NJASAP TO HOST WALL STREET INFORMATIONAL PICKET ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
- NetJets' competitive position continues to diminish due to pilot shortage
- 72% of first-year pilots do not view NetJets as a career destination carrier
- NetJets pilots earn 60% less than peers at low-cost carriers
- New hire pilot experience at NetJets has plummeted 77% since 2018
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WHO | The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) represents the professional interests of the 3,100-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) subsidiary.
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WHAT | Informational picketing by NetJets pilots and their families outside the New York Stock Exchange
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WHERE | The New York Stock Exchange 20 Broad St.,
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WHEN | Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, from 1330ET to 1730ET
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Despite the sustained pilot labor crisis, NetJets executives have not taken meaningful steps to attract and to retain talented pilot personnel, putting the brand's status as the global leader in private air transportation at risk.
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Indeed, as the pilot shortage tightens its grip on the marketplace, NetJets' competitive position continues to diminish: In a recent survey,
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NetJets pilots will earn, on average,
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Rather than compete for talent, NetJets has opted to avert a hiring crisis by lowering minimum flight time standards. Unsurprisingly, new hire pilot experience at NetJets has plummeted
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NJASAP views this head-in-the-sand stance as unfathomable – especially when we stand ready to partner with management to recapture NetJets' former cache, benefiting all Berkshire Hathaway stakeholders.
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NJASAP members are picketing to inform the public of the ongoing labor dispute and their concerns with NetJets' training deficiencies as well as to show the NetJets Executive Management Team that the pilots support their Union's efforts.
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CONTACT | NJASAP NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux (404) 398-3926 pleroux@njasap.com GenuineQS.com |
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SOURCE NJASAP