SkyJet Airways

SkyJet Airways
The logo.
ACAO code	SKA
Callsign	SKYJET
Founded	June 7, 1988
Commenced operations	December 31, 1988
Hubs	South Pole City-Metropolitan International Airport Polaris-City International Airport Club Penguin City Airport Gemini International Airport Newton Town International Airport Jose Puntos Moreno International Airport Enderby City International Airport Mcdonalds City-Emmanuel Airport
Focus cities	New Club Penguin International Airport, Stevie Falcon International Airport, Frostize International Airport
Frequent flyer program	SnowPoints
Airline lounge	JetzLounge
Airline alliance	SkyAlliance
Subsidiaries	SkyJet Flyer, MammothCarrier
Fleet	418
Destinations	318
Company slogan	A Better Way to Fly
Parent company	SkyJet Aviation Holdings
Headquarters	167 King St., South Pole City
Website	skyjetairways.co.ac

SkyJet Airways is an Antarctic-based passenger airline headquartered in South Pole City, and is the continent's largest airline in terms of passenger numbers, fleet and destination size.The airline flies to 205 destinations across the continent, and maintains six hubs, South Pole City-Metropolitan International Airport, Polaris-City International Airport, Gemini International Airport, Newton Town International Airport and Enderby City International Airport. The airline also maintains three focus cities at New Club Penguin International Airport, Stevie Falcon International Airport and Frostize International Airport.

History

Early Years (1988-2001)

SkyJet Airways was originally founded by John Monte Captio, the father of Sancho Monte Captio. The airline was originally Mammoth Coastal Airways, which operated as a charter airline until 1991, when Sancho Monte Captio inherited the company from his father, after John Monte Captio retired from aviation, and moved on to be a telecommunications worker. After the inheritance, Sacnho expanded service, with a hub at South Pole Summit Airstrip in 1991, which was one of the most major metropolitan centers in the country at the time. Service to many major cities was started, and also began commercial operations of the airline. As the original fleet of Mammoth

Expansion and Hub Closing in South Pole City (2001-2007)

In 2002, the airline announced temporary closure of it's operations, as the War of 2002 was in full effect in the city, as the Bonkers and Rooks areas have been burned down,and caused the closure of South Pole Airstrip. In 2004, the airline announced a planned hub at the new, proposed South Pole City International Airport, which was to be built in 2007, after the South Pole Airstrip closed down earlier that year. In 2005, the company had a two-day cabin-crew strike, which resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Antarctic. In 2007, the airline's main hub, South Pole Airstrip and closed down due to safety concerns over Runway 17/35, the airport's ice runway, which played out the fate of Club Penguin AirFlights Flight 433, which slid off the end of the runway, during icier conditions. From 2007-2009, the airline moved hub operations to Club Penguin City Airport, located 3,400 miles away in Club Penguin City.

Later Expansion (2007-present)

In 2008, the airline resumed hub operations at South Pole City International Airport, the new international airport of South Pole City. The airline began serving many more destinations, and later bought it's own terminal at the airport. The airline then opened it's own regional subsidary, MammothConnection, which provided inter-city travel for passengers.The airline also became a founding member of SkyAlliance, an continental airline alliance founded in 2007.The airline also created it's cargo subsidary, MammothCarrier, which provided regular and charter services to cities around the continent.

Merger with Pengjet Express

In 2010, as Pengjet Express almost went bankrupt, it was decided that it would merge with SkyJet Airways to create a larger airline. The move was opposed by many, but did save the airline. The name was changed as it was better sounding, as opposed to MammothAir, whose etymology was widely questioned by many. SkyJet Airways was picked, over PengJet Airways, as another charter airline had been using that name. On July 8, 2010, the merger was approved and began operating as SkyJet Airways. Many MammothAir aircraft were repainted upon the merger. The callsign however was unchanged due to industry regulations. The merger let the airline open more hubs, making it far greater than Club Penguin AirFlights.

Corprate affairs and indentity

Headquarters

SkyJet Airways is headquartered at a fifty-three story, Parkland Place, built in 2009 by the airline, and is located near the grounds of South Pole City-Metropolitan International Airport, the largest airport in the country. The building is located in the highly-modern district of Yorkton, located 3 miles eat of the Metro area. The building is described as high-tech and ultra-modern, and houses dispatching offices, corprate headquarters. Beside the building is a four-story glass hotel, which is unknown to many as a hotel. It is mainly used for pilots, flight attendants and crews arriving in South Pole City for overnight stays, and crew rests.

Executives

The company has had only one CEO for it's entire creation,

CEO and President

1998-present: Sancho Monte Captio

Financial difficulties

The airline has had some financial difficulty, but has managed to re-bound up. The airline is one of the only airlines to not have been bailed out or file for bankruptcy protection. The airline has been given government money, and is one of the top companies that mangae their money well, as reported by Antarctic Business magazine in 2009. The airline had a very small debt in 2009, which was only 250 million pebbles, compared to other airlines, with an average of 9.7 billion pebbles, the highest being 45 billion pebbles.

Legal issues

The airline has not currently have had legal issues with the ATA or the ACAO, but had faced issues with the ATSB, due to faulty electrical lines found on SkyJet Airways Flight 55 aircraft, which was not properly checked by inspectors, and was found in both the starbort and port wings. The faulty lines prevented one of the flaps to not deploy, causing the aircraft to almost overrun the runway at South Pole City.

Subsidiaries

• SkyJet Flyer: SkyJet Flyer is the regional/commuter subsidiary of SkyJet Airways. The subsidiary is 80% owned by SkyJet Airways and 20% by LLTD Aviation Holdings. The company is also used as a brand name operated by three airlines,SkyUnion, SpiritAir and Eastwind Airlines. The fleet consists of 177 aircraft, operating to 199 destinations.
• SkyJet Express: SkyJet Express is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyJet Airways, operating a business-class style shuttle service between South Pole City, Polaris, Gemini, Aquarius, Club Penguin City and East Bank City. The Express service utilizes nine Snowing 767-400ER aircraft.
• Air South Pole: Air South Pole is a regional/commuter subsidiary of SkyJet Airways, and is owned in part by Air South Pole Aviation Holdings (63.5%) and SkyJet Airways (27.0%). The airline operates helicopter and regional jet service from the Metro airport.
• AirTerra: AirTerra is 49% owned by SkyJet Airways and 51% by TransTerra. It operates international flights from UnitedTerra across Antarctica and is the main rival to UTA.
• SkyJet Cargo Airways: SkyJet Cargo Airways is the wholly-owned cargo subsidiary of SkyJet Airways, operating 54 aircraft to 66 destinations.

Destinations

Main article:SkyJet Airways destinations

SkyJet Airways operates 2,791 flights daily,from it's six hubs.The airline is prominent in domestic, international, and some inter-island travel sectors. The airlines most widely used route is SkyJet Airways Flight 100, which operates a scheduled route from South Pole City-Metropolitan International Airport to Club Penguin City International Airport, which carries 1.9 million passengers per year. The airline, mainly focuses on it's international presence, as it offers service to most countries in the Antarctic.Proposed international routes include Mabila,and Fishwow. The airline operates the largest and most extensive route network in the country.

Codeshare agreements

• CP Airways
  • CP Airways Express
• Emperorlands Airlines
• Pacifica Airlines
• Air Antarctic
• Club Penguin AirFlights
• Peninsula Airlines
• AirTerra
• UTA
• Orbit Antarctica

Hub information

SkyJet Airways maintains six hubs as of March 2013, allowing it to service several routes and operate thousands of flights daily. By far, the largest hub of SkyJet Airways is at South Pole City-Metropolitan International Airport, in which the airline maintains the largest single-carrier terminal in the continent, servicing both the mainline operations of SkyJet Airways, as well as its affiliates; SkyJet Flyer and Air South Pole. Polaris-City International Airport is known to be the airline's primary international gateway, operating the most flights to destinations outside the United States of Antarctica and the Federal Republic of Polaris. The airline maintains a crew and flight attendant base in Polaris City, as well as the proprietorship of a second single-carrier terminal, recently refurbished in 2006. The base at Polaris is essential to the operations of the mainline operations of the airline, for it provides needed stopovers and storage for long-haul flights from other cities unavailable in airports in close proximity to Polaris. The third hub of the airline is situated at Club Penguin City Airport; opened in May 1999 and is the headquarters of the airline's maintenance and catering services, and is a major hub for regional services for SkyJet Flyer. Gemini International Airport is also a hub for particularly regional and domestic flights, and offers service to some international destinations. However, it is classified as the smallest domestic hub of the airline currently in operation. Newton Town International Airport is a major domestic and regional hub, and is known as a gateway between the Sub-Antarctic and the mainland USA; a maintenance and storage base is situated on the grounds of the airport. Lastly, the airline opened its most recent hub at the newly-completed Enderby City International Airport; the airline is planning for the airport to replace Gemini or Newton Town as the prominent domestic hub, as Enderby City was, geographically speaking, much closer to major metropolitan areas of the continent.

Fleet

A Skyjet Snowing 737-800, pictured in 2011.

These are the aircraft currently in service for SkyJet Airways:

Aircraft	In Service	Order/Option	Passengers	Destinations and Routes
Airhail A320-200	117	15	175	Domestic long/medium -haul
Snowing 737-800	40	18	180	Domestic medium-haul
Snowing 747-400ER	11	2	479	International long haul
Snowing 777-200LR	37	2	277	International ultra-long haul
Snowing 777-300ER	39	18	210	International long haul
Airhail A319-100	93	2	150	Domestic medium haul
Airhail A330-300	55	0	270	International ultra-long haul
Airhail A380-800	36	3	424	International ultra-long haul
Airhail A330-200	28	0	290	International medium/long haul
Snowing 767-400ER	53	8	270	International ultra-long haul
Snowing 787-8	34	8	300	International ultra-long haul

Retired Fleet

• Snowing 747-300 (17) (retired 2001)
• McDanell-Douzas DC-10 (11) (retired 2003)
• Airhail A310-800 (9) (retired 2004)
• Airhail A300 (11) (retired 2003)
• McDannel Douzas MD-11

Future Fleet

• 40 Snowing 787-800s are being ordered by the airline, they will have three classes, and will seat more than 200 penguins, and will offer service ultra-long haul destinations, To replace 75% of the Snowing 777-200LR fleet in 2011.

• 33 Airhail 350-900Rs are being proposed as a possible replacement of the current Airhail 330-500s in 2012. Will offer three classes, with service to ultra-long haul destinations. However, it did not replace the Airhall 330-500s.

• 16 McAirplane L293-C293s are being ordered by the airline after the company's proposal to produce airplanes for SkyJet.

Cabin

There is one class for domestic haul, which is Domestic Class. Four for International medium-long haul which are Diamond Class, SkyBuisness Class, EconomyPlus and Economy

Diamond Class

Diamond Class is available on all Snowing 777s, 747s, 767s and Airhail A330s and A380s. There are special seat which have a 34 inch pitch and are 38 inches wide as well., can retract and fold into a bed, and have free wireless internet by Airwave,which only available on longer domestic and all international flights, a PTVs provided by iQubo TV, which provides more than 17 live channels. There are five coourse, gourmet meals available and is made and prepared by chefs from South Pole City and are finely grilled to perfection. There also free coffee, tea and drinks requested by order of the passenger, Passengers traveling in this class also have access to the JetzLounge, which is located at select destinations. Passengers traveling here check in at special desks at airports, and go through special security areas, instead of the regular areas, used by other passengers.

SilverClass

SilverClass Class offers and 32 inch pitch, that can retract 170 degrees, there is free wireless internet by Airwave, and PTVs by iQubo TV, which features an AVOD system. The food is about the same as the Diamond Class meals, there are also free beverage services and has a free radio system offered by XM Radio. There are also free shuttle services to and from the airport for all SkyBusiness Class passengers, in select destinations. SkyBusiness Class travellers also have limited access to the JetzLounge, but have to pay to get in.

International Economy Class

International Economy Class is available on all international routes and some trans-ocean routes as well, it provides free PTVs by iQubo TV, which feature 12 live channels, unlike 17 for Business and First Class passengers. and radio by XM Radio,The seats are made from cotton and polyester, and leather backrests The seats can also recline to 140°, for a passenger's comfort. There is free beverage services,as well as meal and snack services as well. The passengers traveling in this class do not have access to the JetzLounge, but have free shuttles to different hotels and points through out select destinations.

Domestic Economy Class

Domestic Economy Class is available on all domestic and inter-island routes. The class is utilized for only domestic services, and have some in-flight entertainment systems. The seats have a 22 inch pitch and are 23 inches wide. The seats can also recline to 140 degrees, for a passenger's comfort. The class has some in-flight entertainment, provided by iQubo TV. Unlike International economy class, the class only has 8 channels available. No internet is available on flights either. There are free snacks and beverages available aboard the aircraft.

Trivia

• Explorer is banned in any SkyJet Airways flight, due to numerous pranks aboard many of the airline's flights.
• This is the official airlines for numerous Major Hockey League Teams. The Snowville Snowdown, the Antarctic Magma and the Newton Town Wings are just a few examples.
• This is a parody of United Airlines.