DayJet Expands Operations In Florida

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Less than two weeks after announcing cutbacks in staff, DayJet on Tuesday said it will expand its network of DayPorts, adding two more Florida cities, for a total of nine sites. With the addition of Jacksonville and Sarasota, 62 percent of Florida's population now lives within 35 miles of a DayPort airport, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. "Jacksonville and Sarasota are among the nation's leading business communities for job and economic growth," said Ed Iacobucci, DayJet president and CEO. "Now it is easier than ever for Floridians to enjoy our state's great quality of life, conduct business across the Southeast, and be home in time for dinner with their family." Sarasota already had a DayJet site with service for five destinations, but the upgraded site now will offer flights to 45 destinations. Customers must join the DayJet network, which costs up to $250, then can choose their fare based on how flexible they can be.



For example, a trip with a two-hour scheduling window from Sarasota-Bradenton to Tallahassee one-way would cost $1,156, but the same trip with a four-hour window would cost $309, the Herald Tribune reported on Wednesday
 
wow these guys are expanding pretty quick, i remember a year ago one of their execs came to our school, to give a lecture, and they were still talking about which aircraft they were going to use.

$309 for a Sarasota to Tallahassee is not that bad, considering the time en route, and you get to travel in a sweet looking eclipse jet.
 
Does this mean they may recall the furloughs? I really want this place to make it through strong because this is a dream job if it was a little more stable. Be in Florida AND home every day to pick up the kids from school and go to baseball games.... I hope the mins go down from 3000TT though. For $50k a year, thats a lot of time.
 
Flyin_bryan said:
I doubt that will happen every day. maybe you should be a stay at home dad?
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Why would you even bother with this response? While it doesn't add anything to this topic it speaks volumes in other ways.

As far as DayJets, I've never been a fan just because I don't think the business model can do anything but collapse upon itself. I know two guys that fly for them and their attitudes are worlds apart. One guy loves it and the other is like our buddy above who just hates life no matter what color the grass is. Like anything else you will probably get out of it what you put in just so long as you go in with your eyes open. During Sun N Fun I know they were headhunting like crazy and 3000TT was not the number, 250 multi was.
 
esa17 said:
Why would you even bother with this response? While it doesn't add anything to this topic it speaks volumes in other ways.

As far as DayJets, I've never been a fan just because I don't think the business model can do anything but collapse upon itself. I know two guys that fly for them and their attitudes are worlds apart. One guy loves it and the other is like our buddy above who just hates life no matter what color the grass is. Like anything else you will probably get out of it what you put in just so long as you go in with your eyes open. During Sun N Fun I know they were headhunting like crazy and 3000TT was not the number, 250 multi was.
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That sounds like a fairly decent gig, actually. Wish I had the times.

I grew up in SRQ and wouldn't mind living there again at all.
 
I was beat to the above, those who are going to be miserable are going to find a way no matter what I say.

As for the rest.... I think they now have a lot of bases. On their site, it's all those DayJet ones with the spokes. Lakeland, Gainesville, Tallahassee. I don't know, but if it was just 250 I would be all over this like white on rice. It's again just too bad about the furloughs. Just one of those things I guess where it's better to be outside looking in. Hope they finish out strong and are able to grow.
 
According to the FAQ on their website "pilot positions are based in Gainesville and Boca Raton." If they had a LAL base, I'd be ALL over that. Get me a nice house in Clermont, and it's an easy drive down I-4.
 
kellwolf said:
According to the FAQ on their website "pilot positions are based in Gainesville and Boca Raton." If they had a LAL base, I'd be ALL over that. Get me a nice house in Clermont, and it's an easy drive down I-4.
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Dude I hear you. That would be the sweetest thing going to live in Clermont and drive to LAL. But they did say that LAL is an originating base. Along with a few others so I'm not quite sure how it works.
 
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