AirBear

You're right about many not having heard of NetJets.

I went Military to USAir in 1989, flow down to Mesa after furlough in 2003. Had never heard of NetJets until a friend got hired there in January 2005. I was hired a few months later. I really liked the flying, a lot of it was very new to me. Fast forward 13 years and I bailed out on Medical Leave and hope NOT to return.

Anyone looking to go to the majors is better off at a regional, at least for now. 100 domiciles and great (free) health insurance are about the only good things about NJA right now.

David Puddy

With the amount of fatigued flying some of the fleets are doing, you’re gonna need that health insurance! Right? Aren’t the Phenis, XL and CL350 fleets super busy?

AirBear

XL's still break a lot, CL350 has to shot down it's so freaking reliable. The main grounding writeup is worn tires. Phenis were hanger queens when they were new, after 4 years Embraer got the bugs worked out and they're disgustingly reliable. I damaged my health trying to do the CC76 schedule (19-21 days/month) on the Pheni and finally bailed on medical last year. Had I done 7/7 I probably could have lasted longer before going on meds I can't fly with. NJA is losing about as many pilots as they're hiring and the pilots are working very hard. I told my friends "Fly for NetJets and see the world thru your hotel room window". There's rarely time to go outside the hotel, and when you do you're frequently on 30 minute callout.

Management has finally taken notice of the unhappy pilots. The VP of Flight Operations has attended 2 Union meetings with 40+ pilots at each and both times walked out at the end with his ears smoking. The pilots did not hold back on why they're unhappy. There are some improvements in quality of life issues being discussed but no one is holding their breath.

Camel Dancer

The best part is he doesn't deny any of it. Sad