"We report, You decide": Flexjet
07-28-2009, 04:06 PM
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"We report, You decide": Flexjet
Info derived from another website:
According to FAA records, there are five Global Expresses (tail numbers N105ZZ, N109ZZ, N112ZZ, N113ZZ and N115ZZ) newly registered to Bombardier Aerospace at the Flexjet Waterview address.
Let the speculation begin!
According to FAA records, there are five Global Expresses (tail numbers N105ZZ, N109ZZ, N112ZZ, N113ZZ and N115ZZ) newly registered to Bombardier Aerospace at the Flexjet Waterview address.
Let the speculation begin!
07-28-2009, 04:49 PM
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Any chance those are temporary Bombardier test flight, or pre-delivery tails that rotate aircraft? Aircraft manufacturers normally keep a block of tail numbers to use for pre-customer delivery flights and recycle them as aircraft roll off the line. Doing Bombardier deliveries a few years back there were temporary C- registrations that were peeled off when we accepted the aircraft and certification was complete. As the Richardson address is also for Bombardier US, any chance they are just flying them in those N#'s within the US for completion, interiors, etc? Some of them were dated back to Jan 2009.
A cursory glance at the FAA registry also reveals a number of N__ZZ tail numbers in TX and DE. Most likely Bombardier's block tail numbers for factory trade-ins being resold on the market.
Nice rumor, though. The better half is on furlough from Flex... would be nice to go back to being DINKs and not SINKs
Things that make you go Hmmmm...
A cursory glance at the FAA registry also reveals a number of N__ZZ tail numbers in TX and DE. Most likely Bombardier's block tail numbers for factory trade-ins being resold on the market.
Nice rumor, though. The better half is on furlough from Flex... would be nice to go back to being DINKs and not SINKs
Things that make you go Hmmmm...
07-29-2009, 06:28 AM
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Ok, I'll play the game and just speculate.
Flex (Bombardier Aerospace) is profitable. Fred has cut expenses to the bone.
Bombardier needs to move aircraft, get them off their books to show sales.
So, simply sell them to Flex, which makes Bombardier look better and stronger financially. Showing positive sales figures during these times helps get investors fired up.
Flex gets to write them off for depreciation and pay less taxes to the Feds. Plus, if a union tries to look at the books during negotiations, Fred can cry poor mouth.
I can't believe I'm not wealthier than I am!
Flex (Bombardier Aerospace) is profitable. Fred has cut expenses to the bone.
Bombardier needs to move aircraft, get them off their books to show sales.
So, simply sell them to Flex, which makes Bombardier look better and stronger financially. Showing positive sales figures during these times helps get investors fired up.
Flex gets to write them off for depreciation and pay less taxes to the Feds. Plus, if a union tries to look at the books during negotiations, Fred can cry poor mouth.
I can't believe I'm not wealthier than I am!
08-24-2009, 10:04 PM
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Learguy,
Union? What Union? FJ can't put together enough crewmember support for a vote during good times much less in the present debacle. FJ will eat their young until it all falls through. However, can you blame management for doing what the are hired to do.......make money. They will always give up people before money. I wished it were not so but this is only the first or second round of a protracted period of bad luck in the aviation industry. I hope sunrise is only a short time away. Good luck to all who are jobless.
Union? What Union? FJ can't put together enough crewmember support for a vote during good times much less in the present debacle. FJ will eat their young until it all falls through. However, can you blame management for doing what the are hired to do.......make money. They will always give up people before money. I wished it were not so but this is only the first or second round of a protracted period of bad luck in the aviation industry. I hope sunrise is only a short time away. Good luck to all who are jobless.
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