new low-cost carrier??
 

New Low-Cost Airline Targets Smaller Markets

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JetAmerica will begin serving mid-sized U.S. cities that it thinks larger carriers have left behind, with some fares as low as $9.

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Never heard of them either. But it sounds like Skybus the sequel.

I was just going to post about this.

Another one thinks they can do it, eh? They only have one airplane right now - tough to make money on one bird.

We'll see. :cool:

Sounds great. The Skybus pilot needed somewhere to work.

Who ever thought this up is a genius. Start an airline that will have no margin in the best of times during a major recession.

Want to take wagers on how long it will last?
Wonder who was the idiot to fund this one?

This is the Skybus people. They were looking for a home in Ohio again .. not sure where they are based now.

The Cranky Flier has a good summary and send up of this relatively pathetic attempt at an airline.

http://crankyflier.com/2009/05/27/je...s-toledo-base/

The founder is quoted as saying

• "The whole point of this effort has always been to help people (from Skybus) who actually want to come back" and
• JetAmerica's initial routes were dictated largely by financial incentives.

That is to say, this seems to be some sort of ill-conceived jobs program for former Skybus employees. It's going to be initially funded by cities that are so desperate for air service they'll throw taxpayer money at anything.

Considering how well-funded and well-planned start-ups like Skybus I, Virgin America, etc. struggle to succeed, it's hard to imagine this going anywhere. Yikes.

Ultimately, it will fail, because with this shoestring budget, they'll be easily crushed if they become a competitive threat to anyone.

How did they get the money, and from which fool, to start an airline right now?

The government. If they can work this out all the power to em. Allegiant has this 3rd rate airport niche and they use Vegas and FL as the hubs that's why it works, don't know what the Ohio valley has to offer.

great, P*##ing tax dollars away seems to be quite the fad these days! Why not waste some more "stimulus" on a doomed upstart in a time like this? Hopefully pilots and safety minded regulators will draw a line in the sand though and demand colgan pay + 3%. *sarcasm*

Hey you guys, do you know where I can send my resume'? This sounds totally awesome! Those 737-800's look huge. Maybe I'll see them at the next Air-Inc job fair. I'll bet I could like totally upgrade in like 6 months.

What is the payscale?

I think we get what we deserve. We voted for this current administration and they dole out the $$$$ like it grows on trees. I think in this environment we should welcome any new jobs that are created. I think we should leave the naysaying for when times are better and more of us have better more secure jobs. Just my two cents.

The last administration did the same thing. Doesn't matter what letter they have behind their name, they're all crooks to one extent or another.

You all remember Christopher Dodd? The one in March who seemed to had a temporary case of amnesia? Well he proved my philosophy of the politician true.

A politician’s loyalty is in the following order:

1. Their greedy selves;
2. To those who contributed most to their campaigns
3. To those who contributed to his sponsored PACs
4. The party’; and last but not least
5. Their constituency.

By the way… what ever happened to this so-called do-gooder congressman who was going to champion the cause of the regional pilot? Another public servant that won’t be heard from by his constituents until he is up for reelection.

Show me an honest dedicated politician, and I’ll show you a captain that will treat his fellow 747 crewmembers, including cabin crew, to a fine dinner at Sparks, on his credit card, and not submit the expense to the company for reimbursement.

According to the website, Miami Air is doing the flying for them. JetAmerica is a public charter company.

I don't think they will ever get off the ground:



JetAmerica, a start-up airline that promises some $9 fares on each flight, is facing a “pending enforcement matter” by the Department of Transportation over fare disclosures on its website as well as failing to acquire federal approval to fly into key airports.

As a result of both charges, the airline has aborted its scheduled July 13 launch and canceled a month of flights, requiring the company to refund $650,000 to nearly 6,500 customers.

The DOT enforcement allegedly stems from extra charges the airline bills customers for each flight segment, above and beyond the $9 fare that the airline advertises. It charges a $5 web booking fee, $10 surcharges for reserved seating, and up to $10.60 in government taxes and fees. Booking by phone costs a flat $10. The agency is requiring the airline to better define what that $9 can add up to with all the fees and taxes, according to a JetAmerica spokesman.

The DOT also says the airline doesn’t have slots to fly in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the airports mentioned in its marketing campaign.

The Federal Aviation Administration told both the company and Miami Air International, the charter firm hired by JetAmerica to fly under its brand, that they needed those slots before JetAmerica could sell tickets on that route. Otherwise, the advertising could be considered “false or misleading,” according to the DOT.

This is not money from the Obama Administration. We received the money three years ago and we are just now using it. It expired in November if we don't use it.