Skybus

[CX880]

When oil goes back down to $100 pb do you think there's a possibility of Skybus flying again?

 

[Mike man]

NO!

Second reply!

 

[Captain Jeff]

Well... Maybe if the pilots would work cheaper.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Move on, fella.

 

[McNugget]

Their aircraft have already been scattered.

 

[McNugget]

When oil goes back down to $100 pb do you think there's a possibility of Skybus flying again?

You're a tard

 

[CX880]

You're a tard

I jump seated on them a few times a month and they had the friendliest crews ever including the pilots. I was even going to apply there once I met the minimums.....

 

[ultrarunner]

When oil goes back down to $100 pb do you think there's a possibility of Skybus flying again?

God, I hope not! I would not even wish something like that.

 

[taylor01]

once an operating certificate remains unactive for 30 days, it becomed invalid. Therefore, skybus would need to go through the whole certification process again. hence, no chance in hell they would come back.

their business model was horrible. no chance at success even at $80/gal.

 

[Colonel Savage]

I jump seated on them a few times a month and they had the friendliest crews ever including the pilots. I was even going to apply there once I met the minimums.....

Consider yourself lucky.

 

[bgaviator]

John Weikle, one of the original founders is trying to resurrect it. It won't be called Skybus, but he's trying his hardest to start it again either out of CMH or DAY. He sends out weekly status updates to all the former employees about this resurrection...which I'm sure will never happen. Of course, it never ceases to amaze me how much money cities are willing to throw away on silly ideas.

 

[TheInsider]

once an operating certificate remains unactive for 30 days, it becomed invalid.

Source?

 

[Draginass]

John Weikle, one of the original founders is trying to resurrect it. It won't be called Skybus, but he's trying his hardest to start it again either out of CMH or DAY. He sends out weekly status updates to all the former employees about this resurrection...which I'm sure will never happen. Of course, it never ceases to amaze me how much money cities are willing to throw away on silly ideas.

Remember, it's not about building an airline. It's about seeing how much money can be siphoned into personal pockets.

 

[Midnight Flyer]

I jump seated on them a few times a month and they had the friendliest crews ever including the pilots. I was even going to apply there once I met the minimums.....

Skybus pilots lowered the bar. Of course they're nice. They have to be nice to keep from getting their a$$ kicked by the rest of us.

 

[ultrarunner]

Originally Posted by taylor01

once an operating certificate remains unactive for 30 days, it becomed invalid.

Source?

FAR 119.63 (a) (1)

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[taylor01]

Source?

faa, the same thing happened when chicago express went belly up. an investor was going to buy the certificate but missed the 30 day deadline and then decided to pass, as the acquisition would have only included the aircraft of which chicago express owned and no operations certificate

 

[Soverytired]

When oil goes back down to $100 pb do you think there's a possibility of Skybus flying again?

Could this be the most subltly posted piece of flightinfo flamebait ever?

If so, kudos!

If not, then the answer is "no". I mean really . . . this credit crunch is more harmful to airlines in the long term than oil prices, really. Doubly so for start-ups.

 

[Headfake14]

No F'n tool should try to start up a new carrier right now while a sh!t load of others are parking planes, furloughing, firing, cutting pay..ect. There is NO demand for a new carrier.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Their aircraft have already been scattered.

That's right...most are in Ireland and one went elsewhere.

They're gone.

 

[TheInsider]

faa, the same thing happened when chicago express went belly up. an investor was going to buy the certificate but missed the 30 day deadline and then decided to pass, as the acquisition would have only included the aircraft of which chicago express owned and no operations certificate

A 121 airline can keep their certificate longer than 30 days as long as 119 personnel are in place, even if there's no planes to fly. I bet there were other reasons that CE wasn't sold way back when.

 

[climbhappy]

no chance of success at 80/barrel

baloney...the traffic numbers at GSO say otherwise. from jan to april as they brought new planes, the pax numbers grew from 3000 to 42000. (source PTIA.com airport website)

so, from the numbers when it was in that range we can safely say without being totally ignorant of the facts and just downright fooish and deluded that real data speaks of truth and opinions is well, like my anus.

the model can work but only in a stable environment which we have had for 25 years up to now... personally, i didn't think they could segment an entirely unique market of bargain hunters at the level they did and as their forecast suggested which was a 1.5 million pax a year... it could have worked

 

[Shrek]

Thank GOD it didn't.

 

[temcgrew]

baloney...the traffic numbers at GSO say otherwise. from jan to april as they brought new planes, the pax numbers grew from 3000 to 42000. (source PTIA.com airport website)

so, from the numbers when it was in that range we can safely say without being totally ignorant of the facts and just downright fooish and deluded that real data speaks of truth and opinions is well, like my anus.

the model can work but only in a stable environment which we have had for 25 years up to now... personally, i didn't think they could segment an entirely unique market of bargain hunters at the level they did and as their forecast suggested which was a 1.5 million pax a year... it could have worked

That is the craziest phsycobable that I've read. Dude, the comma is right next to the letter "M" on most keyboards.

3,000 to 42,000? Hmmmmm.

 

[Sgt. Hartman]

Why is there still a thread on this? Skybus is long gone and won't be coming back. I just think it's funny how worked up some people on this site get when this topic comes up months after the company is gone.

 

[Golden Falcon]

That's right...most are in Ireland and one went elsewhere.

They're gone.

Two are headed to the sandpit here as well...next couple weeks.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

I really wish that all those guys and gals got jobs here in the US market, I wouldn't want those bar lowering bastards anywhere near the international contract market

 

[sqwkvfr]

Two are headed to the sandpit here as well...next couple weeks.

You're almost certainly correct....the company in Ireland is and aircraft broker type place.

 

[Ty Webb]

I jump seated on them a few times a month and they had the friendliest crews ever including the pilots.

Ha-ha . . . They had one chronic bed-wetter there . . . a "Speedbird Wannabe" type who seemed to always have his knickers in a knot on the radio. Hope he went with the planes.

I was even going to apply there once I met the minimums.....

By "minimum", you mean minimum . . . . wage? Or minimum height requirement? :laugh:


TW

 

[bmpilot2003]

When oil goes back down to $100 pb do you think there's a possibility of Skybus flying again?

Why are you such a scab eating HOMO!

 

[waka]

baloney...the traffic numbers at GSO say otherwise. from jan to april as they brought new planes, the pax numbers grew from 3000 to 42000. (source PTIA.com airport website)

so, from the numbers when it was in that range we can safely say without being totally ignorant of the facts and just downright fooish and deluded that real data speaks of truth and opinions is well, like my anus.

the model can work but only in a stable environment which we have had for 25 years up to now... personally, i didn't think they could segment an entirely unique market of bargain hunters at the level they did and as their forecast suggested which was a 1.5 million pax a year... it could have worked

traffic smaffic. Either you're a Skybus apologist or you're so gullible it's not even funny. It takes more than filling seats to have a viable airline business model. It actually helps to at least charge the customers what the flight costs the airline. Business 101.

Good riddance to Skybus. The profession is better off without them.