Will Flex ever open more bases?

[bigbird]

Any ideas?

 

[Correcting]

Not until they have a contract in place or trouble finding pilots.

 

[Club ORD FO]

one in the next five years is my guess. and you're right, the only reason they will do it is if they cant find enough pilots.

 

[johnsonrod]

You'd think ATL, ORD, LAX, PHX and LAS might be good candidates because you can fly anywhere in the country from those hubs. DEN doesn't cut it as the "West Coast" domicile...

 

[NCherches]

I'd be aboard if they had a PHX base

 

[Joe Jet Pilot]

You'd think ATL, ORD, LAX, PHX and LAS might be good candidates because you can fly anywhere in the country from those hubs. DEN doesn't cut it as the "West Coast" domicile...

Please call 216-262-3500 or 1-888-291-3818

 

[bailey3083]

For what K.P. said at the Women In Aviation conference last month she has hit her numbers through August so I guess they are not having that much of an issue hiring.

 

[XBI]

Gso / Clt

You'd think ATL, ORD, LAX, PHX and LAS might be good candidates because you can fly anywhere in the country from those hubs. DEN doesn't cut it as the "West Coast" domicile...

GSO / CLT also makes a lot of sense given the big East Coast hole that exists today between EWR and FLL. Lots of airline service to all points in the country, and a major maintenance facility.

 

[BombJet45]

Answer: No.

Next question.

 

[Club ORD FO]

For what K.P. said at the Women In Aviation conference last month she has hit her numbers through August so I guess they are not having that much of an issue hiring.

what were you doing there bailey?

 

[CL300Pilot]

I have heard that we went from 10 to 20 resumes a week to around 100 to 200. We are not having a problem with people wanting to come here. As far as bases go, I don't see it happening anytime soon, although there is a great internal discussion happening about it that makes great sense.

Bailey, any luck yet?

For what K.P. said at the Women In Aviation conference last month she has hit her numbers through August so I guess they are not having that much of an issue hiring.

 

[johnsonrod]

I have heard that we went from 10 to 20 resumes a week to around 100 to 200. We are not having a problem with people wanting to come here. As far as bases go, I don't see it happening anytime soon, although there is a great internal discussion happening about it that makes great sense.

Bailey, any luck yet?

It doesn't hurt that airlines are declaring bankruptcy - you should have plenty of qualified applicants. What a great time for Flexjet and the other fractionals. That is too bad because Flexjet will not feel any pressure to provide more domiciles.

 

[ArtVandalay]

They can't even get enough pilots into TEB and FLL as it is now. And that is what is hurting us. You got TEB pilots airlining to LAX and you got FLL airlining to DFW and you got DFW pilots airlining to TEB. What a freagin nightmare they put themselves in with this crap. Just open more bases already. Good grief, is it that big of a freaking deal to open more bases DG? I mean, the resources put into what they are doing now couldn't be any worse than having the option of having pilots scattered across the country evenly.

 

[Rouge Warrior]

IAD will be the next base

 

[GSXR600]

They can't even get enough pilots into TEB and FLL as it is now. And that is what is hurting us. You got TEB pilots airlining to LAX and you got FLL airlining to DFW and you got DFW pilots airlining to TEB. What a freagin nightmare they put themselves in with this crap. Just open more bases already. Good grief, is it that big of a freaking deal to open more bases DG? I mean, the resources put into what they are doing now couldn't be any worse than having the option of having pilots scattered across the country evenly.

Not the case now!! Plenty of pilots volunteer to come to these bases just to come here. It is soo competitive right now that Flex has no worries on this problem.
I dont know what fleet you on but I can tell you that 95% of the time, my first day starts live out TEB or HPN and 50% back last day. The other 50% airline home.

 

[doh]

I rode the hotel van with a CS pilot just before my vacation started. He told me that while they have not closed any bases, they are only hiring for a certain few specific bases. A friend of mine was also told, by their HR, he would have to relocate to get the job. So maybe the other fracs are not following the NJ lead on this.

 

[bailey3083]

what were you doing there bailey?

Looking for a date? LOL Had a friend who went and talked with K.P. while she was there.

 

[NCherches]

Guess they wont be opening an SMO base anytime soon....

 

[Seahawk]

I would not recommend your employment here banking on a slim hope of future bases. It is discussed frequently, but it will be a slow long process of growth before any bases open at all. Near term, it just isnt going to happen. Over all, it's a great company to work for. This company is always changing so you never know what will happen next month.

 

[hammer2]

Looking for a date? LOL Had a friend who went and talked with K.P. while she was there.

Are you still at Flex?