New US Startup Orders 65 Airbuses

[buxflyr]

Actually, the airline has quite a chance at succeeding. Columbus is vastly underserved when it comes to west coast, or longer range destinations. The only carrier that does a flight to the west coast is Delta, and that is to LAX.

JetBlue just entered the market...flying to JFK only.

The only vacation destination that SWA flies to from Columbus is MCO. Vacation destinations are another focus for Skybus.

The airline has been given significant funding from Nationwide Insurance, as well as several private investors and other companies in central Ohio. The airport has also given a really good incentives package offer that Skybus has accepted.

This is something central Ohio has been looking for for quite a while now. The state, investors and airport have given quite the starting block that Skybus needed. This order for aircraft would not be made if this airline were simply just ANOTHER little start up with just a little cash. I think Skybus will be for real.

 

[TheGuat]

A319s are cool planes. What's the QOL going to be like? Sounds like they have a good plan in place. Good luck to them.

 

[labbats]

You can go anywhere you want from CMH through ORD, DFW or ATL already.

 

[jaybird]

I spoke with one of the investors a while back. he said they have $100 million. at the time they were still trying to start out of CMH but may start out of LCK. I dont remember his name, but he said they have the guy who was number 4 in line at SWA to run things, and as stated before they are using a carbon copy of Ryan Air's business model.

I don't see where they have the gate space in CMH for all those aircraft.

 

[easydoesit]

That's the point. Nobody wants to connect through any of those cities. Duh!?

 

[Soverytired]

I don't think Skybus is going to make it before the Majors, and other LCC get togeather and put a quick end to this fiasco.........if

I agree. This dog has been kicking around for YEARS. If they couldn't start up when there were lots of legacy's teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, thousands of desperate and TYPED pilots looking for work, and so forth, why on earth would they start now.

Believe it when I see it. Even then, it will be a RyanAir clone, and that would SUCK for pilots and flight attendants.

 

[veneratio]

line check airman qualifications:

5000 TT
1500 Turbine PIC
Prior 121 Line Check Airman Experience
ATP
1st class FAA medical

http://www.skybus.com/careers_jobOpenings.aspx

 

[avrodriver]

We will be at the following Career Fairs:

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Date: 11/11/2006
Description: We will be seeking Pilot candidates at the Air Inc job fair at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel @ ATL airport. The job fair is from 4pm-8pm

Sounds like old Kit wasted no time in signing them up

I cut/pasted this off of www.skybus.com

The reason why I put this on the regional side as well is because there are plenty of XJ/CMR people in the area that might be interested. I doubt the pay/conditions will wow anyone, but until they are published it's something to keep an eye on.

p.s. I'm not in any way affliated with Skybus. ( I recieved a few PM's)

 

[suupah]

Believe it when I see it. Even then, it will be a RyanAir clone, and that would SUCK for pilots and flight attendants.

doesn't RyanAir fly all boeing?"

actually this place is probable going to develop the hub there and sell out to someone else

 

[A-V-8]

$92 after 15 years of service with them.

And since they wont have any 15 year pilots for another 15 years the pilots have plenty of time to improve on that. Remember people only make fun of start ups until they become successful.