[netjetwife]

Ooops...:0 Sorry. Different Hobbs, ( a female) different conversation, with another pilot. I guess I don't multi-task as well as you guys... I'd edit it gladly if I could, Hobbes with an "e"... but the format doesn't allow it. The support I offer is well deserved, but I appreciate the compliment.

While it's regrettable, it's also entirely understandable that Options pilots are being driven away by the FLOPS. So many have already left that the truth of their mismanagement is staring them in the face. The attrition rate has delivered a message that is so loud it can no longer be ignored. You know it's not a coincidence that they've agreed (finally) to meet more often. You guys have withstood the intimidation and FUD dumped on you by the FLOPS so it stands to reason that they'll get serious now about hammering out a contract. Best Wishes, NJW

 

[Hobbes]

So a friend of mine forwarded me this poll today...

http://www.polldaddy.com/poll.aspx?p=456808

Where will Mikey land?

 

[Publishers]

Actually the most informative thing here was the comment section which said why should either of these companies get a break.
NJW always wants to go off on the tangent of labor but the basic argument of this article and in general is should public tax money be spent on these type of companies. The job creation deal is pretty lame as in this type business, the money does not get spent back in the community like a new Fischer body plant would. The whole things speaks more of Netjets political savy than of any substantive economic base and has absolutely nothing to do with the pilot labor force. In fact, if it had been made clear that some of these 810 jobs that were being created were for pilots, it would not have been received as well. Netjets pulled the tried and true, we are going to leave play, and it worked. Ohio has always had a very aggressive Department of Development as have the city and state administrations. When I was in charge of the hub construction for flying Tigers at Rickenbacker, the county made what I as a resident at the time, would consider the worst deal I have ever seen a public agency contribute to. The only saving grace was the purchase by Fedex meant the thing would never operate as intended which actually benefited the county.

 

[realityman]

Actually Publishers, NJA contributes quite a bit to the local economy. In fact, I was at the big broohaha in CMH when the announcement was made. All the politicos, plus RTS, were happy to stand up and trumpet the $600M (yes, that number is correct!) that NJA pumps into the LOCAL economy every year.

I agree, it was a good political move on NJA's part, and really wasn't labor related. But in the end, it should benefit everybody.

 

[shanes123]

Has anyone contacted this reporter to expose Sh*tfingers lies? how about sending a copy of the letter he sent out to the employees about the downturn in Business jet travel

 

[Publishers]

I certainly was not saying that they did not pump money into the local economy but most of these things are based on job creation and that is where most of them fail the local test when it comes to pilots versus an industrial plant or even an aircraft plant. Skilled high pay jobs that live in the area. Let's not forget how much of that number might be fuel and maintenance parts, etc../ This is not to say that when applying for the money everyone stretches the number a bit. The prestige of having a Buffett company goes a long way too as well as the fact that this community has put money into EJA before.
As to Shanes comment, you can call it what you want but there may be no more truth in that than in the EJM numbers. Even if the business was going into the toliet, are you going to tell the D of D that when you are looking for money for your company.
Take all this for what it is, politics, no reality necessary on either side.

 

[AeroBoy]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Santulli pledge to give all of the incentive money back to the community (not the government, but to universities, nonprofit groups, etc)?