As 2023 comes to an end let’s have a look at the season that has just gone by. It has been a busy 12 months welcoming and transporting almost 120,000 passengers and 7,000 dogs to the Isles of Scilly across our Scillonian III and Skybus services. We have loved helping visitors and their four-legged…
Our Passenger Relations Team is the beating heart of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, with a busy team straddled between Penzance and St Mary’s. The team is made up of 13 people – nine in Penzance and four in St Mary’s. There are eight working in what used to known as the travel centre,…
Earlier this year we welcomed two new Skybus pilots and both are in agreement that it’s the “best job you could possibly imagine”. Dragos Lupu and Harry Miller joined Skybus as First Officers, taking the total number of Skybus pilots to 23. Romanian-born Dragos, 33, had a career as a skydiving instructor before he trained…
When was the last time you visited Western Rocks Café at Land’s End Airport? It’s had a makeover – and a total menu overhaul – and we think it’s better than ever. The café, which has incredible views, now has a growing reputation among locals as well as from people flying from the airport. This…
Gry Maritha’s stalwart crew have added another string to their bow – being trained as marine mammal surveyors for charity ORCA. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has a long history of working with ORCA, with marine mammal surveyors conducting surveys for whales, dolphins and porpoises on board Scillonian III since 2009. But…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is proud to have a strong female workforce – in fact, 28% of our staff are female, including ship and airline captains, firefighters and senior managers. As a company, we are committed to championing women, encouraging and inspiring them with their careers both now and in the future. We…
Our trusty inter-island freight ship Lyonesse Lady has been helping to bring Christmas to Scilly’s off-islands for more than 30 years. Whether it’s Christmas trees, gifts or the all-important Christmas dinner ingredients, the Lyonesse’s crew of two will be busy making sure the islanders have everything they need to celebrate. What Gry Maritha is to…
Training and investing in future employees is extremely important to us at the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. We currently sponsor four Merchant Navy cadets – two deck cadets and two engineering cadets – who are managed by a training partnership with Clyde Marine Training. The cadetships are a three-year programme, which is funded by…
Scillonian III may be ‘resting up’ for the winter, but it’s by no means a quiet period for her crew and maintenance team. Between her last sailing of the year in November and her first sailing in March, our much-loved ship undergoes a period of maintenance to get her ‘ship shape’ ready for the next…
Land’s End Airport’s Fire Service – at the heart of airport life Our fire and rescue service plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of Land’s End Airport. But as well as firefighting, the airport’s dedicated firefighters have a list of more than 200 different jobs to their name. “Our primary role is as…
Behind-the-scenes with Air Traffic Control at Land’s End Airport Air Traffic Control seems like a baffling place to many – but in reality it’s an exciting and dynamic environment where quick-thinking and multi-tasking are an essential part of the job. It is a highly-regulated and safety critical role, where every aircraft – sometimes more than…
In a field currently dominated by men, we believe it is important to encourage and inspire women to pursue a career in aviation. In 2021 it was estimated that less than 5% of pilots in the UK were female. At the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, we have 23 Skybus pilots made up of four…
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