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NJASAP to host informational picket on Sunday, Aug. 27 coinciding with the FedEx Tour Championship in Atlanta

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --

On Father’s Day and in conjunction with the #USOpen2023, NJASAP members and their loved ones picketed outside the #NetJets facility in Van Nuys to draw attention to executives’ refusal to hone the brand’s competitive edge.

In a recent survey, 72% of new hires do not view NetJets as a career destination carrier.

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.

WHAT

Informational picketing by NetJets pilots and their families coinciding with The FedEx Tour Championship in Atlanta

WHERE

Signature Flight Support (KPDK), 3150 Corsair Dr., Atlanta, Georgia

WHEN

Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, from 0900LT to 1200LT

WHY

  • 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.
  • Indeed, as the pilot shortage tightens its grip on the marketplace, NetJets' competitive position continues to diminish: In a recent survey, 72% of pilots in their first year of service with NetJets do not view the Fractional as a career destination carrier.
  • NetJets pilots will earn, on average, 60% of what their peers at some low-cost carriers will earn across a 30-year career. At a time when carriers are aggressively competing for and recruiting pilot talent, what will compel the best aviators to choose NetJets that refuses to make appropriate competitive adjustments?
  • 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 77% since 2018 – a shift NJASAP attributes to the brand's decision to downplay the sustained pilot labor crisis.
  • 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.
  • 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.

NJASAP members and their families gathered in Hailey, Idaho to picket during the 2023 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. With some members driving 11+ hours, the #OnlyNetJets pilots are prepared to engage in lawful action for however long it takes to restore the Fractional's status as a career destination carrier.

NJASAP Logo (PRNewsFoto/NJASAP) (PRNewsFoto/NJASAP)

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SOURCE NJASAP



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