Muddauber said:Yes, yes I know. The jet I fly takes off at 174,200 lbs and in my career field a heavy starts with aircraft taking off at 255,000 MGTOW or greater, the definition in executive aviation is different, but that's not the point.
The point is, if what BBJPilot posted is true, NetJets was operating BBJs with low time crews that may have met legal requirements, but certainly didn't meet common sense requirements.
Also, it's my take is that NJA filled the BBJ seats based on seniority, not qualifications. I'm betting that there was no effort to move the "Ultra pilots at NJA with more heavy time than have total," into the BBJ jobs and these guys probably won't live long enough to see a Boeing at NJA and impart all that heavy knowledge.
Muddy
I do believe you're correct that seniority was the determining factor in awarding the BBJ bids. I suspect that SWA will likewise follow a seniority based bid system if they ever obtain larger aircraft. All of the BBJ selectees had several thousand hours jet PIC time and most had international experience. The absence of any newsworthy events involving a NJA BBJ over the past five or so years is pretty good evidence that the process worked. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for all B-737 operators.