Monarch Airlines’ Monty Python Performance
Monarch Airlines is not dead. Yet. The company continues operations today as it also seeks further financing to shore up its balance sheet and fly...
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Monarch’s Shadow Airline Grows
UK's Monarch Airlines appears set to fold, with a "shadow" rescue fleet taking up position across Europe. Multiple wide-body aircraft are now in Europe or...
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Quick Thoughts on Republic’s Bankruptcy
Despite reaching an agreement with its pilots' union Republic Airways filed for bankruptcy this week. It is still all about the contracts but this time...
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Transaero set to halt operations on 15 December 2015
Transaero is done. Tickets are no longer for sale and the company expects to halt operations in mid-December.
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Hawaii’s go! stopping operations
The history of go! Airlines in Hawaii is certainly a tumultuous one. Lawsuits and accusations of unfair business practices have come and gone. The latest...
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Irrational expectations in the world of airfare pricing
I’m often intrigued by the information I can glean from Twitter chats. I tend to avoid them more than participate in them but a chat...
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The vultures are circling India’s Kingfisher Airlines
India’s Kingfisher Airlines is dead (all claims by founder Vijay Mallya to the contrary) and the vultures are circling its carcass, picking up the scraps...
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A golden parachute that wasn’t: Horton’s severance package denied
We are another step closer to the merger of US Airways and American Airlines today following a hearing in the bankruptcy court in New York...
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Hey, look, US Airways and American Airlines are merging!
If you’re surprised about the impending announcement expected Thursday morning of a merger between US Airways and American Airlines then perhaps you should get out...
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Is American Airlines finally ready to entertain merger discussions with US Airways?
Late last week the pilots at American Airlines ratified the latest contract with the company. The pilots were the last of the labor groups without a...