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Originally Posted by RockyPilot14
(Post 3774783)
If any company goes into bankruptcy then that doesn’t bode well for anyone. Any aviation company is always teetering on the edge, some more than others, tough business. WUP had a rough stretch as they expanded pretty quickly and purchased a few companies. They are making corrections and figuring it out. It’s not the doom and gloom everyone thinks. To answer the contract question, yes there is for one year but you can buy yourself out at a prorated price. It’s not that bad. Also, most people do not have a contract with Wheels Up, but with one of the companies that they had purchased. And the contract is with that company, not with Wheels Up. Until just a couple years ago, Wheels Up didn’t actually own any aircraft.
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Originally Posted by NatGeo
(Post 3775364)
Most of Wheels Up's planes are junk. Worn out King Air 350's and Beechjet 400A's
The reason they are not profitable is because their planes go down for maintenance every other leg. If you enjoy sitting around at airports for days, waiting on your plane to be fixed than it is a great place to work. If you like racking up hours in your logbook, than work for a company that doesn't have to contract out every single maintenance job. Are there Mx challenges? Absolutely. But all of the original KingAirs were 0 actual airframe time when they were added to the certificate. They break be cause they are worked hard and put away wet. The Xs and beechjets, I grant you, are long in the tooth. |
Wheels Up still hiring? What's it like over there? Have someone on the cusp of joining the operation.
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I heard something about a slowdown or freeze. I'm assuming this is the old Mountain Aviation setup:
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/1...rport-layoffs/ The King Airs may still be busy, I have no first hand knowledge of the operation anymore. |
Originally Posted by jergar999
(Post 3794502)
I heard something about a slowdown or freeze. I'm assuming this is the old Mountain Aviation setup:
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/1...rport-layoffs/ The King Airs may still be busy, I have no first hand knowledge of the operation anymore. |
I figured it didn't include pilots. As a former Wheels Up guy I'm pulling for everyone involved but I have to admit I'm not optimistic about the numbers.
Good luck to everyone there, the training and operations people I flew and dealt with were wonderful. |
Originally Posted by jergar999
(Post 3794502)
I heard something about a slowdown or freeze. I'm assuming this is the old Mountain Aviation setup:
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/1...rport-layoffs/ The King Airs may still be busy, I have no first hand knowledge of the operation anymore. |
I look at the posted pilot positions regularly.
Today I see that they don't even have the pipeline postions advertised (ATP and Delta Propel). |
As an update to this, about 20% of our pilots, including myself were let go today. They are calling it a layoff and not a furlough so as of now no one has any guarantee of a call back later or a timeframe on rehire. Good luck to everyone out there applying.
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Originally Posted by m007j
(Post 3814441)
As an update to this, about 20% of our pilots, including myself were let go today. They are calling it a layoff and not a furlough so as of now no one has any guarantee of a call back later or a timeframe on rehire. Good luck to everyone out there applying.
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