Wal-Mart Aviation

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RynoB

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Anyone here ever fly for Wal-Mart, or know someone who does/did? I've heard both good things and bad things about them, but all my info has been second hand. I know about their fleet. I mainly want to know about salary and QOL. Thanks.
 
I know some of the normal employees share rooms, but haven't heard about pilots. But it would make sense due the corporate culture of there.
 
I talked to a pilot for them about 3 yrs ago and he told me that at the time they did very few overnights. Usually just really late returns home. A big fleet of Lear 31's I believe. Lots of flying
 
RynoB said:
Anyone here ever fly for Wal-Mart, or know someone who does/did? I've heard both good things and bad things about them, but all my info has been second hand. I know about their fleet. I mainly want to know about salary and QOL. Thanks.
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Fly for Wal-Mart? For a minute there I thought this was a thread about regionals.....

lol
 
I have a close friend from college that flew for Wal Mart for a couple of years...they did share rooms waaaaay back in the day but I think that has largely gone by the wayside. As far as hearing good and bad things....it is a very large flight department and as with every other job out there - some people like it, some don't.
 
I think they operate a Global Express, Challengers, and some Beech Kings. I have heard both good and bad things about them also.
 
n57flyguy said:
I think they operate a Global Express, Challengers, and some Beech Kings. I have heard both good and bad things about them also.
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They don't have any King Airs that I know. The largest part of their fleet is comprised of Lears.
 
RynoB said:
They don't have any King Airs that I know. The largest part of their fleet is comprised of Lears.
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According to the FAA N-number inquiry site they have 3 lear 31's and 1 lear 35A.
 
Have you been to Rogers, AR? I jumpsat down there twice (SJ Johnson Wax flight department intern) and it is certainly different from where I'm from. The FBO is run by Wal-Mart and their Lears seemed extremely active on the days I was present.

J.
 
C150J said:
Have you been to Rogers, AR? I jumpsat down there twice (SJ Johnson Wax flight department intern) and it is certainly different from where I'm from. The FBO is run by Wal-Mart and their Lears seemed extremely active on the days I was present.

J.
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Speaking of that area, I overnighted there last week and was amazed at all the development. I had read about it in an article, but there are truly strip malls next to farm houses everywhere there. The country side is nice too...but now just another suburbia :mad:
 
Brazilian_Pilot said:
Wal mart has a fleet of lears used for fly execs to stores that have suspected talks about union creation.
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Hah. Speaking of tactics like that, I know an insurance company on the east coast that dispatches a Citation to companies/individuals who haven't responded to policy renewal requests. I remember being on one of these flights (it was a Cheyenne IIIA back then)... two big guys show up, we fly them to CT, and they just surprise visit someone who they want to renew with. SKETCHY!

J.
 
C150J said:
two big guys show up, we fly them to CT, and they just surprise visit someone who they want to renew with. SKETCHY!

J.
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What "convincing" tactics do they do to get the customer to realize that they really DID want to renew all this time?

:D
 
bike21 said:
Speaking of that area, I overnighted there last week and was amazed at all the development. I had read about it in an article, but there are truly strip malls next to farm houses everywhere there. The country side is nice too...but now just another suburbia :mad:
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I've heard that the county that includes Bentonville and Rogers has the fastest growing population in the U.S.
 
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