Xpat Pilots Podcast

By: expat. Cap. Pat
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  • A Post-Covid new and open space for us by us... the Expatriate Community of Professional Aviators Here we will dissect, analyze and rate our Host Country, their Home base Airlines and Job Offers for us to us.. the Expat Pilots Including but not limited to Agencies, Websites and Contracts out there, in Bennefit and Profit Making of us the Expatriate Professional Aviators.
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  • #34 Bss.Corporate Aviation (The Bad, Ugly & The worst! )
    Aug 22 2022

    How is the 2022 Corporate/Business/Private Aviation world market outlook?

    • With 77 percent of the global market share for both new and used business jets, North America is predicted to remain the leading market.
    • Assuming the present trends continue, the number of business aviation flights this year should finish up 8.5% higher than in 2021. 
    • According to Argus's analysis of flight activity over the first half of the year, business aviation flights had significant increase in the first half of the year 

    How many private aircraft are there in the United States?

    How many private jets are there in Brazil?

    How many private jets are there in Mexico?

    The market is once again thriving, and the data we've published tell us where we stand in terms of PRICE and VALUE as Professional Expat Pilots within the Corporate/BSS/Private Aviation industry in principle...

    The issue that has to be asked here is, as an Expat Pilot, how much MORE, ADDITIONAL, on top-of are you PROFITING from the rising market for BSS/CORP Aircraft?

    • Obsessive customer-centricity, Results driven, customer-oriented and meticulous
    • Ability to work with good self-organization, accuracy, and priority even under pressure
    • Strong interpersonal & communication skills with external & internal stakeholders
    • Prior experience in Bss. Corporate VIP operations is a big plus
    • Capability to carry out service activities outdoors, irrespective of temperature or weather conditions; must be able to operate in environments that are both fast-paced and dynamic; 
    • Meticulous to details
    • Problem-solving aptitude
    • Able to commit OT / in shift/weekend duties / after office hours' /days off etc, all as needed, on-call and from time to time, with very short notice

    So, how many of the formation qualities, job requirements or abilities we just mention a few from many many more, are you missing in order o get the job, fly the leg, promote as PIC or keep your job? 

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in the USA, Corporate/Bss/Private pilots earn $134,630 per year on average. 

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    8 mins
  • #33 Bss.Corporate Aviation (The Good is limited good!)
    Aug 2 2022

    Corporate aviation, also known as Business Aviation, refers to the non-commercial operation or use of aircraft by a company for the carriage of passengers or goods as a tool to conduct company business. These flights are flown under contract by a professional pilot on behalf of the company, the owners of that aircraft, or the administrator of that aircraft, or all of the above.

    Is corporate/business aviation, general aviation?

    According to the definition provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), general aviation encompasses any flights that are not operated by the military or by scheduled carriers. 

    As a result, aviation for Business and private use is considered to be a subcategory of general aviation, which centers on the operation of aircraft, like planes and helicopters. 

    As of 2020, there are more than 440,000 general aviation aircraft in the worldwide fleet, ranging from small training aircraft and helicopters to intercontinental business jets. 

    About 205,000 of these are based in the United States.

    Business aircraft are used by companies and corporations to transport people or goods related to the needs of said businesses. 

    Most business aircraft are considered General Aviation variants such as piston, turboprop or business jets.

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    9 mins
  • #32 FLY-or-WORK LIFE BALANCE
    Jul 16 2022

    “The way I see it, you can either work for a living or you can fly airplanes. Me, I’d rather be flying.” 

    —  Len Morgan

     

    Is it 

    Fly Life Balance?

    or

    Work Life Balance?

    In the course of our online search for FLY LIFE BALANCE, we were unable to locate any relevant results... 

    we were able to find hundreds of definitions that relate to WORK in relation to LIFE BALANCE. 

    This is perhaps due to the fact that for any other non-flying human-beings, the art of flying and its practice EQUALS simply to A JOB, the labor of flying, the AGREEMENT for WORK and not in any way: 

    OUR UNIQUE SKILLS in the ART of flying, while exercising our PILOTing.

    Any pilots on his 2nd or 3rd Quarter Ridership, looking at the LEFT seat or a HEAVIER maybe LONG-HAUL Airframe operation, will have a different concept of what FLY-WORK LIFE BALANCE is, if we compare them with any of us from any other Quarter Ridership.. etc etc…

    IN Consequence, any AirCrew (to manage a GENERIC concept of Pilot-ship or heavenly Aviator-ship)... any Xpat AirCrew to be precise

    must OPERATE/WORK by meeting its contract clauses and obligations with his Airframe Operator and-or miserable Agency, 

    and he/she must FLY, in accordance with all rules and regulations that bind that contract with that airframe Operator/Agency at that far away location.

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    8 mins

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