Skybus?

[siucavflight]

Anyone looking at working there? What is the advantage to working at a place like this? I was on an overnight in Miami a few days ago staying at the Sherry Front and Back, guess that is Skybus training hotel and I heard a few of the guys talking who were in training. I always pictured the guys who took these jobs to be bottom of the barrel pilots, who were out of options, these guys did not seem to fit that profile, two of them were military fighter pilots and the other was a former republic CA.
Anyone here looking at this place? What is the draw to working somewhere like Skybus?

 

[rtmcfi]

Looks an be deceiving.

 

[siucavflight]

I guess, but they just seemed to be very excited about the company. Seemed strange. from everything I can tell Skybus should be a place that no one wants to work. I get paid more as an Eagle FO flying an EMB then they Skybus FO gets paid flying an A319

 

[EMB170Pilot]

Skybus is the place where pilots go when they crapped themselves.

I have no clue why people choose to work. What's going to happen in the winter time when they have no gates?

 

[rjacobs]

The two military guys have no clue about the airline industry, but thats a fact that has been proven time and time again. They dont do any research they just take the first civilian flying job they can find.

 

[WSurf]

I guess, but they just seemed to be very excited about the company. Seemed strange. from everything I can tell Skybus should be a place that no one wants to work. I get paid more as an Eagle FO flying an EMB then they Skybus FO gets paid flying an A319

True, and I get paid more flying a 37 Seat Dash 8 as a Captain then they do flying a Airbus319 as a Captain! Sad, Just Sad!!

Hmmm 37 Seats......... 156 Seats

 

[relief tube]

i heard the F/A uniforms are t-shirts that say "flight attendant" on the back. That can't be true.

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

WHat are the mins to apply at Skybus?

 

[Golden Falcon]

156 seats in a 319?? OUCH!!!

 

[WSurf]

156 seats in a 319?? OUCH!!!

I thought the same thing when I heard that!

http://ask.skybus.com/about/skybus-planes.shtml

 

[CFIse]

Two words - stock options.

It's either a brilliant move on their part, and they'll be far richer than you or I in 5 years, or not. Given airlines track record and money, I'm betting not.

 

[siucavflight]

CFIse, I think that you are right. FOs are getting 1000 stock options, and then another 4600 when they make CA. Must be the draw.

 

[spudskier]

That and you're home every night... pay might suck but QOL is pretty darn good and hey it's an Airbus type...

 

[WSurf]

That and you're home every night... pay might suck but QOL is pretty darn good and hey it's an Airbus type...

And we wonder why the industry sucks!

 

[siucavflight]

That and you're home every night... pay might suck but QOL is pretty darn good and hey it's an Airbus type...

Yeah, your home every night living in your parents house.

 

[jetflier]

...Yup,...and after scabbing for Skybus they'll be sending out resumes to the majors looking for a job that they scabbed !
That's pathetic......

 

[Capn Lucky]

Fact check....

Stock options are worthless unless the company is publicly traded. There is no public information about Skybus going public.

 

[spudskier]

Fact check....

Stock options are worthless unless the company is publicly traded. There is no public information about Skybus going public.

It's a gamble and a vision... and if you're living in your parent's basement like siucavflight, what's the worst that could happen!? short-sightedness benefits no one.

P.S. no i don't work for them, no they're not on my list of places to send a resume.

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

...Yup,...and after scabbing for Skybus they'll be sending out resumes to the majors looking for a job that they scabbed !
That's pathetic......

While I agree that Skybus SUCKS with a capital SUCK, they are NOT scabs.

 

[LJDRVR]

That and you're home every night... pay might suck but QOL is pretty darn good and hey it's an Airbus type...

What QOL would that be? Enjoying the 17" pitch while deadheading back from the transcon every day? Being exposed to the elements everytime you walk to or from the jet? Getting to live in Columbus Ohio?*

* You Columbus types can save your breath, I spent my first nineteen years there. Columbus sucks.