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relief tube

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Sure why not, it should not cost you more to fly to florida than it cost you in gas just to get to the airport.
 
"Our ability to keep fares low is dictated by our business model that
keeps costs significantly below our competitors," Diffenderffer said. "That
includes (a) keeping our employee-to-aircraft ratio low; (b) flying only
point-to-point, without the expense of a hub-and-spoke operation; (c)
maximizing aircraft utilization and maintenance efficiency by using only one
type of aircraft; (d) using secondary airports where possible; and
(e) marketing our flights using the most up-to-date information technology
tools available."

They forgot to mention (f); finding a group of pilots that will work for next-to-nothing, no retirement, no benefits, no schedule, and no future. Please inquire at your local library job fair as competition will be intense.
 
What a joke. Can't the govt. squash these guys, or at least hold them back until 2 or 3 legacy carriers become fossilized?
 
Ex737Driver said:
They forgot to mention (f); finding a group of pilots that will work for next-to-nothing, no retirement, no benefits, no schedule, and no future. Please inquire at your local library job fair as competition will be intense.
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The sad thing is that they will find them.
 
Anybody want to take bets on how long it will take for someone to come on this board and start asking about the application process?
 
i wish the airline industry was reregulated
 
and
Wolfe Enterprises, Inc. -- have provided initial funding for Skybus.
First off, they started out by saying Diffendorffer. or whatever his name is, is a veteran of the airline industry. Most of those old guys, except HERB and a select few others, are total dusch-bags that couldn't run a 7-11 profitably.

Secondly, is this Wolfe interprises the work of Sir. Steven? if so, be afraid, be very afraid.
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relief tube said:
Gotta love the name. Bet one of their kids came up with that one. Guess the dumb addage of us being glorified bus drivers is trying to become a reality.
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At least they're being honest about their status in the eyes of the travelling public
 
people b**ch now because they only get peanuts and soda, and have to pay for food on some airlines....I can't wait to see what happens when they have to pay for the peanuts and soda. not to mention that the entire crew from the gate agents to the pilots don't even think about saying hi to anyone.....it'll be an interesting show....
 
These guys have tried, and failed, to put together another airline up in Dayton called Heartland Airlines in February ( before 9/11 ) 2001.

Columbus is willing to spend money to try to replace the operations left abandoned when America West pulled out.

I'm thinking this is a pretty good idea. Pay $1,500 to set up a corporation, tell everyone that you are going to serve an airport where the local politicals think there should be a hub, then ask the politicians for a few million to study the idea. After failing to find other investors, close shop and move on....
 
suupah said:
why not call it SKYMART Always low fares, always
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You could have 40 inch wide seats, really wide aisles that tubby-buggies could drive down, flight attendant food sample stations, it would be great!

Now that I've depressed myself with a vision of our future I require caffeine.
 
And the instant they post they are looking for pilots; particularly Captains off the street for their new or used Airbuse 320's , Capt M will be one of the first to get her resume posted. Their web site will be overwhelmed with applications. Everyone wants to fly big airplanes.
 
Commuting home the other day, I heard one passenger say to another that he was nervous because it was his first time flying, ever. The other passenger told him "nothing to worry about, it's the same as being on a bus." Which about sums up most passengers (and managements) views of us now.
 
skyaddict said:
Commuting home the other day, I heard one passenger say to another that he was nervous because it was his first time flying, ever. The other passenger told him "nothing to worry about, it's the same as being on a bus." Which about sums up most passengers (and managements) views of us now.
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God........I HATE people!!!!!!

I can't stand being in an airport!!!!!!!!!!!

I give credit to all of you that can stand saying "hello" and "goodbye" to passengers day in and day out without getting the urge to vomit.
 
I wonder if skybus (sweet name, very creative) execs are still drawing pensions or retierment from Delta and Southwest. That's were it appears a bulk of there mngmt. is from. Seems kind of ironic. I'm sure they would all love to keep drawing there retirment funds for quite some time. Yet there fueling the very source of it's demise.

That blows me away, here you have a bunch of guys or gals that have all had good long succesfull carears at legacy carriers, were provided very comfortable wages during there tenure. (And still probably are) . And they go off and start an airline to unravel and undue the very same thing that they once had. A good well rescpected properly compensated aviation carrear.
 
OH OH I KNOW..... they could have pilots fuel the plane, clean the windows and be flight attendants during dead head legs! that would gain like .02 per share!

Who is the CEO? i gotta drop him a line
 
"Skybus" is an unfortunate choice of names, but the all time WORST name still has to be "People's Express". Back of course when commies were the bad guys, this carrier's name evoked images of North Korean labor camps, the Gulag, Mao, and other choice commie despots and their "People's Dem. Republic of Goombah" countries.
 
I remember this company SkyBus, was a 727 start up in FLL about 10 years ago, did not have a certificate yet, had a 72 parked on our ramp, National Jets, and had a PFT thing going on. I seem to recall these guys flying into our place in PA44's 34's and alike giving these guys an "application" fee of 10-15K or so then they folded their tent and moved on. Any one from S.Fla remember this??
 
capt. megadeth said:
God........I HATE people!!!!!!

I can't stand being in an airport!!!!!!!!!!!

I give credit to all of you that can stand saying "hello" and "goodbye" to passengers day in and day out without getting the urge to vomit.
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Ummmm yeah, I fly the Beech, so thanks for the pat on the back Megadeath. I've found that the best way to stifle the vomit urge is to daydream about cockpit doors, and all the joys of having a FA to do the crappy boarding/unboarding process.

Keepin it real 19(err more like 16 these days) at a time............
 
Ex737Driver said:
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They forgot to mention (f); finding a group of pilots that will work for next-to-nothing, no retirement, no benefits, no schedule, and no future. Please inquire at your local library job fair as competition will be intense.
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This will be the least of their worries. There never seems to be shortage of pilots willing to work for less and think the got the deal of the century. If this gets off the ground, it will just be one more 360 in the downward spiral of the industry.
 

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