Mexicana ceases ticket sales on most routes
After filing for bankruptcy protection yesterday in both Mexico and the United States, Mexicana, the oldest airline in North America, has ceased ticket sales in...
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Another option to London(ish)
Sun Country Airlines, a small carrier based in Minneapolis that focuses mostly on leisure routes, has announced their intentions to start transatlantic service this summer,...
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Another airline bankruptcy filing – Mesa Air Group
Airline bankruptcies are never a good thing and it is certainly a terrible way to start the new year. But such a filing was made...
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Helicopter service from NYC cut – USH halts flights
US Helicopter, the service that provides connections from Newark and JFK airports to two heliports in Manhattan, has suspended all service, both scheduled and charter. ...
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Not all miles are safe when an airline goes under
Several weeks ago there was a big kerfuffle in the frequent flier world when some reporters started talking about airlines going bankrupt and the mileage...
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Are capacity cuts really the key?
For the past couple years now, as airlines have teetered on the brink of bankruptcy with more than a couple tipping over, the common refrain...
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CLEAR lanes closed effective immediately
Verified Identity Pass, the company behind the “CLEAR” security lanes program at many airports across the United States, has ceased operations effective as of 11pm...
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Southwest bids on LaGuardia
Southwest seems to be the only domestic carrier having any fun these days. Between their new code-share agreements, expansion into Minneapolis and general profitability (though...
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Even Southwest makes a mistake every now and then
The roller coaster ride of fuel prices over the past 18 months has wreaked havoc on the airline industry, with many carriers going bankrupt, ceasing...
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Two British carriers go belly up
Two more carriers shutting down to report for the past two weeks, both out of Britain. They are actually both more tour operators than traditional...