New Uganda Airline
 

hi there!!!!!

Anybody here from Uganda.

Just read- a new Start up Airline with a B737 that is on its way to Kampala. The company name is Skyjet and part of Alok Group.

My source- New Ugandan Airline "steals" Logo — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

Does anybody have details on this,, like phone number, office location, when they are starting operations, what routes planned or who is behind this company?

Pls adv/

Thanks

Keen to know who is behind this, as previously any attempt to form an airline based in Uganda has not lasted. Hope this one does better - anyone got any news about crewing for the 737-200 they are flying?

I am honestly tired of people coming up with these half-assed, half-baked start ups in Uganda. Whoever is behind skyjet and all the failures that came before it ala AfricaOne, East African, Victoria and those that I seem to have forgotten better get a grip. How they plan to come in and hope to be profitable flying 737-200's is beyond my reasoning. Kenya Airways, Ethiopian, South African are all flying the latest more fuel effiecient NG 737's. Besides that, they have all the market share to themselves.....so for the brains behind SkyJet, I am just dumbfounded. I may be wrong, but someone PLEASE quote me when SkyJet goes under. Until we get some serious minded individuals that do their homework, aviation in Uganda is DOOMED.:ok:

Skyjet Uganda trouble
 

Skyjet Uganda , a new start up company in Uganda tomorrow looks like is going to lose their Director of Operation, already, for not paying the salary .
I do not know looks like strange that those companies they just started and already they lose before getting airborne.

Proving Flight Friday
 

First proving flight for Skyjet is scheduled for Friday.

Anyone has their contacts,i couldnt find any website.

re info contact
 

for further info and contact you must look on the and than on the Carree site you have to look By the way if they schedule their flight as they schedule their salary payment
well I feel sorry for those passengers

Skyjet Website
 

The Website is www.fly-skyjet.com.

Skyjet Website
 

The Website for Skyjet is wwwfly-skyjet dot com.

Scary
 

:eek:Their website is truly frightening

frightening ????
 

It i more frightening to know that I lost almost 5000 Euro in proficiency check on the B737 200 plus 4500 USD as Salary for the month of November because that s the salary for a D/O .
And if you guys are thinking to do better than I did ...well let me tell you they already are citing on you immediately after you send your application.
Do not the believe to the promises of this manager or his deputy manager .They are try to get free pilots has much as they can.
They should be ashamed of what they have done to me , mainly because they knew that I was without a job for long time and I needed money for me and my family and instead they make me pay for my own P/C on the B737 knowing that they were not going even to pay the miserable 4500USD per month salary.
To all of you that are starving to go to the Jet , do not start in this way ,stubbing others pilots .
Thank you to all of you
Maybe this is the right time to start to make the thinks going right in our category do not believe in false promises.
Regards
Riccardo Volante
P.S.
Stay away from them

RICCARDOVOLANTE, I truly sympathise with you in this unfortunate turn of events. I hope they get a reality check and do things the way they need to be done.
The way I see things, if there is a start up anywhere that is only hoping to get things started with one airplane and an old gas-guzzler. That is a red flag from the get go. IT is plain and clear they do not have sufficeint capital to fund the operation as it's getting off the ground and are hoping to merely get along till things turn for the better.
I smelled a rat right from the start. And besides, the public at large will not take such investments seriously. Why get on board an airplane that is owned by a company that is not established when I can get back on KQ, SAA, Ethiopian or the other companies that have reputations. Shame on Sly-Jet! And once again, someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE quote me when this "scraped together" airline goes under!

I'm out.

ugflyer
 

ugflyer
Thank your support.
If all we say "no" someday we will all have better life
Riccardo Volante

Thats right Riccardo we should all say no. You should have said no to paying for your pc mate. By you agreeing to pay for that you would have jumped ahead of the line of guys that said no to paying for their pc, you know that. Next time say 'no'. You are a professional pilot with hard earned qualifications and experience if they want your services they should pay to get you current. I do feel for you mate, I know what its like to be out of work and have to find a way to provide for a family. Its a harsh lesson but I hope you never pay for a pc or a type rating out of your own pcket again.

National Airlines (Uganda)
 

Hi folks,
this colourscheme looks exactly like the US carrier National Airlines' paintjob.
Its a shame.

Helldog
 

Helldog
thanks for your support but I do not accept any MORAL lesson from you because I remind you that for you was all right the fact that I have to accept to pay 5000 $USD for a training bond for the 208 in Tanzania .Ooops but that was all right for you because you did want any enemy in the Tanzania environment even if that would be stubbing other pilots.
Do am I wrong?Do not look the little toothpick in the of your brother pilot but look in the big pole you have in you eye.Do I have to remind you how much did you care about my case in Tanzania?Where even there for the arrogance and the willing of many pilots to stubbs others pilots I lost time , money and son on?
I hope that now you got a good job you will never have to pass over the body of another colleague.
By the way I have more 750 tt hours on B737 as PIC and FO and the only one to apply for that job in Uganda where pilot without experience ready to fly for free .I have been the only one that never the less I am without a job I did not make any deal for my salary .When the time came and I did see my salary on my account I resigned someone else instead went down to Uganda to fly for free.
So I guess do not give me moral lesson

rowboat737
 

Ricardo,

I ferried N326DL to Entebbe last month! After what I saw there, I wonder if they will make it off the ground!

Sorry to hear of your situation with Skyjet!

rowboat737
 

Thanks for you support.
I asked to fly the airplane with you guys ,but they did not even care about it.
For me it was going to be a very good refreshment training at no extra cost but those guys in Skyjet they were more worry about the cost of the extra bed in the hotel than getting on back in shape for me.
Safety it seems like is not a big deal for them.

Well Riccardo, I think that you should look back at the advice I took the time to give you, I met up with you at Arusha Airport and I gave you details of operators in Tanzania and gave you an honest opinion of the operator you were looking to work for. I see nothing wrong with signing a bond, if you were asked to pay for a rating then you did the right thing turning it down. Lets get one thing straight mate, I have ever and will never pay for a rating in out of my own pocket but I will sign a bond to show my commitment to the job. I never payed for the Caravan rating mate, I started on the 206 and was required to move to the van and I was bonded for the cost of the rating. Now back to your job in Arusha, you turned down the job for what ever reason you saw fit, dont blame me and every other pilot in Tanzania at the time for your problems.

Anyway this is quite pointless, if you are in Uganda I might see you around sometime maybe we can talk face to face next time I am there.

Remember mate you came to me for advice, now that I know more about you and your experience......my advice to you is to get out of Africa, go back to your European home and get a job on a 737 with a reputable operator that will pay you good money on time. Why are you in Africa man?

Helldog
 

Helldog
I will for sure will met you in Uganda face to face ,
Another advice to you take your advice for your self because you are talking to a person that know Tanzania and their operators before even you where born
As far paying for a bond you know more than I do that the guy asked me 5000$USD in Cash pay out from my pocket for training Bond that he was giving back to me to after 2 years of work.
Now get you out Africa and go back to your homeland where are looking for pilots and pay more and on time so you can learn what means WORK and not voluntary pilot job