Skybus loses $16mil-Yields "appalling"
01-25-2008, 10:44 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by CE750
Yoke, the revenue plan for this company is different, and 10 cents isn't even close to what they expect to yield to turn profits. Ryan Air really has shown how this is to work.. a major part of it is the whole e-commerce structure with little or no overhead. The employee group at SX is comprised of mostly FA's, then pilots and a handful (about 80) office / mgmt staff... this compared to the 1000's or 10,000's that airlines eventually have in overhead staff.. This alone will almost take 1/3 off their costs... more in depth I can't get into as I don't frankly fully understand it myself.
bugcrusher1... Biggest advise is be yourself, it's 75% personal, 25% technical.. they're looking for "owners" not "clock punchers" and they want people who understand what they're trying to do.. study the news clips and press releases on their business model, get a brush up on basic aerodynamics, FAR's and other basic airmans' stuff.. IT's odd who they hire and who they don't.. I've seen 2000 PIC Citation X drivers turned away and no PIC RJ drivers hired.. and I've heard of high time RJ CA's not hired and low time military guys hired, so flight time and type of flight time isn't the factor; it's mostly you and your personality and whether you're captain material.. They're hiring captains (the FAA is watching them), and they want to make sure you can handle the responsibility.
Good luck.
bugcrusher1... Biggest advise is be yourself, it's 75% personal, 25% technical.. they're looking for "owners" not "clock punchers" and they want people who understand what they're trying to do.. study the news clips and press releases on their business model, get a brush up on basic aerodynamics, FAR's and other basic airmans' stuff.. IT's odd who they hire and who they don't.. I've seen 2000 PIC Citation X drivers turned away and no PIC RJ drivers hired.. and I've heard of high time RJ CA's not hired and low time military guys hired, so flight time and type of flight time isn't the factor; it's mostly you and your personality and whether you're captain material.. They're hiring captains (the FAA is watching them), and they want to make sure you can handle the responsibility.
Good luck.
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01-26-2008, 12:33 AM
#33
Are we there yet??!!
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Originally Posted by yoke jerker
this is only for debating purposes;
other night we
ron'd in GSO. the ramp is full of RJs..that's it.. what does it say about the traffic in that city? you guys think you can double the pax enplanements that have avg'ed 1mil or so the last fifteen years?
other night we
ron'd in GSO. the ramp is full of RJs..that's it.. what does it say about the traffic in that city? you guys think you can double the pax enplanements that have avg'ed 1mil or so the last fifteen years?
I saw quite a few hotties being hired as f/as the other day for Skybust but that in no way equates to there success. The whole marketing scheme is in error for the States and I don't forse them being in biz for more than 8 more months.
01-26-2008, 05:35 AM
#34
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Originally Posted by flaps 9
How about this for a guarantee. You and your GoJet brothers will be looking for jobs this time next year 
01-27-2008, 09:54 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by CE750
They said the same thing about your "little outfit" back when you were in diapers.. Rocks thru glass houses?
I think I was out of diapers back in 1971 when Southwest started, Nice try.
You asked for a guarantee and I gave you one. Don't get mad.
Here's another one for you. Take the Giants and the points in the Super Bowl.
01-29-2008, 12:36 PM
#36
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yo dude,
i guess i'll roll up a dollar bill for those hot FA's...fares used to favor folks starting their trip out of gso. not anymore ....it's cheaper or as cheap to drive to charlotte or raleigh. both airports have airtran and jetblue and of course SWA is in RDU.
as they say in football, "that's why they play the game" let's see how the next two quarters go. the trend will be obvious, by year end, we'll know if gso is going to work. Allegiant seems to be on the ball with their IWA spot in phoenix, skybus folks should choose that one next.
i guess i'll roll up a dollar bill for those hot FA's...fares used to favor folks starting their trip out of gso. not anymore ....it's cheaper or as cheap to drive to charlotte or raleigh. both airports have airtran and jetblue and of course SWA is in RDU.
as they say in football, "that's why they play the game" let's see how the next two quarters go. the trend will be obvious, by year end, we'll know if gso is going to work. Allegiant seems to be on the ball with their IWA spot in phoenix, skybus folks should choose that one next.
01-30-2008, 10:02 AM
#37
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Originally Posted by flaps 9
I think I was out of diapers back in 1971 when Southwest started, Nice try.
You asked for a guarantee and I gave you one. Don't get mad.
Here's another one for you. Take the Giants and the points in the Super Bowl.
You asked for a guarantee and I gave you one. Don't get mad.
Here's another one for you. Take the Giants and the points in the Super Bowl.
01-30-2008, 11:01 AM
#39
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Position: C47 PIC/747-400 SIC
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after that over the top finish at lambeau,i think my jersey boys are ready to ready to finish what they started at the end of the regular season,all respect to the pats a truly amazing team.
