Let's get one thing straight ya' morons. All businesses are For-Sale at all times if the price is right. Now I know some of you "Michael Moore/Conspiracy" dopes don't get that, but that's the way it is. If we're sold we're sold (Unlikely at this time). If we're not sold, so be it. Quit stewing, whining, and imagining conspiracies where there aren't. Ya' gotta be an uneducated moron, like in the Middle East, to grab on to anything that comes through the rumor mill.
If you haven't noticed we're in an industry that is in a contractionary mode right now. Primarily due to the economy-Not Flexjet management DUH!.. As that goes, Flexjet has shrunk the least of any of the big competitors in the industry.
I suggest you sit down, shut the F up and vote in November. There's no quick fix to where we are at right now and dreaming up useless B.S. gets us nowhere.
Although I thought I'd never see the day and while I would have maybe said it a little more nicely, I agree with pers...
A union would still be a nice thing to protect and/or advance quality of life issues that never seem to get resolved but that time has come and passed. *****Maybe to be pursued again later but not anytime soon that I see... *****And believe me, I still know the players with the pulse of these things and they agree.
And it would not have helped this situation -maybe even hastened or complicated it to the detriment of those still there...
Best thing y'all can do is tighten the belts both professionally and personally and ride the storm out.
I don't know if Fred Greed is blowing smoke up your hiney's or not but it's irrelevant to the smart game plan at this juncture. *****
Best that you can hope for (and this would not be a bad thing) is to help recreate Flex as a boutique, high class fractional whose name is synonymous with personal care & chic - a certain je ne sais quoi if you will. *****
Leave NJA to continue on their path of fractional behemoth and the loss of uniqueness & personality that comes will that. *****Not a bad thing either - just different.
Think Saks vs Walmart, Opera House vs Madison Square, Indy vs NASCAR, Godiva vs Hershey's, Champagne vs sparkling wine. *****All are great but each one in those pairings signifies a step above. *****That is Flex's best bet - stay small enough to be exclusive and by exclusivity, build a brand that breaths excellence and luxury when mentioned.
Hey Walmart's awesome - I love it & Hershey's does the job, but you all must know what I mean, right?
Sure - it'll help if we can get back to the place where luxury is for one attainable and for the other acceptable but I have a feeling November will go a long way to helping that issue...
There is definitely a place in this market for both Flex & NJA. *****A differing business plan forward is actually helpful to both companies in the long run - especially if they will be competing in the same aircraft. *****
There's a lot of hope to be had here guys. *****FR might be the captain but y'all are really the ones in control. *****He can't destroy you unless you make that his only choice.
If NJA actually takes delivery BTW of all those orders but that's another thread for another day...