Cape folks?
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Cape... Air?
And that job for that company in this job market does not sound like fun.
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BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
They have consistently innovated to stay relevant in the market. The P2012 looks like a heck of a fun airplane to fly and will be pretty much custom built to fit their mission.
If you have the skills and network to get you into a backup plan if it doesn't work, this would probably be an interesting gig.
If you have the skills and network to get you into a backup plan if it doesn't work, this would probably be an interesting gig.
hook_dupin
Well-Known Member
I think Cape Air has done it right for a lot of years...
z987k
Well-Known Member
Cape has tecnams?
Inverted
mmmmmm wine
Except in the keeping pilots, and attracting pilots part...
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
To be fair, they got kind of screwed by the "a scheduled 402 driver even vfr has to go to training on a xx,000 lb jet" rule.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Not yet, they are the launch customer though.
drupilot54
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I just got out a few months back and like most said, it is a great place to work with some really wonderful people like Bob Shore and Meg.
I will just say that right now they are losing some of their EAS routes to other companies.
I will just say that right now they are losing some of their EAS routes to other companies.
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No, it was for Director of Pilot and Industry Relations......Seems to be Craig's old role
drupilot54
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That's what I get for reading quickly while boarding a plane. I think Greg started to become an outcast for the company because his attitude changed overnight to something nobody could get on board with. If you can take that role and remember the old cape air ways, then I think 9k would be the place AGAIN for pilots to begin their flying career and get the best damn experience in the industry. That will make your role even easier.
FloridaLarry
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EAS routes will always be vulnerable to airline poaching. Airports have SJS and believe that they deserve jets. The economic reality is that there are several typical PAX loads: up to 9, up to 19, up to 30, and up to 50. Since few airlines fly airframes sized for even two of these, and since the PAX load varies throughout the day ( no magic aircraft that shrink or swell as needed!) if you right-size for the morning to-hub, then you're flying w/ lower loads during part of the day.
This works well if each of the load factors fit within a narrow window, and the daily flight hours on each airframe is adequate. Plus, each EAS city has a finite number of potential PAX, and traffic growth will be non-existent or v-e-r-y slim above that. You are pulling people out of their cars.
I recently drove through some Cape Air markets on I-25 & I-65 to STL, and noticed billboards reading "You'd be there by now. Fly Cape Air from (outstation) to STL." It's the old Mohawk pitch from the late 50s and early 60s along the NY Thruway.
This works well if each of the load factors fit within a narrow window, and the daily flight hours on each airframe is adequate. Plus, each EAS city has a finite number of potential PAX, and traffic growth will be non-existent or v-e-r-y slim above that. You are pulling people out of their cars.
I recently drove through some Cape Air markets on I-25 & I-65 to STL, and noticed billboards reading "You'd be there by now. Fly Cape Air from (outstation) to STL." It's the old Mohawk pitch from the late 50s and early 60s along the NY Thruway.
z987k
Well-Known Member
Historically cape actually did go in with EAS and grown the market enough to end the subsidy.
From what I've seen every single other EAS company goes in and takes the government hand out only to leave or go bankrupt because the plane is far too big.
FloridaLarry
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I believe there may have been a v-e-r-y few others since deregulation but I'm on vacation and can't check. That always was the pious hope, starting with Albert Kahn. Head in the sand--uh, clouds --uh, tailpipe.
The picture hasn't been pretty. Either screw it up one way or another, or act like the big guys and dump the routes to the boonies. Cape Air has been the exception to a lot of examples!
The picture hasn't been pretty. Either screw it up one way or another, or act like the big guys and dump the routes to the boonies. Cape Air has been the exception to a lot of examples!
How did you like flying down in Belize? Every have any problems with the authorities?
I should've considered that. I just like hearing about people who were able to make it internationally as I've had the itch ever since seeing videos of Twin Otters and the flying they do in the Caribbean.