Eating past the airline problems
I’m pretty sick of writing about airlines going bankrupt this week. It turns out that five carriers (ATA, Aloha, Champion, Skyway and Skybus) announced they...
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Skybus shuts down, too
Skybus, a “Ryanair-esque” carrier (that was absolutely nothing like Ryanair other than charging for EVERYTHING) based in Columbus, OH (CMH), shut down operations today. For...
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Aloha means goodbye
After declaring bankruptcy a couple weeks back and 61 years of operations, Aloha Airlines is ceasing passenger service, with their final flights operating tomorrow, March...
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Fees and Surcharges from Delta: Now New and Improved!
Since the merger efforts with Northwest seem to be mired in pilot union seniority bickering, Delta is making motions to raise revenue and cut costs...
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Delta joins the MD groundings
Following on AA’s need to ground and inspect their MD80s yesterday, Delta announced that they were performing a similar set of checks, and similarly taking...
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Bad news for SkyMiles fans
Delta has made a couple more changes to the SkyMiles program, and as one might guess, they aren’t good for the consumer. This week’s changes...
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Delta looks to buy out their staff
Faced with the very real possibility that their desired merger with Northwest will fall through due to the inability of the pilot’s unions to negotiate...
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Airline merger mania finally converts (almost)
While most of the merger mania in the airline industry has been focused recently on the Delta-Northwest discussions. But on the other side of the...
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Delta closing Crown Room Clubs
Following on the heels of their pseudo-devaluation of the SkyMiles program a couple weeks ago, word is trickling out that they are likely closing 9...
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Hawaii on sale!
Every now and then an airline will show up in a competitor’s hub market with a cheaper than normal fare. There doesn’t often seem to...