Red Wing Aero?
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I just started with Red Wing and XO Jets. My understanding is they only offer E-3 visas now.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
#132
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#133
I just started with Red Wing and XO Jets. My understanding is they only offer E-3 visas now.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
Check back in a year, see if your opinion is the same.
#134
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Joined APC: Jan 2022
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I just started with Red Wing and XO Jets. My understanding is they only offer E-3 visas now.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
#135
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Originally Posted by Texadane;[url=tel:3491496
3491496[/url]]I just started with Red Wing and XO Jets. My understanding is they only offer E-3 visas now.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
🤣🤣🤣🤣. if you only knew…. Your nationalistic attitude is congruent with management though. You’ll do well.
#136
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I just started with Red Wing and XO Jets. My understanding is they only offer E-3 visas now.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
The company has changed a lot after Vistajet took over and the management is great! Our CP is from New Zealand and several of the pilots and are from commonwealth countries. In general, I favor those pilots as they seem to have a strong common sense about them. They all go above and beyond to help line pilots, and I'm very satisfied with working for them.
I would strongly encourage you to find out exactly why your CP at RW departed XOJET…… I would also encourage you to consider the following:
Vista had a poor reputation from the pilot/labor perspective when they purchased XOJET in 2018. The XOJET pilot group worked hard to be optimistic and I do think that Vista initially wanted to grow the XOJET brand--I realize this last statement is highly controversial. However, with Vista’s inability to listen to those in North America (MCC/FXE) and their lack of understanding of the US labor market (specifically pilots), it became more and more obvious that they wanted nothing to do with the company culture. From there it was a slow and painful disassembly of XOJET. The aircraft will slowly be moved over to RW/JE and management will continue to make the environment at XOJET one that people will want to leave.
To those considering RW: If you want to go there for a year or so and get a type then go for it. As with all job changes in aviation—know what you are getting into. If you are a “yes man” type of manager then RW will be great for you and you will thrive under Vista management. However, if you are a manager who will push back against poor decisions then RW probably isn’t the place for you. You will likely get fired or sidelined as other Vista compliant managers move up the chain. If you are a pilot you can expect to see the communication/transparency decrease and pay/QOL slowly fade. Vista has a clear track record. I do not expect them to change their ways or learn from their missteps at XOJET. Vista may be growing as a company but that growth doesn’t necessarily mean it will be good for you. Regardless, you don’t want to be a pilot stuck in the middle of their fear-based culture.
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If this thread and all the available information regarding the history and culture of RWAC doesn't make it an easy question to answer then there's no reason to expound upon what's already there. You're just being willfully blind to the situation if you're seriously asking.
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If this thread and all the available information regarding the history and culture of RWAC doesn't make it an easy question to answer then there's no reason to expound upon what's already there. You're just being willfully blind to the situation if you're seriously asking.
With that said, WU has complaints of their own, so yeah, I was truly asking.
As for where I want to go, right now I am leaning toward 121 but need another 500ish hours.
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