Skytrans
 

Anyone successful in the recent rounds of interviews with Skytrans?

Redundancy interviews? I believe quite a few have been successful with those of late!

Can't help yourself eh Cactus. Put a sock in it for once mate, your disdain of Skytrans is growing tiring on all accounts.

From a source, O/P, looks like 6 successful candidates, not sure if they have been contacted.

No disdain, just stated a fact that they are still making people redundant across all sections of the company, as recently as Monday this week. Nothing untoward in that piece of information. Harden up mate.

Cactus, no disdain? You're kiddin right?

http://www.pprune.org/pacific-genera...rans-info.html - 41 posts in total, 13 disdainful from you, in one thread. That's 31.7 %

Whatever... Soon gonna have to do a mixture on you, and add you to my ignore list.

Private joke to Saab Dastard. He knows what I mean. :}

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SKYTRANS
 

Interesting lines in Northern Daily Leader particularly the recent transaction to make company debt free.

"Sky's the limit: Queensland airline firms as favourite for Tamworth-Brisbane flights
By Ross Tyson
Jan. 29, 2014, 4 a.m.


A QUEENSLAND-based carrier has emerged as the clear favourite to take over the Tamworth to Brisbane route following the collapse of Brindabella Airlines.
Skytrans, operated by a family-owned company with more than 25 years’ experience in the aviation industry, has started discussions with Tamworth Regional Council.

Managing director Simon Wild yesterday told The Leader the company had recently upgraded its fleet and was keen to expand its NSW services.
He said he would be travelling to Tamworth soon to meet with the council in person and discuss what each party wanted out of an arrangement.
“We are interested in doing it, but obviously we need to speak with all the stakeholders first,” he said.
“From experience, the council is obviously concerned that they have a sustainable operator, so really I need to meet with the council.”
Skytrans operates both 36-seat and 50-seat Dash 8 aircraft, similar to those used by QantasLink.
It is based out of Cairns and services some of Australia’s most remote locations, as well as running a Toowoomba to Sydney service.
Mr Wild said the airline had no dreams of taking on Qantas or Virgin, but simply wanted to continue as a “niche” operator serving regional areas.
“We are looking to grow our business and certainly south-east Queensland down into NSW are areas that we will be looking at,” he said.
“We’ve just recently done a transaction that virtually clears our balance sheet, so we have no debt.”
Tamworth mayor Col Murray said Skytrans had a “pretty solid reputation” and the council was very interested in what it had to offer.
“Our due diligence suggests that Skytrans would be a very appropriate carrier, with the types of aircraft they’ve got and the history of the company and the quality of service it has offered previously. That sort of ticks most of the boxes for us and we’re very encouraged to have an ongoing discussion with them,” he said."

"Recently upgraded its fleet" What have they done to upgrade

I believe they have got 2 Q400'S coming very soon???

From redundancy to 2 x Q400's?

"So we have no debt".
 

Hmmm an airline with no debt? That really is quite an innovation!

Pretty sure I saw a Skytrans Dash-8 out of Sydney yesterday, only a passing glimpse, but it may have even been a 400! ;)

HH,

Most likely it was the -300 you saw doing the SYD-TWB run.

More than likely, like I said only a quick glimpse! :}

I have it on good authority
 

That the only sticking point on the YBBN - YSTW route is terminal access. Pax need to be fed through one of the major's
terminals. They tie that up, they're in. Also Armidale putting out feelers to be included in a 'love triangle'.

And I have it on better authority without the mumbo jumbo
 

No they are NOT debt free. In fact they have been struggling to pay debts for 18 months, big debts!

Things are going from bad to worse. They have just sold 6 aircraft and are leasing them back (this doesn’t get reflected on CASA’s VH register as the aircraft still remain with the airline but are now registered overseas). Supposedly the approximately $16 million that the Bentley boy has pocketed is going back into topping up the family trust account and will be is being used to pay outstanding massive bills that they simply can’t pay. This is not a capital injection, it is more like asset stripping. Wonder why? And the books don’t lie, the money isn’t going into fixing, expanding or improving the airline.The other 6 aircraft are on lease. Buildings are leased, as well as offices and hangars. There is NO equity in this company.

They wont get 400’s on the AOC, they cant even manage the 100 and 300’s.Charter is being wound down to nothing, and a supposed focus on RPT is what is being ‘touted’, however as has been stated, with the 27 NCN’s in the recent audit and an appalling record CASA are concerned about adding Tamworth and Coffs Harbor to their AOC. Maybe CASA are finally waking up? Both commercial managers have been ‘let go’, and rumour is because of their continuous record of breaking regulations. No tears have been shed. And try asking the passengers what they think of the woeful OTP and broken planes. It isn’t pretty.

HR is single handedly murdering pilot morale with their incompetent, nonchalant and cavalier attitude towards rostering, training, people management and safety. They should hang their heads in shame.
More disasters from team mumbo jumbo. This place is a car wreck spiralling into oblivion.

The safety department now consists of one safety individual who makes the term ‘safety’ a complete mockery. No procedures operationally are being adhered to, and no oversight, at all is being given to outports. The reason being is that, as usual, CASA didn’t take a look out there, so the company isn’t addressing the issues because CASA don’t seem to care.

The highly publicised Toowoomba/Roma route has already been scaled back and is losing mega $$. Yet another poor mumbo jumbo SMT decision to turn into complete poo.

They have also been ‘caught out’ by Rio Tinto hiding a $1 million overpayment, and had to pay it back, which has damaged them immensely. Another brilliant mumbo jumbo SMT action that has damaged the place. Professionals? Hardly.

And you really really don’t want to start looking at their complete lack of oversight of the 4 aircraft in the West, not to mention the non existent safety, operational standards, training and regulatory compliance that simply doesn’t exist, CASA’s hair would turn grey! Maroomba are another two bit outfit who have next to nil safety oversight, no ground handling training, and don’t investigate incidents, heck they don’t even have a load control system! And the former big angry man who mismanaged Skytrans engineering department and got punted is now doing the same at Maroomba. But CASA don’t care as usual.

Oh well, staff must be so thrilled how the entire family and assorted grovellers can still afford a 6 week Italy, New York, world holiday yet creditors go unpaid and morale is decimated, not to mention the aircraft sell off from which the proceeds are going into thin air. Perhaps it was all booked by Mrs wotif.com? And I bet there was no ‘hot bedding’ in half star accommodation. But I guess that is what you get from school teachers and ‘aviation enthusiasts’ running a supposed airline business.
This company is a disgrace and has been for a long time. Both it and APNG should not be allowed to thumb their noses at all and sundry any longer.No wonder the bank CEO currently at the helm is pulling the pin this month. The band has been singing for ages onboard the Skytanic!!


Lukim yu

There really are some very disjointed people in this industry.

Give it up. Whinging like that on pprune does nothing. Unlikely it's any of your business either.

All that rubbish has been sprouted for years, yet they're still here....

morno

Incorrect - you will find one of the aircraft operating in Canada. Just get your facts straight before posting!

Don't you just love Skytrans threads; can someone please answer the original question from jezYBBN. I have a friend who would also like to know. Perhaps you could ring up and ask the HR department, just a thought, if you were interviewed you would not be out of order in doing that. Generally it is interview protocol at the end of interview to give a time frame for advice on the interview outcome. If that period has elapsed you are within your rights to ask.
In regards other airline bitching and it being a solely Skytrans phenomena- you have to be kidding.
It is not unusual for companies to sell and lease back assets, Virgin did it with the hangar at Brisbane recently to raise cash to fight Qantas with.
To have leased back means you must have owned the asset in the first place a good thing but not the best way to run a business. Some of The Dash 8's were bought from Qantas many years ago for a good price, and sold at a better price to the leasing companies, I think?
Craven

The original question:

If no one can answer that question I am happy to close the thread! :=

Tamworth-Brisbane route that is a good way to go broke!