Adios, Skybus...

[CA1900]

Any one who thinks $65K/yr will last more than a couple of years is either an idiot, or naive....

Well, he was right, but not quite in the way he thought he would be... :0

 

[dollacrackho]

always nice to have competition in the business, too bad these guys couldn't make it. Hopefully ASA is next to go, though.

I hope this doesn't discourage folks from trying startups...always good to have fresh faces and new business models tested out, competition is a good thing.

thats a joke right? if not lay off the hashpipe.
skybus wasnt competition it was like a freakin dirty bomb just in existence to hurt other airlines. this is the airline industry we dont need new competition, we all do this exact same job, how many different ways can u peel a banana . what we need is a stronger pilot group who refuses to work for peanuts, like all the clowns that went to skybus.

 

[Soverytired]

I'll say this: Being able to work a 5am-2pm schedule 4 times a week was a very powerful allure offered by Skybus schedules. No other airline (that I'm aware of, please educate me) has/had a similar deal.

For me, the thought of having a normal family life, being able to have pets, a decent garden, coach the little league team, do volunteer work, etc. would have ALMOST been worth the initial low compensation. And if they had managed to create new markets, the pay would have been raised and this carrier would have been the balls. Ah well.

Back to the 3,5,6 on / 3-4 off grind, with commuting, I guess. It's the only "right" way to work for an airline, apparently.

 

[siucavflight]

You already have low compensation, you work at Mesa.

 

[Soverytired]

You already have low compensation, you work at Mesa.

Actually, when I worked at Mesa I was paid more ($96k+/yr) than any other airline gig I've had thus far, and more than I can reasonably expect to make for at least 3-5 more years at the current gig.

But if "compensation" means more than pay, as it most certainly does, you're absolutely right that Mesa pilots take it in the shorts for everything other than pay.

Fortunately, they're an ALPA carrier in contract negotiations, and I'm sure the brotherhood of pilots as represented by gentlemen such as yourself will be giving them your full support during their struggle and time of need, eh?

 

[siucavflight]

I hope they get themselves a good contract. However ALPA is what you make of it, weak MEC, and LEC does not lead to much success in negations.
Where did you go after Mesa?

And can I say Mesa Suck.

 

[vectorvictor]

Not every one....

Never miss a chance to twist 'em some more huh?

 

[CA1900]

Never miss a chance to twist 'em some more huh?

:laugh:

Still paying back the credit card debt I incurred on those wages, trying to keep my family's head above water while being kicked from domicile to domicile...

 

[Soverytired]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2008/04/skybus-founder.html

Skybus founder 'working on a plan' to revive carrier

Skybus founder John Weikle is "working on a plan" to get the ultra-low-cost carrier back in the air again, according to the News & Record of Greensboro, N.C. Weikle's comments on reviving Skybus came just days after the carrier halted flights, stranded passengers and declared bankruptcy. "John Weikle said Monday night from Dayton, Ohio, that he had been working all weekend to build a team that could reorganize the airline and restore service," the News & Record writes. "I wrote a letter to the board today and said we've got to find a way to save this — save these 450 jobs," Weikle tells the paper.
How does he plan to do it? Weikle says the carrier still has about $10 million in cash to work with, which he believes will be enough seed money to lure new investors. The News & Record writes "Weikle is working with Mark Sparling, his vice president for finance during the founding of Skybus. Sparling and Weikle left Skybus not long before it began operations because they disagreed with the board’s direction and its choice for chief executive officer, Bill Diffenderffer." Stay tuned

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Weikle says the carrier still has about $10 million in cash to work with, which he believes will be enough seed money to lure new investors.

It appears that fools and their money will soon be parted.

No thanks Mr. Weikle, I just burned a huge pile of money this morning. I'm all tapped out.