Western Global Airlines
12-07-2022, 11:45 AM
#621
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Originally Posted by ObadiahDogberry
The other thing to consider, AND DISCUSS WITH A REPUTABLE TAX PROFESSIONAL (I really hate that you always have to put a disclaimer in every single comment), is the tax treaty between your country of residence and the United States. Most of the times the treaties cover taxes for people who earn money in the shipping or aviation industry. The treaty with my country of residence specifically covers how taxes are handled for residents of one country, but work for a company headquartered in the other country. There are provisions for if work is done with some international shipping/flying versus strictly flying domestically within the country of the company headquarters. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC ADVICE, JUST GENERAL ADVISING THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND CONFUSING ISSUE, AND ONE THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE NOT TO SCREW IT UP.
12-08-2022, 04:40 AM
#623
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Posts: 218
Originally Posted by HELOWING
Employees who work there, I worked there as well. Heard 2 of the 747s are hard down again, MDs down and parked all over the place… great company for people who live outside of the US. Wasn’t a good fit for me at all. Lots of great people there. Hope they figure out their maintenance and contract (lack of contract) issues. Very very high turn over rate.
12-08-2022, 06:08 AM
#624
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Posts: 60
Originally Posted by RetWhiteguy
There is silence because we still have jobs. But keep up with the insults. I’m sure the guys from Curaçao will be happy with your characterization.
12-08-2022, 06:36 AM
#625
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Originally Posted by ObadiahDogberry
Can you elaborate on what exactly "hard down" means? I don't what what the status was at the time of your post two days ago, but as of early this morning, your comment regarding the 747s is incorrect. So does "hard down" mean an aircraft is AOG for somewhere less than 48 hours?
N258SN went to Ft. Meyers on Nov 25th. It's still there. Fourteen days.
Nothing at Ft. Meyers but a parking spot and open-air maintenance.
12-08-2022, 08:35 AM
#626
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Posts: 51
Originally Posted by JohnBurke
READ.
Try not to assume.
A recent post bashed employees at WGA as alcoholics and other derisions, suggesting that the pilot compliment is made up of those who are unemployable elsewhere. This is untrue; the vast majority are honorable, skilled, and experienced aviators, many of whom have been flying the same aircraft around the world for a lot of years, and I wouldn't hesitate to put my kids or grandkids with them. I know many of them; my comments are not about them, and whomever made those negative comments about them spoke in ignorance and stupidity.
Try not to assume.
A recent post bashed employees at WGA as alcoholics and other derisions, suggesting that the pilot compliment is made up of those who are unemployable elsewhere. This is untrue; the vast majority are honorable, skilled, and experienced aviators, many of whom have been flying the same aircraft around the world for a lot of years, and I wouldn't hesitate to put my kids or grandkids with them. I know many of them; my comments are not about them, and whomever made those negative comments about them spoke in ignorance and stupidity.
The 744s, mostly, are not down for maintenance. They're parked due to poor management decisions related to flights out of HKG. It was foreseeable. The choice to keep the fleet moving at lower rates was rejected in favor of trying to grab higher rates at greater risk. Greed, as always.
N452SN has been parked at RSW since 11/15.
12-08-2022, 05:41 PM
#627
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Yowza, that’s a lengthy period to keep $ making iron on the ground due to maintenance (not scheduled heavy MX checks), routing issues and especially when betting on higher earning rates and having a decreased usage rate. Aside from obvious profit margins aircraft (heavy aircraft) need to fly consistently at frequent intervals keeping internals and flex to prevent significant maintenance impact. Two weeks isn’t a deal breaker, but definitely not advantageous for airframes aside from the normal wear and tear of substantial sorties. As a former maintainer, keeping aircraft aloft became exponentially harder and harder the longer they sat and after a month or so we were very wary it may become a hangar queen. Granted, sometimes it was necessary to have one down for parts for an elongated period to keep the rest going.
12-09-2022, 09:14 AM
#629
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Originally Posted by Elevation
The WGA folk I meet over in Europe seem alright. Reminds me of Atlas years back, actually.
12-09-2022, 12:08 PM
#630
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Position: 777 Left window seat
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Originally Posted by WGTruth
Huge potential at WG, but there's a big difference with Atlas. WG is not a public company, it's a one man show. The owner looks for managers who will work long hours for below industry standard pay. He values loyalty and obedience far more than he values competence and honesty. There's a constant churn of managers and the pilots all get their hopes up when there's an announcement, but the new managers are always just like the old managers.
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