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?

 

[Cappy]

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

Certifying pilots and the maintenance program CAT II is much less time consuming than CAT III. Besides, CAT II should work for 90% of the low vis landings of which very few are done anyway. You are right, though in that the plane is standard CAT IIIc autoland.

 

[b757driver]

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?

I also wonder if they are going to be ultra low payers??!!

 

[notaNJApilot]

It wouldn't surprise me if they hired low time guys and paid them poorly in exchange for a type rating.

 

[mcjohn]

From their website:

What does it take to be part of Skybus? Just a few things, really. You have to be curious. And you have to want to be part of something totally new and different. If that sounds like you, then come and be part of our team.

AMERICA'S ULTRA LOW FARE AIRLINE

hmmm?

 

[b757driver]

It wouldn't surprise me if they hired low time guys and paid them poorly in exchange for a type rating.

What about if you have the type with time AND international time? Do you still need the PIC turbine or will 6000+ SIC turbine do????????

 

[notaNJApilot]

Oh, I had no idea they have specified their hiring requirements. I was just thinking to myself that if they want to be a low cost airline, they could save money by paying lower wages. But to find pilots willing to work for lower wages they'd have to give them something in exchange...like a type rating.

I was just thinking out loud. I have no idea what their hiring requirements are.

 

[b757driver]

Oh, I had no idea they have specified their hiring requirements. I was just thinking to myself that if they want to be a low cost airline, they could save money by paying lower wages. But to find pilots willing to work for lower wages they'd have to give them something in exchange...like a type rating.

I was just thinking out loud. I have no idea what their hiring requirements are.

I applied to them over a year ago when they first published the type they were going to operate.
I believe that they had something ridiculous such as 10,000 hrs (I did not make that up, it was definitely printed somewhere at one time). I also had time on type with a rating and at one time, was based at STN and have plenty of trans-Atlantics under my belt. Oh, almost forgot, I have start-up exeperience to boot as well! Apparently, not good enough to even warrant an interview.
That's what I found strange about them and gave up the chase. I had better things to do!