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Skybus, the Columbus, Ohio-based no-frills carrier that famously started flying last May with $10 fares, announced on Friday that it will stop flying on Saturday, April 5. It becomes the fourth US carrier in less than a week to shut down (joining Aloha, Champion Air, and […]
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ATA Airlines announced today that after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it has “discontinued all operations and cancelled all current and future flights”. “Following the loss of a key contract for our military charter business, it became impossible for ATA to continue operations,” the […]
As an Open Skies agreement between the United States and Australia takes effect, Richard Branson’s newest addition to the Virgin fleet was announced earlier this week. V Australia, a division of Australian carrier Virgin Blue, will fly from Sydney to Los Angeles starting in December, competing with Qantas and United (which are the two airlines […]
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Minneapolis-based charter carrier Champion Air has announced that it will end operations on May 31, after 11 years of flying. “This is a sad day for the entire Champion family,” said Champion President and CEO Lee Steele. He went on to say that Champion’s “business model […]
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Only days after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (for the second time in as many years), Hawaiian carrier Aloha Airlines announced that it will terminate all passenger service effective today. The airline has been fighting a three-way price war with Hawaiian Airlines and startup go!, […]
This morning I reported on how several U.S. airlines that operate the MD-80 had to perform additional checks on wiring covers. A few hours later, I received a comment on that blog post that was rather entertaining. (Here are a few excerpts - for the entire comment in all of its gloriousness, click here.)
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American Airlines yesterday announced that it was canceling 300 flights on Wednesday in order to inspect wiring covers in its 300-strong […]
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Japan’s All Nippon Airways, which has been experiencing increased pressure in recent years from growing low-cost carriers in Asia, has announced plans to launch a budget airline of its own. ANA is considering a joint venture with another Asian airline, and the new carrier could be flying as early as March 2009. […]
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United Airlines, facing a slumping economy and rising fuel prices, announced today that it would ground 10 to 15 of its “older, less fuel efficient, narrowbody aircraft” as part of a plan “to offset what could be more than a $1 billion increase in fuel costs […]
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Oil, which has been hitting record highs seemingly every day now, has always been a problem for airlines. But when the price of oil starts getting above $100, it becomes a really big problem. On a pre-recorded telephone message for Northwest employees, CEO Doug Steenland said that oil was becoming a “serious budget-breaker”. […]