[NJA_Capt]

Reference fractional:

Originally Posted by CapnJim

… if you don't mind never being home…

16 days off per month

having little to no job security…

NetJets total fleet (600+ a/c) is equal to the worlds 2nd largest airline

no union representation…

IBT Airline Division Local 1108

being a personal servant….

Not even close

can tolerate a decade to upgrade….

OK…..currently 4 years. It has been as low as 2 weeks. There have been close to 100 Capt bids since the new contract came out.

as well as spending 2 more years of your career flight instructing to get the mins, by all means go fly corporate or fractional

OK. You got me there. No way around the 2500 hour rule.

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Or you can make peanuts your first year….

First yr FO at NetJets $47K.

good pay as captain after a few years

First yr Capt at NetJets $52K

have a good QOL, nice benefits, union representation…

Got it, got it, got it.

121 time

Don’t want it.

…sleep in a Doubletree

Well, DT is our third choice down, but not too bad.

…take your wife to Paris, 1st class, for FREE.

Got it……Plus the hotel is free too. How ‘bout yours?

some people have different experiences and for some people those are better options.

I agree

My point is that at the 1000-2500TT level, you can't have it all.

I really agree

Why would anyone apply for the Majors?

I wonder that myself