Flytolive

Wow! NAI is going to code/revenue share with JB, Spirit, SWA, Alaska, Frontier and other U.S. airlines? That is definitely news to me, but they better hurry up as they are bleeding cash at an impressive rate and with the stock price dropping those equity offerings are becoming less and less helpful.

Those considering flying for this outfit might want to consider how having Norwegian on your resume might look like to the US airlines' hiring departments.

The Dominican

I remember when people used to say that about Fedex and SWA not too long ago they used to say the same thing about Emirates...., many pilots have gotten hired since then.

Good’ol ALPO will find the new villain soon enough and focus the laser pointer their way, and all of a sudden just like you forgot to hate GoJets..., you will forget to hate NAI

But don’t worry, they will have a new bad guy before long.

NEDude

With the way Norwegian is set up, with NAS, NAN, NAI, NUK and now NAA, I could very well see them being able to shed certain unprofitable divisions if the bleeding continues.

Unofficially the word is that the biggest loser of money right now is the LGW short haul operation, which is overwhelmingly handled by the NAI certificate. This is all unofficial word of mouth from people I know who work for Norwegian. But Norwegian is significantly scaling back their short haul flying out of LGW, and eventually the only short haul flying out of LGW will be to CPH, ARN and OSL. All short haul feed in LGW will be handled by the easyJet partnership. So that does lend a bit of credence to the story that the LGW short haul operation is not doing well.

Their LCC short haul operation to/from Scandinavia is doing quite well, and has been for several years. That is mostly done on the NAS certificate. So again, long-term I could very well see Norwegian killing some of the certificates/divisions, but still surviving as an entity overall.

captjns

How many times have I read the above statement?

Come on Flytolive... is that best advise you have to offer pilots seeking a career in aviation? How about ummm... keep your noses clean... ummm do the job you’ve been hired to do without reserve... umm don’t violate FARs... don’t commit any felonies.

I mean, and its me opining... giving positive advise to budding birdmen/women reads a lot better than “You better not fly for this or that outfit!”, don’t you thinK?

The Dominican

Specially when all that tough talk ends in nothing

captjns

I’ve heard the same rhetoric, way back since ‘92 (ala Flytolive etal). They love to state, aver, and or post... just to aver, write, and or post. Then toddle off without providing substance of any sort to their assertions.

Well... just to make it abundantly clear to the naysayers.... First tier carriers such as UAL, DAL, AA, WN, AK, FedEx, UPS etc. are hiring in full strength. Many are joining after their stints with ME3, Chinese, Japanese, and European carriers. And all this with a list of foreign carriers, on their C.V.s they’ve flown with prior to joining their respective U.S. carrier.

Wait... there’s more! Some have had offers from multiple 1st tier U.S. carriers too!

Flytolive

That's pretty funny.

I simply said to consider it and you all assumed it would be a negative. And here one would assume flying new equipment over the pond would look good on a CV or that one would not even need a CV if we are to believe that NAI will be a big success with industry-leading compensation some day.

I guess pilots should consider these reactions from the supposed cheerleaders/apologists for NAI.

SUX4U

I don’t wish ill will on anyone that joins NAI that lives and works here in the USA. I do feel for them that NAI is the best offer they could get at this point in time. I hope for those that join NAI that would rather be at a US major will get the call sooner rather than later and have a long and successful career.

Joachim

You don't have to feel sorry for us bud. Just be happy with what you've got.

captjns

Not all that apply, for what ever reason, will get that dream job with DAL, UAL, AA etal. Further those who’ve been serving as crew members on large transport category aircraft have no desire to join the regionals. Many don’t want to wait for the lenght of time required to flow through to the main line carriers. At the end of the day, those choosing to fly with NAI with basing in the U.S. are educated consumers. They are cognizant of the pluses and minuses of NAI.