Skybus Photo

[johnsonrod]

So, given the choice of Skybus or Virgin America (both soon-to-be A320/A319 operators), I would probably choose Virgin America - the stews will likely be hotter (and they will shave their legs)...

 

[80for80]

There will be no lack of pilots trying to get on with them...Sonny and Cher or not. If you were a commuter pilot, wouldn't you jump at the chance to fly an Airbus rather than a CRJ especially for the same pay?

I'd rather fly the MD-80 vs an Airbus for CRJ pay.

 

[fartknocker]

Their paint job looks like Delta Song crashed into a Southwest 737.

Funny!! :laugh:

You're right!

 

[Tomct]

......the banana flies again!!!

dude, why ya gotta dish "Hughes Air" like THAT??? I would take THAT flying banana ANYDAY over this new hippie air. I give them a year!!

 

[On Your Six]

One of the senior managers previously worked for Ryanair in the UK. Get ready for FAs with terrible teeth... But hey, it's a cheap ticket.

Reminds me of an Austin Powers movie - weird paint job and British teeth.

 

[I Hate Freight]

If you were a commuter pilot, wouldn't you jump at the chance to fly an Airbus rather than a CRJ especially for the same pay?

For the same pay? No. I rather stay where am at and enjoy a decent quality of life then jump to a new start-up that could be gone in a year. Who cares about "bigger" especially for the same money. We only fly a cockpit and a cockpit is a cockpit.

However you are correct. They will have no problem attracting pilots with Shiny Jet Syndrome who are willing to be, possibly, the lowest paid Airbus (or 110-130 seat) pilots in the industry, thereby dragging the rest of us down with them.

 

[I Hate Freight]

I'd rather fly the MD-80 vs an Airbus for CRJ pay.

Why would you even consider flying an MD-80 for CRJ pay?

 

[VeeOne]

A CP possition for only 65k a year?!? Ya, gotta' be kiddn' me? If they're looking for pilots with 5k total time and 1500PIC while Fedex, Southwest, UPS, Continental, and many others are hiring- they're gonna be really shocked. Wait until Delta and possibly United join in.

Sincerely hope that the majors and LLC's team up and go for blood on this one. I'd give them a year...........after they have to start paying off their aircraft.

 

[GLD Direct]

In Kansas, to help fertilize our wheat fields, we done use a special mix of manure that in the rising Kansas sun, looks a heck of a lot like the color of that there Skybus airplane.

I don't know if that there aiplane smells like our Kansas manure, but if they're paying pilots like farmhands and charging practically two bits for a ticket, I'm willing to bet my overalls that some of them passengers are going to smell real bad. I hope Skylav don't come anywhere near Kansas and that includes flying over at Flight Level 370. I know them cheap airlines dump their lavs up there to save themselves ramp costs. I don't want to get hit in the head by no flying piece of blue lav waste.

At least the color of that there plane ain't pink.

 

[skiandsurf]

Pilot in Command
to their destiantion,

I like how these POS companies cant even do a spell check on their website.

The website also says they will be flying 150 seat aircraft. Are they really going to cram 150 people in a A319?

I am not a big fan of UAL and AA, but I really hope they fight these start ups.

....They are also promising......"on time arrivals" and "no lost bags". Dont these people ever learn.