Wheels up

[gunfyter]

Did he say "goose"?

 

[Newkem]

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000227025&play=1


"well, joe, we're building an absolute total aviation solution. the most efficient solution that a customer would want. on the flights less than two hours, you want to fly at 3950. what does that mean? per hour. per hour. but 60% of the lift we'll need for our 10,000 members in 2020 is going to happen on jet planes. and cessna is the number one light mid cabin, super mid cabin manufacturer in the world. and to sit next to scott and have a commitment from his company to support wheels up, unbelievable. it's like a partnership sort of. you're doing the finaning, for wheels up, scott? how does it work? how many you starting with? well, we can based on how our membership is stacking up, 15 to 20 airplanes a year. we're going to do a combination of pre-owned, they're going to refurb for us, backup for us, new planes where appropriate. and we can take 15 to 20 airplanes a year. you've got firm orders for 20 of them already? no, we have a little bit less than that. but we're already set with the orders. we've started the conversion activity. we're really excited. kenny is an individual that really understands the market with what he's done marquee jet. we feel we have a competitive product. it's reliable, i think our customers are happy to be in the product. and opened up a whole new space of customers that can access the product. want to know, what's the difference in terms of the type of customer going with wheels up compared to net jets? well, it's interesting, i think the net jet business is a great business. i mean, we were -- we built it over the last ten years and it handles a niche market in the airplane space. what wheels up does is opens up 3 to 5 times the 150,000 people we targeted. i believe that 1/3 to half marquee folks will end up supplementing their aviation portfolio with the wheels up card. what were they doing before? in terms of the people? where were they flying? you said supplement, they'd be -- they're going to supplement. yeah, they supplement with charter. the aviation consumer has become a lot smarter. and i think that people are using net jet for the tough stuff, stuff into the mountains over the holiday season."

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Again, CEO of Cessna looked like there were places he would rather be than talking head on CNBC.

 

[Safetycheck]

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000227025&play=1


"
Again, CEO of Cessna looked like there were places he would rather be than talking head on CNBC.

Ooh look look. Oh how precious! How amazing!

A baby bubble being born right before our eyes! Aww how cute!!!

I bet it will pop bigger and better than its parents. How special!



Stay very far far away.

 

[Nevergreen]

My friend was offered the job at Wheels Up and they just told him it will include a TRAINING BOND/CONTRACT. A few days ago they told him it might be a possibility, but today the truth came out.

Supposedly, from here on out new hires will have a training bond/contract.

 

[shanes123]

Walmarts Hiring..Better hours and benefits and No training Bond contract

 

[johnsonrod]

My friend was offered the job at Wheels Up and they just told him it will include a TRAINING BOND/CONTRACT. A few days ago they told him it might be a possibility, but today the truth came out.

Supposedly, from here on out new hires will have a training bond/contract.

If WU requires FOs to have 1500/ATP at minimum, how are they going to attract pilots away from the expanding regionals and 91/135 operators with the schedule and salaries they are offering? I can see why they would want a training bond/contract - to keep pilots from leaving if they don't like the current schedule.

I'm a regional pilot and most pilots who go to the regionals do so with the understanding they will maximize their hours and experience for lowish pay and then hopefully move on (stepping stone). For that reason, the morally-degrading starting pay has been accepted as a price of doing business for many of us. I'm not promoting low wages, I am saying it has been a fact of life - at least until the pilot shortages start soon and wages inch upwards.

The challenge would be to attract enough quality pilots and then retain them. Avantair didn't have a big issue because the economy was in flux and many furloughed pilots were desperate. With the economy improving and regional/major airlines increasing their hiring, it will be interesting to see if WU and others can attract enough quality pilots at the current pay/schedule.

A potential positive for pilots considering WU would be an opportunity to progress from the King Air to the proposed jets (XLS and Sovereign) over time and make more money. Not sure if that is an option or what the plan would be....

 

[NoJoy]

My friend was offered the job at Wheels Up and they just told him it will include a TRAINING BOND/CONTRACT. A few days ago they told him it might be a possibility, but today the truth came out.

Supposedly, from here on out new hires will have a training bond/contract.

It was only a matter of time before a signing contract would be required. Too bad really, but the training at FS for a KA300 type is around $28,000. They have had a few leave Gama after only a few months there. The 6/3 sched is the main culprit.

 

[ProFracPilot]

My friend was offered the job at Wheels Up and they just told him it will include a TRAINING BOND/CONTRACT. A few days ago they told him it might be a possibility, but today the truth came out.

Supposedly, from here on out new hires will have a training bond/contract.

Does anyone know the term of the indentured servitude, er, I mean "training contract"?

 

[wingnutt]

Might be a training contract for king air noobs, but the ads are asking for typed and experienced...

 

[lookin4better]

My friend was offered the job at Wheels Up and they just told him it will include a TRAINING BOND/CONTRACT. A few days ago they told him it might be a possibility, but today the truth came out.

Supposedly, from here on out new hires will have a training bond/contract.

Probably the scum-bag types that will contract and charge for recurrent too?.. I wouldn't go there if I was unemployed.

 

[johnsonrod]

I did not realize WU was looking to potentially order this many Citations (of course it requires them to ACTUALLY hit their growth targets):

From AIN:

In a CNBC interview with Wheels Up founder and CEO Kenny Dichter on Friday, Cessna CEO Scott Ernest indicated that the initial commitment calls for the manufacturer to provide no more than 20 Citations, but it is unclear whether these will come from the manufacturer?s CitationAir charter fleet. Dichter expects to take between 120 and 150 Citations over the next seven years if the membership base for the program reaches 10,000 by 2020. As of mid-December, Wheels Up had approximately 150 members and Dichter expected this number to reach at least 250 by month-end.

 

[JustPlaneTruth]

Wheels Up, Tires Flat. 120-150 over 7 years? Get real.

 

[flagshipper]

Heard the new hires walked in to class the other day expecting 75k and were told it is now 65k. Several walked out

 

[NoJoy]

^^^What? Didn't they have some paperwork on them stating $70,000 for CAs and $55,000 for FO's. If pilots have the type in the 350 and experience, pay is supposed to start out at $80,000 for CA's. WTF. Not sure if this is Wheels Up doing or Gama. The sched is already bad enough-now their screwing with the pay scale. Avantair part II-yay

 

[Newkem]

Wtf

Heard the new hires walked in to class the other day expecting 75k and were told it is now 65k. Several walked out

Pilots who would accept a job without an offer letter stating terms of employment should not be in the NAS. Unfortunately companies are out there demonstrating their union-provoking management style making mistakes like this. Does not bode well for the future of WU, or at least for GAMA as an operator of WU aircraft.

Applause for those who walked out. I'll be taking your job now. :blush:

J/K. Unfortunately there are many unemployed gear yankers who are eager and ready to do so.