Originally Posted by Flyfalcons

That will be a great morale booster for post-2015 hires, who are coming off seat lock and may be wanting to bid new equipment.

Originally Posted by Flyfalcons

Knoxville is one of the crew bases available, so he could start there from day 1. As to whether it will make your husband happy to come here, only you and he can answer that. Plan on ten years in the right seat before upgrade when making a decision.

Originally Posted by Rcordeiro122592

What could a first year FO expect to make first year with all bonuses included on the 7/7 schedule? Are the pay rates on APC reasonably accurate?

Originally Posted by Jatinsel

Okay let me ask this-
At NetJets:
1) is there complete lack of adherence to SOP’s? No, not really. Most captains are by the book. Great group of professionals for the most part.
2) do you have wait at airports for 3+ hours at a time? Yes, it’s part of the job. Find a side gig and make money on the side if you want to fill in your time at the airport.
3) do you as an FO fly with Captains who are too inexperienced to be Captains? There are a few, but for the most part it’s a very good group.
4) do you have to carry 4 days worth of food because you make too little to buy restaurant food every day and/or care too much about your health to eat cheap take-out every day and/or you have no access to places that sell food

No you get a per diem + crew food which is hit or miss in quality. Don’t like your meal? Expense it and get $23 to go grab better food, it’s this simple yet not many pilots do it. You’d be surprised. They just complain about it.
5) do you make $35 000 a year to put up with the above type of situations?
Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jatinsel

Okay let me ask this-
At NetJets:
1) is there complete lack of adherence to SOP’s?

NetJets is not a small mom & pop operation. With 2400+ pilots we have to operate within the SOPs. At NetJets we use our own FAA approved publication that are on par with any part 121 carrier.

2) do you have wait at airports for 3+ hours at a time?

Yes, we do spend time on airport standby. We do not have a regular schedule. When a weather delay, sick crew member, broken airplane.... event happens another crew/airplane will recover the trip. Nobody enjoys doing it but the business model requires it. Some fleets/crews sit more than others and based on my time at the company I fly a lot more than I sit.

3) do you as an FO fly with Captains who are too inexperienced to be Captains?

All of the captains at NetJets have been employed for at least 12 years. If any pilot, captain or f/o, does not meet the standard there are ways to deal with it.

4) do you have to carry 4 days worth of food because you make too little to buy restaurant food every day and/or care too much about your health to eat cheap take-out every day and/or you have no access to places that sell food

I have yet to see a NetJets pilot that is malnourished. We can receive up to 4 crew meals per day in addition to our per diem. Coming from a regional it will be a step up.

5) do you make $35 000 a year to put up with the above type of situations?

I have run numbers and it is my conclusion that $70,000 year one can easily be made. I figured 2 months of initial training on the CC72 pay scale, 10 months on the 7/7 pay scale plus a 10% override for the 10 months on the 7/7 to count for overtime, holiday pay and some other soft money. I didn’t include per diem and insurance cost (you will have zero money out of pocket towards your monthly health/dental/vision...)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MWilliams

I hope this helps. If you have any more questions I am happy to help.

Originally Posted by MySaabStory

How may ex-wives does someone need to have to continue to work after 65?!?.

Originally Posted by Jatinsel

It does thank you very much! I just saw on the hiring page applicants need a US passport - My husband (the applicant) is a permanent resident with a foreign passport- definitely disqualified?