Archive for April, 2008
Frontier Declares Bankruptcy
Friday, April 11th, 2008In attempts to stay hip with the times, Frontier has entered chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Of course the big parallel being the shutdown of ATA, Aloha, and Skybus last week, but fear not, Frontier customers. Frontier Airlines will continue to fly while they reorganize.
This is not entirely unexpected as the Denver airline has seen less than stellar […]
British Airways 777 LHR Crash Pictures
Sunday, April 6th, 2008For those of you just joining this story, this British Airways 777 experienced a loss of engine control while on approach to London’s Heathrow airport. Barely clearing an airport fence, the plane slammed onto the grass clearway, losing its landing gear, and leaving healthy skid marks announcing its arrival. No fatalities were reported, […]
Skybust - Turns out $10 Fares Aren’t Profitable
Friday, April 4th, 2008As of Saturday, April 5, Skybus ceased all operations citing rising fuel costs and a downturn in the ecomony. I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on the Skybus filings which lay out their business plan, and this is no big surprise. Firstly, Skybus assumed a $1.21 per gallon jet fuel price, and about a […]