they’re drawing from the pool.

No more or less than other fractionals. Remember, most pilots consider NetJets to be the best operator to work for with the best pay and benefits. Attrition is much lower at NetJets and has just about come to a standstill with major airline hiring not happening probably for a long time. Fractional Operators may come out of this in even better shape with many wealthy folks who wouldn't spend the $$$ now willing too so they can avoid packed airliners. NetJets is receiving new jets but is disposing of older ones.

(from the outside looking in, and also just my opinion):

Not to mention the business travelers (there are some) who still need to get to meetings and cannot depend on airline service due to cancellations and reductions in frequency. Those 8 flights a day went down to one regional and one mainline a day, so no first class on 50% of their itinerary and sitting around for 4 hours before the meeting and 4 hours after it.

Again, an outsiders perspective.

Another question:

anyone know the average wait from application to interview/class?

Before the Chinese Virus it was 4-5 months but some guys were offered earlier classes.

Before the virus, I had applied and was in class within a month and a half, and that’s just because I wanted to give my previous company 3 weeks instead of 2. Now, there’s really no idea as far as how many applicants they are accepting and how quickly. 50 by the end of the year, say 30 already in the pipeline to guesstimate, so 20 in 5 months, would assume only 4 new applicants a month til the end of the year. Going to be extremely competitive.

Do you think netjets is waiting until they run into a staffing crunch before they hire again or do you think they will hire within the next 2-3 years?

I had a friend say they told him minimum of 6 months and that was a week ago.

That sounds about right. I don't think it'll be years. Fractional flying is recovering at a much faster pace than the airlines. And the average Pilot age at NJA is mid to upper 50's. I suspect a number of our age 70+ pilots are going to find an excuse to go out on medical for 3 years then bail rather than expose themselves to C19.

So, that’s October-ish?? I had an invite to an in person interview April 15. Obviously that never happened.