NJ Daily Breakdown

[N5139]

Hi guys -

Although I'm sure there is no such thing as a "typical" day at NetJets, I was wondering if someone would be willing to break down a day for me. For example, flight departure/arrival times, wait times, repositioning, and customer service issues. I'd also love to know the amount of time you have to yourself between days...

Thanks!
J.

 

[sweptwingz]

You nailed it, there is no typical work day at Netjets. Make no mistake, some fleets work 2-3 times as hard as others. When the Ultras were new back about 7 years ago, I averaged 600-700 hours per year as a U-boat commander. I've been in the Citation 7 for 4 years now, and have never flown more than 250 hours per year in that aircraft. It breaks a lot, and is being phased out, so I'll probably be flying another type in a year or less.
If you REALLY want to fly your hiney off, bid the X or the Excel. Right now they're our two hardest working fleets.

 

[SAEflyer]

How hard does the 2000 work? Do they bail out other planes a lot, or do they avoid upgrading people to it?

 

[sweptwingz]

This is my opinon on who works the hardest at NJA with 1 being the most busy.

1. Excel
2. X
3. Ultra (moving down the list as it ages)
4. Falcon 2000
5. Hawker 800 (both)
6. C-680 (too new to determine)
7. G-200
8. Hawker 1000*
9. Hawker 400
10. CE-650*
11. BBJ

(* Fleet being phased out)

These are very rough estimates, and often change based on season and holiday schedules.

 

[Slim177]

I'm in the G200 and they work us very hard. Last quarter, I flew over 300 hours! We seem to do alot of NJI trips. The paxs love the cabin at half the price! Also, some do not like the FAs and request the largest plane without a FA. The X worked hard years ago, but that fleet has stabilized and now it seems to be our turn. No disrespect intended to any fleet! We all do the same job with different airframes, even NJI. We just wear different ties!

Everyone gets their turn in the barrel.

 

[SAEflyer]

Do the flight attendants sit up in the cockpit most of the time or are they constantly back with the pax

 

[Diesel]

Hey slim when did you leave the hawker?

 

[flyfish]

Do the flight attendants sit up in the cockpit most of the time or are they constantly back with the pax

Most of the time[enroute] they're up in the front in the galley area. There is a door which remains closed to the cabin and they go back only to serve food and occasionally check on the passengers. Most pax are fairly low maintenance and they spend little time in the back, others may require their constant attention.

 

[Slim177]

Diesel-
I left the mighty 1000 just over two years ago. The G200 is a great plane of compromises and it is not worth debating here. There is no jumpseat for the FA. When we have one, she sits in back in one of the pax seats. We don't have a door that seperates the cockpit from the rest of the plane. I don't understand her role on our plane, but if the owner wants to pay for a FA we carry one.
I seem to work my butt off in this plane and I miss the old 1000. Atleast we get some Hawaii and Europe trips! My record is just over 8 hours of flight time. Too long for this seat.

 

[RNObased]

Diesel-
I left the mighty 1000 just over two years ago. The G200 is a great plane of compromises and it is not worth debating here. There is no jumpseat for the FA. When we have one, she sits in back in one of the pax seats. We don't have a door that seperates the cockpit from the rest of the plane. I don't understand her role on our plane, but if the owner wants to pay for a FA we carry one.
I seem to work my butt off in this plane and I miss the old 1000. Atleast we get some Hawaii and Europe trips! My record is just over 8 hours of flight time. Too long for this seat.

Slim,

Where is initial/recurrent training in that beast???