An independent labor organization, NJASAP represents the 3,400-plus professional pilots who fly in the service of NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.
A magnificent display of member solidarity and family support for the NJASAP KPBI Informational Picket outside the
#NetJets
FBO! Check out the Photo Gallery here ...
#UnionStrong
Mutual support is critical to aviation labor: NJASAP was privileged to welcome its pilot-colleagues from
@AlliedPilots
and
@SWAPA
, who joined us today for the KPBI Informational Picket.
#UnionStrong
In an extraordinary demonstration of unity + collective resolve, hundreds of pilots and their family members are gathered in Columbus to support the Hometown Informational Picket // //
#Aviation
#UnionStrong
#PilotShortage
#NotCompetitive
For NetJets to maintain a pilot force with unmatched experience and proficiency in todayβs increasingly competitive marketplace, it must take bold steps. Otherwise, it risks becoming a stepping stone for the next generation of aviators. More at ...
Sadly, NetJets views silencing crews as a more valuable use of its time than honing its competitive edge amid a sustained pilot labor crisis. Mainline and regional carriers are choosing bold action, while NetJets is issuing GAG ORDERS. //
100+ NJASAP pilots and their family members are gathered at Augusta National today to decry NetJets's executives refusal to take steps to restore the brand's competitive edge as the pilot labor crisis continues. //
#NotCompetitive
#Aviation
#PilotShortage
#TheMasters
Competing in today's marketplace to attract and to retain top pilot talent requires bold action and proactive thinking. Sadly, NetJets has yet to rise to the occasion.
#NotCompetitive
When aviators have their choice of carrier, why choose
#NetJets
whose pilots will earn 56% of what their peers at low-cost carriers can earn across a 30-year career? By burying its head in the sand, NetJets is
#NotCompetitive
as the
#PilotShortage
continues.
As the sustained pilot labor crisis tightens its stranglehold on the industry, NJASAP exercises the power of the collective to ensure NetJets maintains a competitive edge for pilot talent. |
USA Today Content: NJASAP comments on NetJetsβs training standards & practices, which it views as inferior to those observed by our Part 121 peers. Learn more about the pilot unionβs concerns at .
#OnlyNetJets
#PilotShortage
#AviationLabor
Attracting and retaining pilot talent is a foremost concern for NJASAP given the skill required of a NetJets pilot, who flies to 20x as many airports as their airline peer.
#NotCompetitive
#UnionStrong
The 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report says the failure to maintain a qualified, competent workforce could have negative repercussions. However, subsidiary
#NetJets
refuses to acknowledge and respond to the
#PilotShortage
, which could prove costly for BRK stakeholders.
NJASAP stands in solidarity with its Flight Dispatch peers. These dedicated colleagues provide a safety-critical service as part of the dual flight release system, which is a major contributor to the sterling safety record that sets NetJets apart.
#UnionStrong
#SafetyFirst
Speaking of demand β¦ Will top pilot talent be clamoring for an interview with
#OnlyNetJets
when they will make 60% of what pilots at low-cost carriers can expect to make across a 30-year career? We think not ...
#PilotShortage
#NotCompetitive
NetJets owners & customers pay a premium for the safety & service that has long distinguished the brand. Maintaining that reputation requires an experienced pilot labor force. // //
#NotCompetitive
#Aviation
#PilotShortage
#themasters
An extraordinary demonstration of solidarity, NJASAP hosted the largest informational picket in NetJets history outside the
#BerkshireHathaway
Shareholdersβ Meeting on May 6. It drew 800-plus off-duty members & their families
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
Kudos to the NJASAP members and families who gathered in Hailey, Idaho for the 2023
#AllenAndCo
Sun Valley Conference Informational Picket on Friday, some driving 11+ hours. NJASAP is prepared to fight to reassert
#OnlyNetJets
as a career destination: Weβre just getting started.
Berkshire Hathaway executives recognize the importance of retaining qualified and competent managers & personnel. The same, however, cannot be said of NetJets executives, who continue to ignore the reality of the pilot labor crisis. // .
Flying for
#OnlyNetJets
demands extraordinary skill + expertise, but low wages & long schedules have diminished the brand's competitive edge - especially when superior wages & benefits are readily available elsewhere.
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
BRK executives recognize the importance of recruiting, training and retaining qualified and competent managers and personnel, but do NetJets executives? In todayβs edition of the
@OWHnews
, NJASAP calls for NetJets to take bold steps to attract and to retain talented pilots.
Low pay + long duty days at
#OnlyNetJets
are not a winning combo. When
#pilots
have their choice of career destination carrier, talented aviators will not stay w/ one that is
#NotCompetitive
. Pilots departing NetJets are confirming as much.
#PilotShortage
NJASAP members are hosting an informational picket outside
#ArtBaselMiami
to fight for market-rate wages.
#OnlyNetJets
refuses to invest in its pilots β the group that plays the most direct role in delivering the brand's luxury product. And that begs the question: Are owners
When talented pilot professionals have their choice of carriers β both mainline and regional β who will choose
#NetJets
when superior wages, benefits and working conditions are readily available elsewhere? // //
#unionstrong
NJASAP anticipates largest picket in NetJets history with 1,000 pilots and family members expected to travel to Omaha for the 2023 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting. >> Link to news advisory in bio.
#BRK23
#UnionStrong
#Aviation
NJASAP members are picketing in Hailey, Idaho, to decry
#OnlyNetJets
's refusal to take bold steps to attract and retain top pilot talent. The picket, which coincides with the 2023
#AllenAndCo
Conference, emphasizes NJASAPβs belief that executives are putting
#NetJets
's status as
Imagine prioritizing the pilot workforce in a way that restores
#OnlyNetJets
status as a choice career opportunity that easily attracts + retains top aviators.
#PilotShortage
#NotCompetitive
Watching aviators leave
#OnlyNetJets
because management refuses to compete for their talent β talent it desperately needs to staff the operation β is chilling: Choosing not to invest in its pilots cheats everyone.
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
#Aviation
#NetJets
pilots fly in one of the world's most complex environments, which makes crewmember training vital to their preparation to conduct such operations. The critical importance of pilot training compelled NJASAP to file a grievance earlier today. |
#OnlyNetJets
owners & customers pay a premium not only for the flexibility to travel to the locations of their choosing, but also, to do so with the peace of mind that a highly qualified flight crew is seated in the front of their aircraft.β News release:
NJASAP members & their families gathered outside
#NetJets
's Van Nuys facility to picket, emphasizing the fractionalβs continued refusal to position the brand to attract & to retain top talent as the
#PilotShortage
continues. // //
#Aviation
#NotCompetitive
The finest fleet demands the finest pilots, but how will
@NetJets
recruit and retain them when it refuses to compete for the best and brightest pilot talent?
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
Your pilots who have watched their carrier's status plummet from career destination to steppingstone on the way to an airline would beg to differ ...
#NotCompetitive
#OnlyNetJets
//
NetJets has buried its head in the sand by ignoring the realities of a sustained pilot labor crisis. As the competition for pilot talent intensifies, NetJets may fall behind, jeopardizing the safety and service product that distinguishes the brand.
When asked about NetJets at the 2023
#BerkshireHathaway
Meeting, Vice Chair Charlie Munger said, βYou can argue it is worth as much as any airline now.β But for how long when NetJets refuses to compete for the best & brightest pilots?
#PilotShortage
New in CMH: NJASAP has deployed new designs on its billboards located along the drive to
#OnlyNetJets
β Headquarters at the intersection of Stelzer and Johnstown as well as the intersection of Stelzer and Agler. // //
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
The largest multi-city picket in NJASAP history, the
#C2C23Picket
is underway: NJASAP pilots, their family members and friends will gather in 10 cities across the United States to urge
#OnlyNetJets
to invest in its pilot workforce. //
60% of pilots who have left
#OnlyNetJets
since 01.01.23 have been in their first three years of service. We fear the Fractional will soon become
#Aviation
's choice training ground for new
#Pilots
: A place to build time - not a career.
#NotCompetitive
NJASAP members and their families have converged in Houston today to participate in an informational picket that happens to coincide with the NCAA
#MFinalFour
Tournament Weekend. // //
#UnionStrong
Working as an
#OnlyNetJets
pilot was once the pinnacle of an aviation career. How times have changed: Why choose NetJets whose pilots will earn 56% of what their peers at low-cost carriers can earn across a 30-year career?
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
In todayβs βOmaha World-Herald,β NJASAP speaks to the increasingly competitive pilot marketplace and how NetJets must take bold steps to maintain a pilot force with unmatched experience. Otherwise, it risks becoming a career stepping stone ... Visit
Head-in-the-sand management is diminishing NetJetsβs competitive edge - a view that 90+ NJASAP members & families expressed at the
#Indy500
Picket. Top pilot talent is vital to
#NetJets
who refuses to take bold steps to secure skilled aviators.
Working as a NetJets pilot is one of the most challenging jobs in aviation. To understand what differentiates a career at NetJets from one at a Part 121 carrier, watch our brief video. |
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#PilotShortage
#Aviation
#NotCompetitive
Today, in conjunction with the Traverse City Horse Show, NJASAP members and their families are participating in an informational picket in Michigan. Why are NetJets pilots picketing? Weβre glad you asked! Visit .
#OnlyNetJets
#Aviation
#PilotShortage
#OnlyNetJets
pilots were focused at the PDK Picket, conveying their unwillingness to sit by & watch the brand become a career steppingstone. The time for management to take action to retain pilot talent is now! PDK Photos: |
5,000+ destinations requires tremendous experience on the part of NetJets aviators. Delta pilots, in comparison, only fly to 275 destinations, begging the question: Is
#OnlyNetJets
positioned to attract + retain the same caliber of aviator as Delta? The answer: With a contract
That NetJets has taken a head-in-the-sand stance amid an escalating pilot labor crisis is almost unfathomable, NJASAP President Pedro Leroux commented in a news release issued earlier this morning. | Read the release here ...
By choosing not to hone its competitive edge amid the
#PilotShortage
,
#NetJets
may have jeopardized its ability to attract & to retain the caliber of pilots required to support the world's most dynamic operational environment.
#Aviation
#NotCompetitive
NJASAP members are lined up and ready to picket today as the
#F1
#AustinGP
weekend begins. By refusing to compete to retain qualified pilots,
#OnlyNetJets
will fall behind in the race for talent. Buckle up: NJASAP members are fighting to protect the brand and their livelihoods.
βI am trying to find reasons to stay ... but long term it is hard to see where that makes sense." Experienced
#OnlyNetJets
pilots are trying to find reasons to stay at a carrier that refuses to compete for their talent. |
Year-to-date pilot attrition at
#OnlyNetJets
has not only doubled, but also indicates the brandβs newest pilots have found no reason to stay: 65% of pilots who have separated are within their first three years of service. No one is surprised: NetJets refuses to compete by paying
Rather than compete for top pilot talent,
#NetJets
has opted to lower minimum flight time for incoming pilots - a move we view as a disservice to all NetJets pilots, our customers & owners.
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
If
#NetJets
continues to reject the importance of offering a competitive contract to attract & retain pilots, we have to wonder whether there will be enough pilots to ensure you, our owners & customers, can βfly your way.β
#NotCompetitive
#PilotShortage
Blatantly misleading pilots about proposed wage increases and refusing to negotiate quality of life improvements that would help prevent pilot burnout and fatigue. Is that the luxury experience
#OnlyNetJets
is referring to? Get the facts at
#NotCompetitive
A contingent of NJASAP members gathered at Signature Flight Support (KOMA) to picket as
#BRK2023
meeting-bound participants begin to arrive in
#Omaha
. NJASAP anticipates an extraordinary demonstration of solidarity and resolve as its own members begin to arrive to picket Saturday
Today, NJASAP members, their families and a handful of furry friends reached a new milestone: The Coast-to-Coast Informational Picket was the largest multi-city picketing event in the Union's history. Thank you to each and every pilot and loved one who played a part in this
The countdown is on as NJASAP members and their families will soon gather outside the New York Stock Exchange to urge
#OnlyNetJets
to invest in the pilot workforce. Check out all the pictures from this momentous event in our Wall Street Picket Gallery, . //
Will the best aviators continue to choose a non-competitive
#OnlyNetJets
, where wages and working conditions trail every carrier from Delta and JetBlue to Spirit and SkyWest? NJASAP doesnβt think so β¦ View our content in USA Today: //
On the front page of the
@WSJ
, NJASAP calls out
#BerkshireHathaway
CEO Warren Buffett & questions whether
#OnlyNetJets
owners are getting the value associated with the Fractionalβs premium price tag. Owners pay for the peace of mind that comes from having experienced pilots on
And on the subject of expertise β¦ New hire pilot experience at
#OnlyNetJets
has declined by 77% since 2018 β a shift NJASAP attributes to the brandβs
#NotCompetitive
status for top pilot talent as the
#PilotShortage
continues.
Minimal pay will result in minimal
#pilots
at
#OnlyNetJets
. If the fractional does not take action to attract and retain talented aviators soon,
#NetJets
customers could see operational constraints limit their travel plans.
#NotCompetitive
Learn why:
To remain the global leader in fractional aviation,
#NetJets
must take action to hone its competitive position. Sharing this belief, 90+ NJASAP members & families participated in
#theMemorial
Informational Picket on Sunday, June 4. | Photo Gallery >>
The NJASAP Membership boasts an extraordinary history of supporting its advocate β a fact the Union is privileged to recognize & to celebrate with the installation of two new panels from the Omaha 2023 Picket to our meeting room murals.
#UnionStrong
#AviationLabor
#NetJets
On Sept. 14, +170 members gathered in NYCβs Financial District to urge
#OnlyNetJets
to invest in its pilot workforce. The
#WallStreet
Picket was a truly amazing showing of solidarity & resolve. | Photos: | Learn more:
We would like to share
@NetJets
certainty, but your decision to lower pilot flight time minimums to meet hiring goals rather than to compete for pilot talent makes it impossible for us to do so.
#PilotShortage
#NotCompetitive
NJASAP members and their families are beginning to gather in Miami in anticipation of the
#ArtBasel
Informational Picket, which is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8 beginning at 1300ET. Additional details are featured here: | Why are
#OnlyNetJets
As the
#pilotshortage
tightens its grip on the
#aviation
industry, NJASAP members and their families will picket at area airports in conjunction with the
#LasVegasGP
to call attention to
#OnlyNetJets
continued refusal to pay the market-rate wages necessary to retain experienced
Flying is an art form β one that demands years of experience to hone. Urging
#OnlyNetJets
to compete for talented aviators, +100 NJASAP & their families participated in the Art Basel Informational Picket on Dec. 8. | | Photos:
Experience matters in aviation, an occupation in which the margin for error is very slim. As the
#PilotShortage
continues,
#OnlyNetJets
refuses to compete for the
#Pilot
necessary to support the worldβs most demanding flying environment.
#NotCompetitive
Wages for
#OnlyNetJets
pilots trail the market rate so significantly that the company would have to agree to a 60% base pay increase today to reach pay parity with the major airlines. Read our full statement here:
Did you know? Our Global 5500 has the lowest cabin altitude in the NetJets fleet, which means you travel in comfort and arrive more relaxed and refreshed.
#OnlyNetJets
#OnlyNetJets
continues to watch its talented pilots leave for more competitive opportunities elsewhere in the industry. Last year, approximately 1 in 10 pilots resigned from NetJets, and the Fractional is on course to exceed that benchmark in 2024. // More at
It is truly extraordinary for a 20+ year
#OnlyNetJets
PIC to restart their career at the bottom of a new seniority list. But, NetJets, archetype of tone deafness, refuses to aggressively compete for experienced pilot talent. //
#NotCompetitive
#Aviation