Netjets Europe Falcon 7X Progress
 

Looks like Netjets Europe has started to receive the first of its batch of Falcon 7Xs:

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6455999&nseq=119

I am still not used to the funky paint scheme but it is growing on me. How many more 7Xs are expected on line in 2009? Any estimates? I understand the economy will play a role.

What about initial comments/impressions from 7X pilots? How do they like flying the 7X vs. other aircraft they have flown, etc.?

It will be nice to see more of those on the ramp in the future. Do you think NJE will hire FOs into the 7X in the near-medium term? I know some new FOs get placed in the G550.

Cheers

Sure is quiet out there... Echo echo echo

That has to be the dullest paint scheme yet!!!!:yuk:

Nice aircraft though!

It came through Farnborough yesterday (Tues). Its better in the picture than in the flesh...

I have already seen some ugly paint-schemes, but not many as ugly as this one...

I guess it goes withthe image: Different, better and lesser minds can't get it anyway, kind of "Modern Art" which would please the boss :E :E :E

How is the "progression" onto such an aircraft handled at NJE? Is it Seniority, experience, a grovel, or is it their staff relations are such that it is a "roll of the dice/luck of the draw" thing?

Just interested that's all.

Joe.

See all those threads with Netjets in their titles? It's been done to death mate ;)

NetJets New paint scheme.
 

The New Paint scheme is at best from the 1970s I know that the Lisbon team thought long and hard to get their own scheme including interiors from the USA scheme.
Well I guess they have won on this one?, maybe they had a few monkeys round the drawing board and hanging from the office when they was all inspired.
Lets hope the uniform will look better or have they contracted Air India to design that as well.

Twas Sir Norman Foster no less, and he built a building that looks like a Gherkin!
Nuff said!
TMAB

here's a gallery of the NetJets Falcon 7X and also some of Foster's design docs
Gallery - Wallpaper.com - International Design Interiors Fashion Travel

Flintstone

Yes you are quiet right.

Trouble is my wife said I am only allowed on pprune for 5 mins per day and as I am sh*t scared of her I do as I am told. My secretary is on leave and my PA is unavailable. So I only have a few minutes a day to trawl through all those threads. Thought someone could help me out.

Thanks Morgo - those are some great pictures. I can see why the Falcon 7X would be popular among NJE customers. I wonder whether the 7X will cannibalize potential G550 customers since comfort level and performance are roughly the same. Some non-aviation people might also argue that 3 engines are safer than two (I could see that as possible rationale). I believe the 7X is cheaper too in terms of purchase price and fuel economy.

Anyone know how many we'll likely see on the ramp in 2009? What about flying impressions from NJE pilots thus far?

smallfry

Thanks for the effort making the response.

Funny? Take it how you like mate. Suffice to say, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Are you ex military BTW? That fits.

So the whole thing is a grovel job. Glad I am not with NJE and never will be. I grovel to no one and detest people that do.

Smallfry.

Flintstone unhelpful? Where have you been for the last ten years? Off the top of my head I can think of at least three pilots in his present company who benefitted from his recommendation, three more in NJME and at least half a dozen in yours not to mention his efforts in finding the EBJ guys jobs when their company went tits up. Not all help goes on publicly in the forum, I'll bet there are a number of people reading this thread who he's taken the time to respond to by PM. Oh, and wasn't he also instrumental in setting up your online crew forum for you when almost everyone else was too scared? Look at the trouble that caused him courtesy of your management in Lisbon!

Some people need to engage their brain before spouting off.

smallfry.

It didn't read that way which is always a danger in places like this. If you were kidding then I apologise and would like to lend you this ;) for future use (that was a joke by the way).

Maybe I'm getting touchy in my old age but the guy's helped me out a few times with no expectations in return. A rare thing these days.

I've heard of the retro look but this is the dreadful look.

Reminds me of a cartoon racoon with a Dick Turpin mask!!

me too :ok:

How about less accusatory drama and more facts.... That might be asking too much.

i saw a two of them parked at the dassault at lfpb yesterday...

Saint Flintstone enters stage left............


Jeez. This reminds me of the time a small gay New Zealander and a large lesbian in dungarees started fighting over me in a pub. :\

Joe. Stop acting like a wuss. Tell your wimminfolk to get their knickers on and make you a cup of tea* while you peruse the NJ threads.

Paint job aside I hear, like what smallfry said, that so far the NJE aircraft has been incrediby unreliable. If the previous crew haven't shut it down just so the following crew can't go anywhere. Oh, and approximately 1400 software amendements required. Might not be a good idea to be mothballing those 400s and Bravos just yet.

Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to walk on water.






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