Industry Articles
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 [...]
Q400 Landing Gear Collapses
Friday, September 28th, 2007After the second collapse of a Q400 landing gear, Bombardier has recommended grounding all Q400’s over 10,000 cycles until they can be inspected. This could prove to be devastating for a very promising next-generation turboprop program.