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Netjets US Autumn 2022

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JULIAN RENTZSCH<br />

CREWMEMBERS IN PROFILE<br />

MIKE WITHORN<br />

Flight Attendant<br />

MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO FLYING WAS …<br />

when I was 14 or 15 years old. I went to visit<br />

my brother who was in the Air Force in New<br />

Mexico. When I graduated high school, I moved<br />

to Naples, Florida, and became a ticket agent for<br />

Bar Harbor Airlines. I fell in love with fl ying and<br />

was hired as a fl ight attendant for Northwest<br />

Airlines in 1989.<br />

THE BEST PART OF FLYING IS … seeing the<br />

world and getting paid to do it. In my 30-plus<br />

years in this work, it is still my favorite part and<br />

the opportunity I most appreciate.<br />

BEFORE JOINING THE NETJETS TEAM, I<br />

WAS … fl ying for Northwest Airlines as an<br />

international fl ight attendant and purser,<br />

managing all in-fl ight details. I worked there<br />

for 18 years and frequently took trips to China,<br />

Japan, Europe, and India.<br />

THE ONE DAY AT NETJETS I WON’T FORGET<br />

WAS … the Monday I received the phone call<br />

offering me a position as a NetJets international<br />

fl ight attendant. It was two weeks after I’d<br />

applied, and I thought my interview went<br />

horribly. So, I was thrilled—and relieved—that I<br />

got the offer. Within two weeks of that call, I was<br />

welcomed to new hire orientation.<br />

ONE THING OWNERS PROBABLY WOULDN’T<br />

GUESS ABOUT ME IS … I am a commercial,<br />

multi-engine, instrument-rated pilot and am<br />

planning to transition to a NetJets pilot without<br />

severing employment.<br />

ON MY DAYS OFF … you’ll fi nd me at the<br />

airport. I instruct in a Cessna 172 at both<br />

Naples and Immokalee airports and manage a<br />

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six for a private owner.<br />

I am a First Offi cer on a Cessna Citation 550 for<br />

medevac fl ights, and my wife and I volunteer<br />

our time to fl y for Pilots N Paws, taking rescue<br />

animals to new homes. In addition, I am<br />

working on gaining enough hours to become a<br />

NetJets pilot.<br />

WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I WOULD<br />

LIKE TO … be in the pilot seat of a NetJets<br />

aircraft—and I should reach that goal within<br />

the next six months to a year. I have loved<br />

my career as a fl ight attendant and, now,<br />

my ultimate goal is to co-pilot for NetJets<br />

with my son, who is currently working on his<br />

pilot licenses.<br />

MY BEST ADVICE FOR STAYING SANE<br />

ACROSS TIME ZONES IS … listen to your<br />

body. It tells you when to sleep. Get out and<br />

explore the places you’re visiting. The world<br />

is different everywhere, so try to get together<br />

with colleagues and learn about other cultures—<br />

it really brings us all together.<br />

NetJets<br />

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