Bombardier bailout.
...but even if some owners gave up their own planes or new owners never went for their own airframe, they will keep on flying and Netjets will keep on ordering aircraft to replace older ones. It is not Netjets' fault that there is more than one manufacturer and that they compete against each other, that's the free market.
@CL300: why are you so bitter? Netjets has treated you very well. Other companies would have dropped employees who were in a situation like you, like a hot potato. While there are certainly a few things to improve (and that drive employees nuts!), the care for people is really a strong point, in 99% of cases. I am critical of Netjets, I am not brain-washed. Stronger brain-washing you get at other operators - we know what we can do and what we cannot do - most of the time. That is called confidence.
@CL300: why are you so bitter? Netjets has treated you very well. Other companies would have dropped employees who were in a situation like you, like a hot potato. While there are certainly a few things to improve (and that drive employees nuts!), the care for people is really a strong point, in 99% of cases. I am critical of Netjets, I am not brain-washed. Stronger brain-washing you get at other operators - we know what we can do and what we cannot do - most of the time. That is called confidence.
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Treating well ? bitter ? I cannot care less about Nj nowadays, they have good lawyers that is for sure. But this is not the subject, the subject is Bombardier Bail out. And it is just a matter of time that Embraer will face troubles as well. It is like this my friend. NJ is ruining one's life at a blink of an eye, if you wait long enough, you will suffer as well, trust me on this.
One of these days, when you pass by the airport drop me a pm; i will tell you how many good state, european, ethical moments i went through. Then you will be able to tell if my particular path is correct.. (was), just for the records i would say, since past is past.
One of these days, when you pass by the airport drop me a pm; i will tell you how many good state, european, ethical moments i went through. Then you will be able to tell if my particular path is correct.. (was), just for the records i would say, since past is past.
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Come on, its not Netjet's fault. Its a chicken vs. egg situation: what came first, the airframer being in deep financial straits, or the airframer making a deal to sell a large portion of their production capacity to Netjets at blowout prices? The companies that seem to have done poorly out of Netjets sales are the ones that were already in a lot of trouble, maybe they made desperate deals with Netjets to try to salvage a troubled airplane program.
Especially with respect to Bombardier, Netjets never had anything to do with the C-Series nor the Learjet 85. Those failures have to be completely owned by Bombardier. The Learjet 85 was an especially foolish mistake. Even when it was first announced I remember asking myself what they were thinking. Even then, the upper midsize / super midsize category was far and away the most overcrowded with every single airframer offering at least one product for sale or in some stage of development. Back then even the Falcon 5X project was publicly discussed as a "super midsize" (although it appears that Dassault had the smarter idea and went back to the drawing board on that one).
Especially with respect to Bombardier, Netjets never had anything to do with the C-Series nor the Learjet 85. Those failures have to be completely owned by Bombardier. The Learjet 85 was an especially foolish mistake. Even when it was first announced I remember asking myself what they were thinking. Even then, the upper midsize / super midsize category was far and away the most overcrowded with every single airframer offering at least one product for sale or in some stage of development. Back then even the Falcon 5X project was publicly discussed as a "super midsize" (although it appears that Dassault had the smarter idea and went back to the drawing board on that one).
