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Riccardo why are you so angry mate? You seem to think the world is against you man. No one is out to get you, I am simply asking why you are persisting with these dodgy African operators when you seem well qualified.
Fair enough, next time I am in Entebbe I will let you know and we can have a beer and you can tell me exactly why your misfortune has caused so much anger towards myself and other pilots I know.
Until we meet, best of luck.
Fair enough, next time I am in Entebbe I will let you know and we can have a beer and you can tell me exactly why your misfortune has caused so much anger towards myself and other pilots I know.
Until we meet, best of luck.
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Hi guys i saw the website of this company,it looks like they are already operating and expanding if everything they show its true!
Ricardo im sorry about ur loss.Just a few questions because im thinking to take the risk and apply to them!
How is living conditions,comfortable?Accomodation is covered by them?
Whats the salary and how many years commitment?Work schedule is hard?
Captains are competent?How many aircrafts they have,its not very clear from the website.
Thanks and wish u best of luck with the next job if u already left.
Ricardo im sorry about ur loss.Just a few questions because im thinking to take the risk and apply to them!
How is living conditions,comfortable?Accomodation is covered by them?
Whats the salary and how many years commitment?Work schedule is hard?
Captains are competent?How many aircrafts they have,its not very clear from the website.
Thanks and wish u best of luck with the next job if u already left.
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Hi Air Tanzania...
I ferried N326DL to Entebbe, Uganda last month.....Skyjet's first 737 delivery.
Alok Group from Sudan is financing the start-up, but from what I saw, I wish them LUCK!!
I ferried N326DL to Entebbe, Uganda last month.....Skyjet's first 737 delivery.
Alok Group from Sudan is financing the start-up, but from what I saw, I wish them LUCK!!
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Ricardo..
When the "Big Chief" is driving around in a BMW, and the ops has no reliable Internet, no fax, and the top floor of their "ops building" is going to be used as "crew quarters"....that's telling you something, my friend!
And if they do get their AOC and get the routes going, if they don't adopt Western procedures as far as crew CRM, progressive maintenance, etc, they will be targeting for disaster!
When the "Big Chief" is driving around in a BMW, and the ops has no reliable Internet, no fax, and the top floor of their "ops building" is going to be used as "crew quarters"....that's telling you something, my friend!
And if they do get their AOC and get the routes going, if they don't adopt Western procedures as far as crew CRM, progressive maintenance, etc, they will be targeting for disaster!
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From what I here there are bigger plans. Alok Group is Sudanese. I assume long term aim is to have a carrier but based in South Sudan. The Skyjet B732 is just a stop gap and I agree a very expensive one and they are bound to loose money on it. Not a good start, poor choice in acft.
Just my 10 cents worth.
Just my 10 cents worth.
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?????
Well
It is a big group Alok Group.
They have big plans.
"Big Chief" is driving around in a BMW.
and.................than ??????
They can not afford to pay a miserable 4500USD$ for one month salary????
But what kind of big group is this?????Does sound like an international corporation.Look like a down town west side bar............
If was one of the board director or the president of this big group I would be ashamed of such attitude.
It is a big group Alok Group.
They have big plans.
"Big Chief" is driving around in a BMW.
and.................than ??????
They can not afford to pay a miserable 4500USD$ for one month salary????
But what kind of big group is this?????Does sound like an international corporation.Look like a down town west side bar............
If was one of the board director or the president of this big group I would be ashamed of such attitude.
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Vast Knowledge Indeed !!!
Nope, never claim to have vast knowledge. Although what I do know is that the B732 initial outlay is not much. The operating costs, spares and fuel and is huge and has no long term benefit for a new start up airline to grow. Me - the RJ100 on the cheaper side but then preferred a EMB170/190 if you really want a solid base.....but this is expensive.
Again, just my 10 cents worth.
Again, just my 10 cents worth.
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do you know the meaning of contract?
do you know the meaning of contract?
you are loosing the face with your friends and future clients .
I received the answer from the Italian embassy . Shame , but what kind of people are you? You do not even know the meaning of contract? start and end?
credential to obtain AOC? You need a crew. Future ? yea right and that is nothing. I just finished talking with another person that know you from the old job .
He says that you do not even know to run a company .
you are loosing the face with your friends and future clients .
I received the answer from the Italian embassy . Shame , but what kind of people are you? You do not even know the meaning of contract? start and end?
credential to obtain AOC? You need a crew. Future ? yea right and that is nothing. I just finished talking with another person that know you from the old job .
He says that you do not even know to run a company .
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Thank you
Thank you Helldog.
I already apply to them long time ago and again few days back.
I sure appreciate your info anyway. You got a drink on me for the next time we see each other.
Thank you
Riccardo Volante
I already apply to them long time ago and again few days back.
I sure appreciate your info anyway. You got a drink on me for the next time we see each other.
Thank you
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Another shady operator, managed by some thugs.
A new startup company, operating a single 737-200: What t.f. do you expect??? I wouldn't even waste my time trying to find out any further details.
Any new airline starting to operate and deserving attention (other than that of the tax-office), would have to come up with something more respectful than that. Experienced management, proper maintenance, new airplanes and certainly a fleet of more than one plane; present a business-plan, decent website, and transparent organisation. Stuff like that.
However, any no-goodnick manager can come up with $50.000,- and lease some kind of junky old airplane. Then he either finds some naive investors, or partners who want to wash some money. After half a year or so, the "airline" is declared bankrupt, the money is gone, and so is the CEO.
Wake up: There is no pilot-job, there never was one.
A new startup company, operating a single 737-200: What t.f. do you expect??? I wouldn't even waste my time trying to find out any further details.
Any new airline starting to operate and deserving attention (other than that of the tax-office), would have to come up with something more respectful than that. Experienced management, proper maintenance, new airplanes and certainly a fleet of more than one plane; present a business-plan, decent website, and transparent organisation. Stuff like that.
However, any no-goodnick manager can come up with $50.000,- and lease some kind of junky old airplane. Then he either finds some naive investors, or partners who want to wash some money. After half a year or so, the "airline" is declared bankrupt, the money is gone, and so is the CEO.
Wake up: There is no pilot-job, there never was one.
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Daily Monitor Article 26Jan09
Skyjet for Juba passenger route
Tom Magumba & Justus Lyatuu
Kampala
Passengers plying the Entebbe-Juba route have another option of boarding Skyjet- a local cargo airline that has upgraded to carrying passengers.
The aircraft is scheduled to ply the Entebbe-Juba-Khartoum and Khartoum-Juba-Entebbe daily starting February 1. This is not only likely to break the monopoly of Eagle Air and Air Uganda - the only passenger planes that have been operating from Entebbe airport to Juba - it could spark a new wave of competition on the route.
Skyjet Aviation Uganda Ltd Chairman Hamad Tamale Musoke said this was a joint venture with Sudan-based Alok Group of Companies who also own a local airline operating in Southern Sudan.
Alok Group owns a 30 per cent stake while the 70 per cent is for Mr Mosoke and Captain Ahmed - all Ugandan businessmen.
“We want to feel the transport gap to Southern Sudan and we hope the passengers will benefit from our services,” he said at a function to launch the airline’s passenger operations last week.
Skyjet has been operating at Entebbe Airport since 2003 as a cargo plane. Its B737-232 has already been registered in Uganda and the second plane a B767 - planned to serve the long-haul routes - is expected by end of May 2009.
Mr Musoke said the airline is designated to fly to North Sudan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. Some of these regional and international routes will be used immediately and others in the medium term to mark the first phase before venturing into Europe. He said they were already formalising issues of accreditation in these countries through the respective embassies and ministries of foreign affairs.
Mr Musoke said their first passenger flight with capacity of 110 passengers is scheduled for February 1 offering a baggage allowance of 30kg and 40kg for those travelling in the “economy” and “first” class respectively. “We are launching at a time when there so many challenges like fluctuating fuel prices and competition but we are prepared for all this,” Mr Musoke said adding that will employ 350 Ugandans both directly and indirectly through forward and backward linkages.
Skyjet Commercial Manager Emmanuel Okware declined to comment on the rates however, they are not expected to beat the existing ones.
Tom Magumba & Justus Lyatuu
Kampala
Passengers plying the Entebbe-Juba route have another option of boarding Skyjet- a local cargo airline that has upgraded to carrying passengers.
The aircraft is scheduled to ply the Entebbe-Juba-Khartoum and Khartoum-Juba-Entebbe daily starting February 1. This is not only likely to break the monopoly of Eagle Air and Air Uganda - the only passenger planes that have been operating from Entebbe airport to Juba - it could spark a new wave of competition on the route.
Skyjet Aviation Uganda Ltd Chairman Hamad Tamale Musoke said this was a joint venture with Sudan-based Alok Group of Companies who also own a local airline operating in Southern Sudan.
Alok Group owns a 30 per cent stake while the 70 per cent is for Mr Mosoke and Captain Ahmed - all Ugandan businessmen.
“We want to feel the transport gap to Southern Sudan and we hope the passengers will benefit from our services,” he said at a function to launch the airline’s passenger operations last week.
Skyjet has been operating at Entebbe Airport since 2003 as a cargo plane. Its B737-232 has already been registered in Uganda and the second plane a B767 - planned to serve the long-haul routes - is expected by end of May 2009.
Mr Musoke said the airline is designated to fly to North Sudan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. Some of these regional and international routes will be used immediately and others in the medium term to mark the first phase before venturing into Europe. He said they were already formalising issues of accreditation in these countries through the respective embassies and ministries of foreign affairs.
Mr Musoke said their first passenger flight with capacity of 110 passengers is scheduled for February 1 offering a baggage allowance of 30kg and 40kg for those travelling in the “economy” and “first” class respectively. “We are launching at a time when there so many challenges like fluctuating fuel prices and competition but we are prepared for all this,” Mr Musoke said adding that will employ 350 Ugandans both directly and indirectly through forward and backward linkages.
Skyjet Commercial Manager Emmanuel Okware declined to comment on the rates however, they are not expected to beat the existing ones.
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More Info on Skyjet from the Press
Uganda’s Skyjet taking to the skies again
Image via artistsagainstwindfarms.com
By Wolfgang H. Thome | Jan 26, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - After an anxious wait, when bureaucrats and politicians dragged their feet to grant the final permissions to Uganda’s latest airline to at last take to the skies, all systems are now go for Skyjet.
The airline’s aircraft sat on the ground for weeks after getting its Air Operator Certificate (AOC), costing investors much loss. However, the long wait has now ended.
Commercial director Emmanuel Okware briefed this correspondent on the airline’s plans and confirmed that they would operate daily early morning flights from Entebbe to Juba and then on to Khartoum, before returning in the afternoon via Juba again to Entebbe. It remains to be seen if Air Uganda will make any changes to their Juba flights so that a morning and afternoon departure from Entebbe will offer better choices to travelers.
Skyjet has been given designated carrier‚ status by the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority to fly to Southern Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.
Flights will commence with a Boeing 737-200 previously operated in the US. A second aircraft is expected to join their fleet by May this year, also from the US, before by end 2009 a B767 is due to join the fleet for the longer routes, also coming from the same previous owners. The airline will eventually commence a three times a week flight to Cairo, via Khartoum, probably when their second aircraft is operational.
Skyjet’s two letter code is UQ‚ or Uniform Quebec‚ in airline lexicon, assigned a few weeks ago by the International Air Transport Association.
Bookings can be made through the leading global reservation systems like Galileo and Amadeus to facilitate business through travel agents, although Skyjet, of course, accepts direct bookings.
The airline will be e-ticket compliant and launch fares for the Juba and Khartoum routes are a bargain.
The baggage allowance is 30 and 40 KG, respectively in Y and C Class.
Image via artistsagainstwindfarms.comBy Wolfgang H. Thome | Jan 26, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - After an anxious wait, when bureaucrats and politicians dragged their feet to grant the final permissions to Uganda’s latest airline to at last take to the skies, all systems are now go for Skyjet.
The airline’s aircraft sat on the ground for weeks after getting its Air Operator Certificate (AOC), costing investors much loss. However, the long wait has now ended.
Commercial director Emmanuel Okware briefed this correspondent on the airline’s plans and confirmed that they would operate daily early morning flights from Entebbe to Juba and then on to Khartoum, before returning in the afternoon via Juba again to Entebbe. It remains to be seen if Air Uganda will make any changes to their Juba flights so that a morning and afternoon departure from Entebbe will offer better choices to travelers.
Skyjet has been given designated carrier‚ status by the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority to fly to Southern Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.
Flights will commence with a Boeing 737-200 previously operated in the US. A second aircraft is expected to join their fleet by May this year, also from the US, before by end 2009 a B767 is due to join the fleet for the longer routes, also coming from the same previous owners. The airline will eventually commence a three times a week flight to Cairo, via Khartoum, probably when their second aircraft is operational.
Skyjet’s two letter code is UQ‚ or Uniform Quebec‚ in airline lexicon, assigned a few weeks ago by the International Air Transport Association.
Bookings can be made through the leading global reservation systems like Galileo and Amadeus to facilitate business through travel agents, although Skyjet, of course, accepts direct bookings.
The airline will be e-ticket compliant and launch fares for the Juba and Khartoum routes are a bargain.
The baggage allowance is 30 and 40 KG, respectively in Y and C Class.
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And one last report
News from ‘Uganda – Gifted by Nature’ and the East
African region
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
Third edition January 2009
African region
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
Third edition January 2009
SKYJET DELAYS START UP
Indication is that a lack of ‘approvals’ from the
political oversight and the powers that be has delayed
the operations start of Skyjet, which was generally
expected by early January, after the airline had passed
all regulatory hurdles and secured their AOC. Murmurs
at the airport in Entebbe are that this may be a
‘play’ similar to what has often been seen when new
political oversight and the powers that be has delayed
the operations start of Skyjet, which was generally
expected by early January, after the airline had passed
all regulatory hurdles and secured their AOC. Murmurs
at the airport in Entebbe are that this may be a
‘play’ similar to what has often been seen when new
airlines in the region wanted to start flights into Nairobi, to keep the
airline’s B737 off the profitable Juba route for a while longer.
airline’s B737 off the profitable Juba route for a while longer.
However, with Royal Daisy Airlines apparently no longer on the
route – they halted operations months ago when their 30 seater
route – they halted operations months ago when their 30 seater
Embraer 120 went into heavy maintenance – there is definitely an
opening for a second regular operator, now that Eagle Air only flies
opening for a second regular operator, now that Eagle Air only flies
three times a week via the Southern Sudanese town of Yei to Juba,
making the journey with them substantially longer and hence less
attractive for Juba travellers from and to Entebbe.
Said one senior aviation expert in Kampala to this correspondent,
preferring anonymity for fear of repercussions: ‘Uganda can do with
making the journey with them substantially longer and hence less
attractive for Juba travellers from and to Entebbe.
Said one senior aviation expert in Kampala to this correspondent,
preferring anonymity for fear of repercussions: ‘Uganda can do with
more activities in the aviation field, but how does one attract more
investment into the sector in Uganda, when officials first promise
investment into the sector in Uganda, when officials first promise
you the lot and after your money is spent and all prerequisite steps
have been taken they then let you wait with an aircraft sitting on the
ground and a lot of salaries to be paid against no income. They are
simply not serious and word has gotten out to potential investors
have been taken they then let you wait with an aircraft sitting on the
ground and a lot of salaries to be paid against no income. They are
simply not serious and word has gotten out to potential investors
what to really expect. When the first helicopter service started from
the International Hospital, they could not get medivac flight permis
the International Hospital, they could not get medivac flight permis
sions
late in the afternoon or at night; even so that heli was properly
equipped for night operations, citing obscure ‘security reasons’.
The owners lost a lot of revenue and although they are now back,
they sent the aircraft to South Sudan at the time so they could pay
their bills. Even our own Ugandan cargo airline with about 8 DC10
and other cargo aircraft, DAS Air, was allowed to collapse and now
foreign cargo carriers completely dominate that market in Entebbe.
It is a disgrace really, but comes as no surprise, that is how our fellows
operate and behave. As a Ugandan I am sad about this, and as
an aviator I am madly angry with those responsible’.
late in the afternoon or at night; even so that heli was properly
equipped for night operations, citing obscure ‘security reasons’.
The owners lost a lot of revenue and although they are now back,
they sent the aircraft to South Sudan at the time so they could pay
their bills. Even our own Ugandan cargo airline with about 8 DC10
and other cargo aircraft, DAS Air, was allowed to collapse and now
foreign cargo carriers completely dominate that market in Entebbe.
It is a disgrace really, but comes as no surprise, that is how our fellows
operate and behave. As a Ugandan I am sad about this, and as
an aviator I am madly angry with those responsible’.
Going by conventional wisdom, once the airline has finally received
the ‘nod’ it will still take between 2 and 4 weeks to get their marketing
and sales activities into gear to ensure a decent load on their
and sales activities into gear to ensure a decent load on their
flights, so February presently seems the best bet if anyone would
want to put money down. However, the busy pre and post holiday
season, when first flights from Juba were fully booked and now
flights to Juba are equally full again, is lost for Skyjet to their finan
flights to Juba are equally full again, is lost for Skyjet to their finan
cial
detriment.
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I was in Uganda when ViaUganda was operating. They had a 737 200 and did not last long.
From what I hear, SkyJet will not last long either. Spoke with an oke I know in Entebbe earlier who knows the guz there and he tells me they do have good financing from some group in Sudan (money laundering) so how long they want to support it is a big question. Once the bills really start coming due I think not long. They have some management that is full of lies, fancy promises, and hot air. The 767, if it ever were to come, is an old model that has been retired from the west, similar to the 737. Odds are it will not come.
Daron
From what I hear, SkyJet will not last long either. Spoke with an oke I know in Entebbe earlier who knows the guz there and he tells me they do have good financing from some group in Sudan (money laundering) so how long they want to support it is a big question. Once the bills really start coming due I think not long. They have some management that is full of lies, fancy promises, and hot air. The 767, if it ever were to come, is an old model that has been retired from the west, similar to the 737. Odds are it will not come.
Daron