Originally Posted by
David Puddy
An a$$ kicker in a very nice office:
Bombardier Challenger 350 - Large Preview - AirTeamImages.com
Yes, I've heard they don't break very often despite the vigorous flying schedule. If you gotta work a lot, like at Netjets, you might as well be comfortable....
While the Global and CL350 fleets are growing, what's the status of the Gulfstream fleet? Gradually heading out the door? How much longer before they fully depart? Are the G-Whiz pilots basically leaving for the Globals?
We're down to a literal handful of GIVs and that fleet will be done inside of 12 months. All the junior PIC's have been displaced to the Phenom or Excel and the last handful of senior NJA "crossover" PIC's seem to be hanging on until the bitter end.
The separate GV fleet is down to 6 550s and 14 450s and the classic Vs are all gone. Conventional wisdom is absolute last G Wiz out the door in 2023. I now believe it will be sooner.
Very few of the remaining G pilots can hold the Global. Most will end up in the POS CL-605 or the CL-350 and a fair number will probably hold no higher than the Latitude.