Skybus

[PlaneJohn]

Does anyone know anything about the startup airline Skybus? Thanks for any info.

 

[TX_DFW]

Heard to expect a big announcment this week about 150 seat airplanes as a launch customer. To be based in ohio, and start up early 07

 

[CRACKHEAD]

Any idea what kind of planes they plan on flying? I looked on their web site and there is no mention.

 

[TR4A]

One of our chief pilots at SWA left two years ago to help start this up. I would think B737's.

 

[CRACKHEAD]

I found the answer to my question on Answers.com. Here is the link: http://www.answers.com/topic/skybus-airlines

 

[GogglesPisano]

God, that is the ugliest f*&#-ing paint job I have ever seen.

 

[Cappy]

Skybus will operate the A320 fleet with a completely different paint scheme than the on the website. I've seen it and it actually looks very good. They will be highly optioned with two cockpit jumpseats and huds for CAT II certification.

The first group of pilots get 4800 shares.

That's all I know.

 

[notaNJApilot]

Local news said the city is giving them $16M and they will bring 900 jobs. I wonder how many of those jobs are pilots and how many are operations?

 

[jeff99gr]

Job Fair

Its says on there website that they would be attending the AirInc job fair in DCA on Sept. 23. Just wondering if anyone that attended the job fair knew anything more about them.

 

[FreightPup]

They will be highly optioned with two cockpit jumpseats and huds for CAT II certification.

I wonder why they need a HUD for CAT 2 when the thing can autoland CAT 3?