View Poll Results: Which would you choose?
NetJets
163
61.51%
Southwest
102
38.49%
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If you could, would you choose Southwest or NetJets?
03-12-2008, 09:54 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by de727ups
Out popped the Fracs. Kind of like owning your own Learjet but not as expensive.
Personally, I don't see the Fracs going away as it's a good deal for those who want to pay for it.
Personally, I don't see the Fracs going away as it's a good deal for those who want to pay for it.
Of course, that's just my opinion...
03-13-2008, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SamFoxpilot
Very good question. I am faced with a very similar choice--SWA or NJI. I'm in the pool for both. I don't know what I'd do if each called for the same training date. While it's a nice problem to have, I hate the idea of having to turn one down.
737 or Gulfstream--I'd be happy flying either for the rest of my career.
737 or Gulfstream--I'd be happy flying either for the rest of my career.
I don't know what I would if I was in your situation......at SW I would be the highest paid airline pilot in the country and 3rd overall (UPS/FDX). But that type of flying does not appeal to me at all. I don't have a problem flying the same aircraft (737) for the rest of my life, I'd have a problem flying the same routes over, and over and over. Don't know what I would do......
03-13-2008, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by milky
I personally would prefer Netjets, but I wonder if putting the poll in this forum is a little biased? 
03-13-2008, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by de727ups
Short history as I see it.
High class, big dollar folks, used to fly first class on the Legacies. After 9/11, with all the TSA BS and the understandable decline in "customer service" at the Legacies, I think your big dollar, high class, folks started to look for a better option.
Out popped the Fracs. Kind of like owning your own Learjet but not as expensive.
Personally, I don't see the Fracs going away as it's a good deal for those who want to pay for it.
High class, big dollar folks, used to fly first class on the Legacies. After 9/11, with all the TSA BS and the understandable decline in "customer service" at the Legacies, I think your big dollar, high class, folks started to look for a better option.
Out popped the Fracs. Kind of like owning your own Learjet but not as expensive.
Personally, I don't see the Fracs going away as it's a good deal for those who want to pay for it.
03-13-2008, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by joshua
Well, I tried posting another one like this in both of the carriers' respective forums, and one got deleted.
03-13-2008, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Bloodhound
I think the recent explosion could be partially attributed to 9/11 but they've been around for a while.
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03-13-2008, 08:58 AM
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DB, cut the boy some slack. Some questions really belong in more than one forum. I think this is one of those. He needs input from both fractional and airline (SWA) people. Generally, The two groups reside at different forums. MHO
03-13-2008, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by NJA Capt
Not really, the explosive growth happened prior to 9/11 (98-00). There was a "slight" spike in interest (from owners) after 9/11, but it soon returned to normal growth. The only spike I've seen lately is in the interest of airline pilots looking toward this side of the industry.
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