Phx

[Hugh Johnson]

Anyone used Swift Aviation in PHX? How does it compare to Cutter? Thanks.

 

[sleepy]

I used Cutter last week and everything was fine (except for the old a$$h013 flying N44LV that jet blasted us all with his Citation as he taxied from parking there). I have never been to Swift, but it looked ok as well.

 

[O-Line]

Swift is nicer, they have Best and Colt. And best of all there's usually a couple of WSCoD's around so you can see them up close!

 

[Otter]

The trucking business made for a hell of a nice FBO. I would go there in front of Cutter hands down. Plus O-line is right, its the not so secret burial ground of the desert WSCoD's. Which, shut down and not moving, they look and sound like any other jet.....

 

[Resume Writer]

Hugh,


I cannot talk from a pilot perspective, but my family has been friends with the Cutter family for years. Bill Sr. ran the operation forever until his son Will took it over. Their family has always been great to my family; I even attended their daughter Kay's wedding back in 1985. So, all I can give is a personal viewpoint!

Kathy

 

[ERJ-140]

The trucking business made for a hell of a nice FBO. I would go there in front of Cutter hands down. Plus O-line is right, its the not so secret burial ground of the desert WSCoD's. Which, shut down and not moving, they look and sound like any other jet.....

Actually, it's not a burial ground at all. Swift is a Legacy Distributor (or was) and Embraer Service Center. They manage two Legacy jets for their owners. Any Legacy jets you see on the Swift ramp are either handled by Swift, awaiting delivery to a customer, or in there for routine maintenance.

As I recall, Swift also owns a dozen Citation Xs, a Citation V, two 737s, two 757s, and a Falcon 2000. Probably others, too.

The FBO building there is awesome, brand new. They give away certificates for fuel purchases (I think it was $5/100 Gallons or something like that which may not seem like much but if you're fueling a jet it adds up) the crews can use to buy whatever they want. They have covered parking that can handle anything up to a G-550 for height so you don't have to load/unload in the rain or hot sun. Also the refrigerator inside has free sodas in it and a nice crew TV room, showers, etc.. It's really slick. Never been to Cutter so can't comment on it.

 

[Brett Hull]

Actually, it's not a burial ground at all. Swift is a Legacy Distributor (or was) and Embraer Service Center. They manage two Legacy jets for their owners. Any Legacy jets you see on the Swift ramp are either handled by Swift, awaiting delivery to a customer, or in there for routine maintenance.

As I recall, Swift also owns a dozen Citation Xs, a Citation V, two 737s, two 757s, and a Falcon 2000. Probably others, too.

The FBO building there is awesome, brand new. They give away certificates for fuel purchases (I think it was $5/100 Gallons or something like that which may not seem like much but if you're fueling a jet it adds up) the crews can use to buy whatever they want. They have covered parking that can handle anything up to a G-550 for height so you don't have to load/unload in the rain or hot sun. Also the refrigerator inside has free sodas in it and a nice crew TV room, showers, etc.. It's really slick. Never been to Cutter so can't comment on it.

WSCoDriver v4.0? Or are we up to 5.0 or 6.0 now, I forgot?

 

[ERJ-140]

WSCoDriver v4.0? Or are we up to 5.0 or 6.0 now, I forgot?

Come again?

 

[miles otoole]

Come again?

Sure I can- Open wide!

 

[CorpLearDriver]

The trucking business made for a hell of a nice FBO. I would go there in front of Cutter hands down. Plus O-line is right, its the not so secret burial ground of the desert WSCoD's. Which, shut down and not moving, they look and sound like any other jet.....

SWIFT - Sure Wish I had a Faster Truck. Guess they couldn't find one so they got into airplanes.

 

[jeb]

We use Swift all the time, just left there yeserday. If you use colt fuel about 3.20. I have never used Cutter so I can make a comment. The CSO are very helpful, the line service guys are good too. Sometimes they are a little slow, its like they don't have a plan on moving aircraft. Still a good FBO.