SparkJet Summer News!

[Zeke_Elias]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, August 13th, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkJet Virtual laid out yesterday in an email to its crewmembers the upcoming plans for the rest of 2014. SparkJet is still continuing to develop a state-of-the-art training program and becoming an ATO partner with VATSIM while at the same time managing updates, retrofits and additions to the schedule.

 

Zeke Elias, SparkJet CEO laid out the plans for the crewmembers as follows:

• We will introduce a new Winter Schedule in October, serving destinations for the snowbirds to go to the Caribbean and for the snow-lovers to travel to their frigid paradises. Expect new service to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (ICAO: KJAC) and many others in this new schedule.

   

• We will be removing the Boeing 757-200's from the operation and replacing them with Boeing 737-900ER's. This move will enable us to better cater to the consumer and open the B752's for retrofit in the desert (Do I hear Cargo coming soon?)

   

• Due to YSSY not yielding the results we expected we will be shutting down the hub. We will ferry the aircraft to CYYC and SCEL where they will expand our array of destinations and give the consumer a better experience with more popular and higher yielding destinations in which the B737-600 we currently operate is not capable of performing.

   

• We have been approached by the government of the Netherland Antilles to open up a focus city in Saint Maarten (ICAO: TNCM). After careful consideration by management we decided the venture could result profitable if properly exercised, so we have picked up three MD82/83's from a defunct Caribbean company and will retrofit them into an all coach 149-seat product to deliver the SparkJet experience to many new consumers in a more affordable and fun fashion than the core product.

   

• Finally we will be taking deliveries of our B777-200LR's within the next few weeks, initially two aircraft will replace the B747-400's so they can be returned to the lessee's and the other two aircraft will be introduced in Transcon routes from our JFK, SFO and ABQ hubs.

   

• SparkJet is also looking to fill some staff positions, currently the openings are: Dash8-Q400 Check Pilot, Boeing 737 Check Pilot, Boeing 777 Check Pilot and IT Development manager. If you would like to know more about the positions or would like to apply please email [email protected]

SparkJet is still looking for qualified First Officers to join the company, so if you’re interested in being based out of KFLL, KABQ, KJFK, KSFO, CYYC, SCEL or TNCM make sure you apply here http://spark-jet.com/index.php/content/careers!