European Affairs / Leafy and Timbo Go To Washington

Are you sleeping with the enemy?

Or is he in Europe this week, telling Skyshare she looks hot.

Victory for NJE pilots continues

Additional information shared regarding separation buy-out and inflated cost to pilots due to Santulli-Era Hiring

Prepared by Vice President of Industry Affairs Captain Leafy

NJE pilots from Skyshare, the association created by the pilots of NetJets Europe, expect final certification from European authorities in the upcoming weeks. Meanwhile, significant developments within the NetJets European division continue. Our efforts to spend your dues money strengthening the pilot group that will ultimately compete for your jobs continues in earnest.

NJE offered voluntary separation packages to the pilots last month and will be closing the window this month. The package includes 15 months of full pay to pilots who volunteer to resign their positions and includes pilots on leave programs as well as pilots in the Ab Initio program at Oxford, England, approximately 50 of whom have never seen the inside of a NetJets aircraft. NJE management has neither shared the criteria it will use to determine which applications will be accepted nor have they indicated how many they need or how many pilots have applied. The Company has stated they reserve the right to award or reject the buyouts on a “case-by-case” basis. It appears the projected return of pilots from leaves of absence may be what is driving the Company’s latest offer, which could easily end up costing millions of Euros. Clearly this indicates a soft market in Europe, and an aggressive attempt to eliminate costly jobs through a large, one-time expense. Twenty million Euros this year to avoid carrying one hundred Euros over five years is pretty sharp. If we are really good, we can jump on the bandwagon, write down the company notes, and package it to you in a week or two as though it was our idea! Victory!

Meanwhile, the only hole in our scope clause remains – international flying. But who cares about that? Heck, you probably haven’t EVER read your contract and count on Lupee to tell you what it means. Surely we would not be spending your dues money to get European pilots a contract so that they can bargain to take your international flying away. Why would we do that? Where are the globals being delivered? What happened to NJI? Has our behavior as business partners proven us worthy of trust? Tune in this summer to see the results.

Also, Timbo and I are off to Washington DC to stonewall over subcontracting by not signing confidentiality agreements. Here is the schedule:

Wednesday: Lupee is not there

Thursday: Lupee is not there

Friday: Lupee is not there

If we play our cards right, Berkshire Hathaway will farm all the big flying out to NJE, who we helped to organize, and turn NJA into a card program. Because we all know big Kenny D can operate 32 owners per airplane, no problem bro – he and Lupee will be on the same boat smokin’ a cigar in your honor.

All my best,

Danno

[After they give all my golden eggs to NJE, we'll always have Woodbridge.

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