WaterSkr

Thank you for the insight NZ. I appreciate you taking the time.

USAF GV Pilot

Is it possible to live in Anchorage and be based out Seattle? I'd assume the commute would be on my own dime. Any thoughts?

flyguy37

yeah I guess you could. I would not want to imagine how much that would cost you. Best of luck. I miss Alaska and if ANC was a base I would be there in a heartbeat

CA1900

If you wanted to do it, it would be possible, but the commute would indeed be on your dime. By 6pm Pacific (for SEA-based pilots), you'd know what time your showtime is the next day; it could be very early morning, keep in mind. Commuting by air, you'd probably have to come the night before and get a hotel room. At $200-300 a ticket for a one-way, you're looking at a $5000-7000 annual hit, not including any hotel rooms. Just keep that in mind.

But other than the expense, it would be doable. The company doesn't care where you live, only that you make it to work on-time.

As for getting home... Except in pretty rare cases (such as flying a plane to base), your last leg (or only leg) on your last day will be an airline flight home. In those cases, you can call the company, say "scratch the ticket and release me from duty," and get a ticket home (to Anchorage) instead. They'll reimburse you for up to what they would have spent to get you to your base. So at least around half of the commute wouldn't be on your own dime.

USAF GV Pilot

I appreciate all the help. I'm trying to plan my retirement from the military. My family and I want to go back home to Anchorage, but I'm not finding too many GV's up there. I'd like to do FedEx out of Anchorage and my commute problem is solved. Thanks again.

Jake

Wouldn't hold my breath for Purple anytime soon! ANC or otherwise. 250ish overmanned right now.

As for the other Q's about interviewing and domiciles...the last thing the interviewers care about is where you live or how you get to work. They ARE CONCERNED about what you think of flying OWNERS, not pax/boxes around. This company is on the brink of the next generation of 5 star service. So, those in the que, or waiting to interview, you gotta think bigger! It aint about "will they hire someone out of TEB over BFE" it's about who will be the (1) Safest, and (2) be the best pilot/concierge/NJA rep to the OWNERS, (not customers), who are spending a whole bunch of $! No as@ kissing, but true professional service.
NetJets is not an airline.
It's not run by airline execs.
It's not run on a airline/charter/cargo business model.
It is a professional Berkshire company run like a business out to make it in the long run.
Mr. Santulli started this company over 20 years ago and is still making daily decisions...enough said. Netjets is a career, not a job.

When OEF/OIF kicked off and pilots who were reserve/guard members were activated, if they took a pay cut the company made up the difference on their own. Not because of a contract but because it was the right thing to do.

NJASAP IS ALSO GROUND BREAKING! SINCERE THANKS TO ALL THE TRUE HEROES OUT THERE! WE ARE FREE AT LAST!

Sailaway

Jake has got it exactly right. NJ is great because they have great vision. They take care of their people and those people take CARE of the owners. I was 121 major for over 31 years. Even back before deregulation, we never saw any thing close to this. The difference is like night and day. I like being able to say "yes sir, we can do that" and not have some bean counter deciding that it is too expensive. As long as it is not unsafe or illegal, We will do everything we can to make it happen. "What a Concept!"

FLYLOW22

Quite right. Well said!

serhito

Ok, so you can change bases with a 30 days notice. Can you also change your type of schedule ? 7/7 to 15 or 18 ? How does that work ? Do you have to pick one and stick to it ?

I would also appreciate some realistic figures as to how much you bring in a year as new FO, including everything. Please mention the type of schedule you have.

What about aircraft assignment, is it like at the airlines ? Whenever a slot is available you move on, or is it assigned at the beginning ? In other words can you be assigned a large aircraft when starting ?

Thanks

CA1900

Nope, you can change it, but not quite that frequently. We have three schedule periods a year, beginning February 1, June 1, and October 1. You can switch between the schedules and the 7/7 lines when you go into a new bid period. We bid for each one a couple of months beforehand -- the one for October 1 just closed out today, in fact.

I'll have to defer to someone else for first-year specifics under our new contract, but I'd realistically expect about $62K pre-tax, minus anything you send to the 401K, which will be matched at 50% of what you put in, up to 15% of your pay. But a lot of that depends on whether you work holidays or overtime, which you don't have a whole lot of control over. Plan on the base salary; everything else is gravy!

I don't recommend including per-diem in your calculations, but it adds up to be about $6000. Some tours you'll spend it if you have the time and inclination; other tours you'll be living on crew meals and won't spend it.


You can -- everything except the 737 (which you'll probably never see) or the Falcon 2000EX is possible for a newhire. The 2000EX pays more to FOs, so it almost certainly won't go to a newhire, but everything else is fair game. We're equipment locked for 39 months after an aircraft assignment; other than that, you can bid whatever you like if there's an opening. While a lock won't keep you from upgrading after switching airplanes, it's still a risk: any time remaining on that lock will be added to your first captain aircraft after you upgrade. So if it's a plane you really hate, you might be in it for a while.