NetJets Pilot Union Files Grievance, Cites Training Standards

Some pilots are seeking outside resources to compensate for the shortcomings in their instruction, according to union leadership.

Amelia Walsh

Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 04:37 PM ET

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NetJets aircraft [Courtesy: NetJets]

Key Takeaways:

The NetJets pilot union (NJASAP) has filed a class action grievance alleging that the company's pilot training program is inadequate and lacks standardization for its roughly 3,000 pilots.
Key concerns cited by the union include inexperienced instructors, high instructor-to-pilot ratios, and pilots needing to seek outside resources to supplement their deficient training.
NJASAP argues that NetJets' training is inferior to Part 121 airlines, despite pilots performing more complex and varied operations, and often relying on simulators for critical environments where airlines require actual flight qualification.

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The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the union representing NetJets pilots, has filed a class action grievance alleging the private jet company’s training program is not up to par.

Representing roughly 3,000 pilots who fly for NetJets Aviation Inc., the pilot union alleged that the company is “failing to provide adequate and standardized training across all segments of the pilot group from its newly hired pilots who are completing initial aircraft training to crewmembers who have been on [the] property for decades and are completing new aircraft transition training.”